2018 AUDI S3 SEDAN ignition

Multi Media Interface
Multi Media Interface
Traffic safety information
Aud i recommends performing certain Infotain­
ment system functions, such as entering a desti­
nation, only when the vehicle is stationary . Al ­
ways be prepared to stop operat ing the Infotain­
ment system in the interest of your safety and
the safety of other road users.
_& WARNING
Only use the Infotainment system when traf­
fic cond itions permit and always in a way that
allows you to maintain complete control over
your vehicle .
@ Tips
Certain functions are not available whi le driv­
ing .
Introduction
The Multi Media Interface , or MMI for short,
combines various systems for communication ,
navigation* and entertainment in your Audi. You
can operate the MMI using the MMI control pan­
el, the multifunction steering wheel or the voice
recognition system* .
Fig. 154 MMI control panel
MMI control panel overview
CD Control knob with joystick function*
....... .... ........... ...... 155, 159
@ MMI touch control pad* . . . . . . . . 157
® Left contro l button . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
@ R ight control b utton . . . . . . . . . . . 156
154
® Buttons for opening men us
directly ......... .. .......... .
® IMENUI button
0 I BACK I button .. . .. ...... .... .
MMI On/Off knob with
joystick function
Operating
Fig . 155 MMI On/Off knob w ith joystick function
Switching the MMI on /off : the MMI can be
switched on/off manually. 156
156
155
- Switching on manually : press the On/Off knob
CD briefly c:::> fig. 155 . Or: press the I MENU ! but­
ton@ c:::> page 154, fig. 154 or one of the but­
tons to open the menus directly ®·
-Switching off manually: press and hold the
O n/Off knob
CD c:::> fig. 155 until the MMI
switches off .
If the MMI has been switched off
manually, it does
not switch on again automati­
cally the next time the ignition is switched on.
Additional function s:
- Adjusting the volume:
turn the On/Off knob CD
c:::> fig. 155.
-Muting : press the On/Off knob CD c:::> fig. 155
briefly.
-Selecting the previous/next function (for ex­
ample , a radio station/track):
press the On/Off
knob
CD c:::> fig. 155 briefly toward the left l rig ht
l>l>i .
-Fast forwarding/rewinding (for example
songs) :
press and hold the On/Off knob CD
c:::> fig. 155 toward the left ll>i.

Voice recognition s ystem
Voice recognition system
Operating
A pplies to: ve hicles w ith vo ice recognition system
You con operate many Infotainment functions
conveniently by speaking.
R equirements: the ignition and the MMI must be
switched
on <=> page 154, there must not be any
phone call in progress and the parking system
must not be active .
~ Switching on: press the~ button @
<=> page 15, fig. 11 or@ <=> page 16, fig . 13
briefly on the mult ifunct ion steer ing whee l and
say the desired command after the
Beep .
~ Sw itching off : press and hold the~ button.
Or: press the [21 butto n.
~ Pausing : say the command Pau se . To res ume,
press
the~ button .
~ Correcting : say the command Corre ction .
Input assis tance
The system gu ides you through the input with
visual and audio feedback .
-Visual input a ssistance : after switching on
vo ice recognit ion, a display with a se lection of
poss ible commands appears . This command
display can be sw itched on or off . Select:
IMENU I button> Settings> left control button
> MMI settings > Sp eech dialog system .
- Audio input a ssis tance :
to have the poss ible
commands read, turn the voice recogn ition sys­
tem o n and say
Help .
For the s ystem to under stand you:
Speak clearly and dist inct ly at a normal volume.
Speak louder when driving faster .
E mphasi ze the words in the commands even ly
and do not leave long pauses.
Close the doors, the windows and the sunroof* to reduce background noise . Make sure t hat passen ­
gers are not speaking when you are giving a voice
command.
Do not direct the vents toward the hands -free mi ­
crophone, which is in the roof headliner near the
front interior lights.
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Only use the system from the dr iver's seat be ­
ca use the hands -free microphone is directed to ­
ward that seat .
Additional settings
See<=> page 248.
_8. WARNING
- Direct yo ur full attention to dr iv ing. As the
d river, you have complete responsibility fo r
safety in t raffic. On ly use the functions in
such a way that you a lways maintain com­
plete contro l over your vehicle in a ll traffic
situations.
- Do not use the voice recognition system in
emergencies because your voice may change
in s tressful s ituations .
It may take longer to
d ia l the numbe r or th e system may not be
ab le to d ia l it at all. Dial the emergency
number manually.
(D Tips
- The d ia log pauses when there is a n incom­
ing phone call a nd will cont inue if you ig­
nore the ca ll. The d ia log ends if yo u answer
t h e ca ll.
- Th ere are no vo ice gu idance* prompts when
a dialog is act ive.
- You can select an i tem in the list using ei­
ther the vo ice recognit ion system o r the
cont ro l knob .
Command overview
information
App lies to : vehicles wi th voice recog nitio n system
The following overv iews describe the commands
that can be used to operate the MMI using the
voice recog nition system.
Alte rnative commands a re separ ated using a"/ ",
for example say:
Telephone / (or) Navigati on /
(or) Radio .
Sequences of commands used to perform an ac­
t ion are iden tified w ith a
"> ", fo r example say:
Enter addre ss > (t hen) Enter country /state. .,..

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Telephone Introduction
Applies to: vehicles with telephone
To make phone coils in your vehicle using the
MMI, connect your cell phone to the MMI via
Bluetooth.
Handsfree
After you have connected your ce ll phone to the
MMI via Bluetooth, you can use the handsfree
system and operate telephone functions through
your MMI. You can make calls using the antenna
on your cell phone.
A WARNING
-Medical experts warn that cell phones can
interfere w ith the funct ion of pacemakers .
Always ma inta in a m inimum distance of
about 8 inches (20 cm) between the cell
phone antenna and the pacemake r.
-Do not carry the cell phone in a pocket di­
rectly over the pacemaker when the phone
is switched on.
-Sw itch the cell phone off immediately if
you suspect it may be interfering w ith the
pacemaker.
-Do not use the voice recognition system*
¢ page 170 in emergencies because your
voice may change in stressful situations. It
may take longer to dial the number or the
system may not be able to dial it at all. Dial
the emergency number manually.
-Switch your cell phone off in areas where
there is a risk of an exp losion. These loca­
t ions are not always clearly marked. This
may include gas stations, fuel and chemical
storage facilities or transport vehicles, or lo­
cations where fue l vapors (such as propane
or gasoline vapor in vehicles or bui ldings),
chem icals or large quantities of dust parti­
cles (such as flour, sawdust or metal) may
be present in the air. Th is also applies to all
ot her locations where you would normally
turn your vehicle engine off.
-The demands of traffic require your full at­
tention. Always read the chapter
¢ page 154, Traffic safety information.
-
Telephone
@ Note
Always fo llow the information found in Q@ in
Wi -Fi hotspot on page 195.
(D Tips
-The Bluetooth connection range is limited
to inside the vehicle . It can a lso be affected
by loca l conditions and interference with
other devices.
-T o learn which Bluetooth connections and
which of the functions in your cell phone are
supported, check with your cell phone serv­
ice provider or the database for mobile devi­
ces at www .aud iusa .com/bluetooth.
Setup
Connecting a cell phone using Bluetooth
Applies to: vehicles with telephone
Fig. 173 Display in g t he PIN for enter ing in t he cell p hone
Requirement
T he vehicle must be stationary and the ignition
must be switched on.
T he Bl uetoo th settings must be open on your cell
phone during the connection setup .
T he Bluetooth funct io n and v is ibilit y of the MMI
Q page 246 and cell phone must be switched on.
The cell phone to be connected must not be con­
nected to any other Bluetooth device.
The MMI must not be connected to a cell phone.
Connecting a cell phone
.,. Select: IMENU I button> Telephone> Connect
mobile device > Find new devices > Next.
The
avai lab le Bluetooth devices are shown in the In-
fotainment system display.
Or select: I MENU I II>-
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Tele phone
button > Settings > left control button > MMI
s etting s
> Con nectio n man age r<::> page 244.
~ Se lect and confirm the desired ce ll phone from
the list of disp layed Bluetooth devices .
~ The MMI generates a PIN for the connect ion
setup
<::> fig . 173 .
~ Select and confirm Yes .
~ Enter the P IN for connecting on your ce ll
phone .
Or: whe n the PIN is d isplayed o n your
ce ll phone, co nfirm the PIN on yo ur cell phone
and in t he MMI. The time a llowed for entering
the P IN is limited to approximately 30 seconds.
~ Pay attention to any additiona l system prompts
displayed on your cell phone, for example if the
system should connect au tomatically in the fu­
ture . Depending on the cell phone, you may
have to confirm downloading the directory sep­
arately .
After connect ing succ essfully
After connecting successfully, information about
the connected profiles will appear. You can a lso
change the profiles la ter. Select:
! M ENUI button>
Settings > left control button > MMI settings >
Connection manager <::> page 244.
In addition, the cell phone contacts are automat­
ically loaded in the MMI directory. Th is process
can take several minutes, depend ing on the num ­
ber of contacts .
You can a lso make your connected cell phone the
default phone by select ing
S et as def ault tel e­
phone
i n the Conne ction m anager <::> page 246 .
@ Note
Always follow the information found in c::>il]) in
Wi-Fi hotspot on page 195.
(D Tips
- Making phone calls throug h the MMI is only
possib le using the
Handsfree Bluetooth pro­
file.
- You can apply additional settings to con­
nected mobile devices using the
Connection
manag er <::>
page 244 .
-You can also search for the MMI in your cell
phone us ing the Bluetooth device search.
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-You on ly have to pair your device one time .
B luetooth devices that are already paired
automatically connect to the M MI when the
Bluetooth funct ion is switched on, they are
within range and the ignition is sw itched on.
The last connected cell phone is given first pr iority.
- Authoriz ing the MMI connect ion in your cell
phone w ill make automatic connection pos­
sible .
- Pay attention to any system prompts dis­
played on you r cell phone, for example if
the system should connect automatically in
the f uture. Depend ing o n the cell phone,
yo u may also need to download the di recto ­
ry and confirm a ccess to your text messages
separate ly .
- Whe n leav ing the veh icle, the Bluetooth
connect ion to the cell p hone will au tomati ­
cally disconnect. Depending on your cell
phone, phone calls in progress may be auto ­
matically redirected from the MMI to your
cell phone and you can continue the ca ll on
your phone.
- You can obtain more information from your cell phone service provider or from your cel l
phone user guide. For i nformation on us ing
the telephone, v is it www .aud iusa .com/
bluetooth or contact an a uthorized Audi
dea ler or author ized Audi Se rvice Facili ty.
- Applies to: vehicles without secondary
phone: Several cell phones can be paired to
the MMI, bu t only one cell p hone can be a c­
t ively connec ted to the MM I.
- Applies to: vehicles without secondary
phone: If a Bluetoo th device is a lready con ­
nected to the MMI, i t will be d isconnected
w hen anot her device connects to the MM I.

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Audi connect e-tron services
Introduction
Applies to: vehicles with Audi connect e-tron services
With Audi connect e-tron services l), you can ac­
cess various information or control individual
functions remotely using mob ile dev ices (such as
a smartphone) or a web portal.
- Trip
data¢ page 199.
- Doors and lights ¢page 199.
-Vehicle status report ¢ page 200.
- Car
Finder ¢ page 200.
- Charging
¢ page 200.
- Climate
control¢ page 200 .
A WARNING
Also read and follow the instructions regard­
ing traffic safety
¢ page 154.
Setup
Applies to: vehicles with Audi connect e-tron services
To use Audi connect e-tron services 1), please
note the following:
Requirements
-An authorized Audi dealer must complete a
one-time activation of Audi connect e-tron serv­
i ces for your veh icle before you can reg ister on­
line .
- Then register at etron.audiusa .com . You can
use and manage the Audi connect e-tron serv­
ices there .
- If you require assistance w ith your Aud i connect
e-tron services, please contact an authorized
Audi dealer or authorized Audi Service Facility.
- Your mobile devices must be compatible .
1> The mob ile network service is offered by a serv ice provid­
e r. Yo u can obtain more informa tion abou t your mobile
network provider at an au th or ized Aud i dealer. Connected
dev ices are not always 4G-compatible. Th e ava ilability o f a
high -speed network may be red uced dur ing pea k usage or
b y your location, the reception, and other factors . Ne t­
wo rk coverage ca nnot be guaranteed everywhere. Fo r
mo re info rmation on mobile cove rage, see the Audi con ­
n ect overv iew from your mobile network provider.
Audi connect e-tron services
Trip data
Applies to: vehicles with Audi connect e-tron services
The Driver Information System collects data un­
der certain conditions and sends it to a server.
When data is stored, you can access values such
as these using the service:
- driving durat ion,
- average speed driven,
- distance driven,
- average electric consumption.
Doors and lights
Applies to: vehicles with Audi connect e-tron services
You can access and disp lay the current status of
the following vehicle data on your mobile devices
without having to be inside the vehicle.
- If the vehicle doors and lids are open/closed,
- Parking lights are on/off.
For additional information on opening and clos­
i ng the doors or for the vehicle lighting, refer to
¢ page 31, Opening and closing or to ¢ page 49,
Exterior lighting.
(D Tips
-If the high-voltage battery is not charged,
the amount of access requests is limited to
15 after switching off the ignition. This
helps conserve the 12 vo lt vehicle battery.
You cannot contro l functions or access in­
formation if the charge leve l of the 12 volt
vehicle battery is too low.
- If at least two minutes have passed after
the last time the ignition was switched off,
you can reset the access counter back to "O" as needed after switch ing the ignit ion on/
off again.
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Audi conn ect e-tron ser vic es
Vehicle status report
Applies to: vehicles with Audi connect e-tron services
You can access various vehicle statuses using the
services, such as:
- high-voltage battery charge level ,
- electric range,
- mileage,
- next inspection.
F or additional information, s ee
¢ page 95, Power
meter overview
and ¢ page 97, Range display.
A WARNING
Do not ignore messages and warning or indi­
cator lights that turn on in the vehicle be­
cause of the information in the status report.
Th is could lead to break downs in on the road,
accidents and se rious injuries.
Car Finder
Applies to: vehicles with Audi connect e-tron services
The vehicle collects data under certain conditions
and sends it to a server .
When data is stored, you can access values such
as these us ing the service:
- Vehicle location disp lay,
- Display of one's own location,
- Ro ute to your veh icle.
If your mobile device also has a nav igation func­
tion, you can navigate to your last know n parking
locat ion.
@ Tips
- The new parking location cannot be deter­
mined with this service if the vehicle is
moved after shutt ing the veh icle
off and
wi thout sw itching the ign ition on and
off
again, for example when be ing towed o r if
the vehicle is stolen .
- If the vehicle is moved an d shut
off again
us ing the second key, for example, the new
parking location is t ransmitted to the server
after switching the ignition off .
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Charging
Applies to: vehicles with Audi connect e-tron services
You can control and access the hig h-voltage bat ­
tery c harging proc ess r emotely using these serv ­
i ces. You have the following options:
- check the battery charge leve l,
- star t/end t he cha rging process,
- prog ram the charging t imer with/w itho ut cl i-
mate cont rol,
- deactivate/activate the cha rg in g timer .
Fo r addi tional information,
see ¢ page 106,
Charging the battery with the Audi e-tron charg­
ing system .
A WARNING
Only perform charging f unctions on the high­
voltage battery if the vehicle is shut
off co r­
rect ly, is connected to a suitable socket and if
the ign ition is swi tched off.
Temperature control
Applies to: vehicles with Audi connect e-tron services
You can contro l the climate control in your vehi­
cle remotely using these services:
- start/end climate control ,
- program the timer,
- deactivate/activate the timer.
For addi tional informa tion, see
¢ page 116, Cli ­
mate control .
A WARNING
Only perform the climate control functions if
your vehicle was shut
off correct ly and the ig­
n ition is switched off.

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~ Press the I NAV/MAPI button repeated ly until
the
Enter de sti na tion menu is displayed
¢page 201, fig. 182 .
~ Select : right contro l button > Per son al rout e
a ss is tance .
When the function is switched on~, the MMI re ­
cords the frequently-driven routes regardless of
whether a destination was entered and reached
or not .
As long as route guidance is not active, your per ­
sonal routes are listed in the
Enter destination
menu under the home address and indicated with
the
symbol ~@ ¢ fig. 185 . When persona l
route assistance is sw itched on, th is symbol is
d isplayed in the Navigation menu a nd in the Info­
tainment system d isp lay stat us line at the same
time.
The distance to the destination and the calculat ­
ed arr ival t ime are also displayed for you r person­
a l routes. W ithout sta rt ing route gu idance, you r
MMI mo nitors the t raff ic condi tions fo r you r pe r­
sona l routes a nd s hows possib le t raff ic incidents
for the possible routes to be driven in the Info­
tainment system
disp lay @ ¢ fig. 185 .
A message will be d isp layed if the re is a large
traffic inc iden t (more than 12 m inute de lay) re ­
gardless of which menu is se lected
¢ fig. 186.
Select and confirm one of the following options :
-Start route guidance : the MMI starts the route
guida nce for the persona l route displayed and
searches for a fas ter route i f available.
- Ignor e this rout e and this m essage: the d is ­
played destination with a ll app licab le personal
routes is no longer factored into the current
trip. No more messages are shown for the dis­
played destination. The displayed destination
with all applicable personal routes w ill be fac­
tored into the trip again only after stopp ing the
vehicle and switching the ignition on aga in .
- Igno re all mes sages : all persona l routes are no
longer factored into the current trip . No more
messages are d isplayed . Messages for personal
r outes when there is increased traffic will ap­
pear aga in afte r the vehicle is stopped and t he
i gnition is sw itched on aga in.
Na vigation
As soon as you switch off personal route assis­
tance, the symbol in the status line turns off and
your trips are no longer recorded. Trips that were
already stored remain stored.
Deleting per sonal routes :
-Select the desired pe rsonal route in the Enter
de stination
menu @¢ fig. 185.
-Select: r ight control button > Delete d estina ­
tion .
D elet ing all per sonal rout es:
-Select: !MENU I button> Settings > left control
button >
MMI set tings > Factory setting s.
-Select: Navigation and online memory > Re­
store fa ctory
sett ing s¢ page 244.
(D Tips
- Persona l routes are learned based on the ve ­
hicle position. The ro ute is p rioritized ac ­
cording to how freq uent ly you drive to a
destination.
- A maximum of three personal ro utes are
displayed in the
Enter dest ination menu.
Based o n the current vehicle position, the
traff ic situat ion for the route that is most
likely to be drive n out of the three routes
w ill always be monitored .
- Please note that personal routes that have
already been stored will rema in stored after
the ignition is sw itched off and they must
be deleted ma nually.
Home address
App lies to : vehicles wit h navigat ion syste m
~ Press the INAV/MAPI button repeatedly unti l
the
Enter de stination menu is disp layed
¢ page 201, fig.182 .
Storing a home address
-Select and confirm Home address @
¢ page 201, fig. 182 . After opening the home
add ress fo r th e fi rst time, you will be as ked to
create a home add ress.
- Select and confirm
Creat e now .
-Enter a dest ination or select a destination from
the l ist .
Or : .,.
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Media
Audi music interface
Connect your mobile devices to the Audi music
interface in order to operate them through the
MMI and charge the battery.
Fig. 207 Storage co mpa rtm ent u nder the cente r armrest
and at the front of t he ce nter con so le: A udi music interface
USB Input
- Connecting a mobile device using a USB
adapter :
connect the applicable USB adapter @
¢
fig. 207 to the port on the Audi music inter­
face®¢ fig. 207 and then connect the adapt­
er to the mobile device @(such as an iPhone) .
-Charging a mobile device using a USB adapter :
when you connect a mobile device to the Audi
music
interface @¢ fig. 207 using the applica­
ble USB
adapter @¢ fig. 207, the battery will
automat ically charge.
- Disconnecting a mobile device from the Audi
music interface:
remove the USB adapter @
¢ fig. 207 from the Audi music interface .
-Disconnecting mobile devices with an Apple
Dock connector:
remove the Apple Dock con­
nector from the Apple device with the release
tabs pressed
in © ¢ page 229, fig. 206 .
The media are started and operated through the
mobile device or the MMI, depending on the de­
vice being used
¢ page 232 .
Connecting multiple mobile devices: if a mobile
device (such as a smartphone) is connected at the
respective USB port on the Audi music interface,
then all devices can be used as a playback source .
AUX Input
- Connecting a mobile device to the AUX input :
connect the cable ® ¢ fig. 207 to the AUX in­
put© on the Audi music interface and then to
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the mobile device@ (such as an MP3 player or
sma rtphone).
-Disconnecting a mobile device from the AUX
input:
remove the cable ®¢ fig. 207 from the
AUX
input @¢fig. 207.
- Operation: select and confi rm the External au­
dio player
source ®¢ page 232, fig. 208. Me­
dia is started and operated through the mobile
dev ice @ ¢ fig. 207.
A WARNING
Driving requires your complete and undivided
attention . As the driver , you have comp lete
responsibility for safety in traffic . Never oper­
ate mobi le devices wh ile driving, because this
inc reases the risk of an acc ident.
(D Note
- Use a USB extens ion cable to connect devi ­
ces that have an integrated USB connector
(such as a USB stick) to prevent damage to
your USB device and the Audi music inter­
face.
- Extremely high or low temperatures that
can occur inside veh icles can damage mobile
devices and/or impair their performance.
Never leave mobile devices in the vehicle in
extremely high or low temperat ures.
(D Tips
- Always follow the information found in
¢page 62.
-When you switch the ignition off, the USB
ports are still suppli ed with power until the
energy management intervenes.
- Do not use an additional adapter or USB ex­
tension cable to connect mobile devices to
the Audi music interface that already have a
cable or that must be connected with a USB
adapter(¢ page 229). They may impair the
functionality.
- You can purchase the AUX connector cable
from an authorized Audi dealer or at spe­
cialty stores.
-Audi recommends setting the volume of a mobile device connected to the AUX input to
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