2018 AUDI S4 Owners Manual

System settings
System settings
Setting the date and
time
You con set the cloc k time manually or using the
CPS*.
"' Se lect : I MENU I button> Settings > left contro l
button >
MMI settings > Date & time .
"'Or: select : I MENU I but ton> Vehicle > lef t con-
t ro l button >
Vehicle settings > Date & time .
Automatic setting
W hen th is function is sw itched on~. the time
a nd date are a utomatically set.
Time
R equi rement: the Automatic setting must be
sw itche d off .
Pr ess the cont ro l knob . Yo u can set t he
Time
manu ally by tur ning and press ing the co ntr ol
knob.
Date
R equir em en t: the Automatic setting mus t be
s w itche d off .
P ress th e cont rol knob . Yo u ca n set the
Date
manually by tur ning and pr ess ing the cont rol
knob .
Time zone
When se lecting the approp riate t ime zone, a
sampling of countr ies in this zo ne will be lis ted .
Automatic time zone*
Wh en th is function is sw itche d on~, the t ime
w ill automatically a djust to the correspon ding
time zone .
Automatic daylight saving time*
When th is function is sw itche d on~, the tim e
wi ll automatically sw itch to day light saving time .
Time format
If yo u se lec t 24h , th e cl ock w ill disp lay, for ex­
am ple,
13:00 . If you s elec t AM/PM , the clock
w ill di sp la y, for examp le,
1:00 PM .
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Date format
If you se le ct DD.MM.YYYY , the d ate di spl ay will
show, fo r exam ple ,
31.08.2018. If you select
MM/DD/YYYY , th e date displ ay wi ll show, for ex­
amp le,
08/31/2018. If you s elect YYYY -MM ­
DD ,
the date display will show, fo r example,
2018-08 -31 .
MMI settings
"'Select: !ME NUI button> Settings > left cont rol
button >
MMI settings .
Language
Y o u c an chan ge the display langua ge as well as
t h e lan guage fo r th e voice guidance * and vo ice
r ecognition system *.
The num ber o f langu ages av a ila ble depe nds on
t h e mar ket.
Measurement units
The following meas uremen t uni ts can be set d e­
pend ing on av a ilab ility:
Speed , Distance , Tem­
perature , Fuel consumption , Volume , Pressure.
Tool tips
Whe n this f unction is switched on ~' you r MMI
shows you tips fo r inpu t. The fre quency of how
oft en it displays decr ease s w it h tim e.
Speech dialog system
App lies to : vehicles with voice recog nitio n syste m
Depend ing on veh icle equipment, the following
funct io ns may be ava ilable:
Command display : when this function is switch ­
ed
on ~. the MMI will show yo u the p ossible
commands for voice input in the respective
menu.
Short dialog : when this function is sw itche d on
~' a shorter form of the promp ts is used .
Command during voice output* : thi s f un ction is
swi tc h ed on at t he factory . When this func tion is
switc hed
on ~' you can say new command s dur-
i ng announcements . You do no t need to wait for
the signal tone (beep) dur ing an anno unceme nt.
When the funct io n is swi tched off
0, you need to .,,.

wait for the signal tone (beep) to say a new
command.
Volum e: you can adjust t he volume of the
prompts by turning the control knob.
Indi vidual sp eech training (only when the vehi­
cle is stationary): yo u can adapt the vo ice recog­
ni tion system to yo ur vo ice or pronunc iation in
order to improve the system 's ability to recognize
your speech . Individua l train ing is comprised of
20 speech entries that consist of commands and
sequences of numbers. Yo u can delete the pro­
grammed voice training w ith the
Reset indi vidu­
al speech training
function.
Display brightnes s
You can adjust the brightness of the Infotain ­
m ent system disp lay by turning the control knob.
Factory s ettings
The fo llow ing funct ions can be reset to the facto­
r y default settings :
-Sound setting s
- Rad io
- Media sett ings
- Jukebo x*
- Directory
-Tel ephone
- Bluetooth and Wi -Fi *
- Nav igat ion sett ings *
- Nav iga tion and onlin e mem ory *
- Voice recognition s ystem *
- Shortcut ke ys
- Me ssage se ttings *
-A pps*
- Tool tips
- Aud i conn ect *
- Aud i smartphone in terface *
You can se lect the desired functions individually
or all at once with the option
S ele ct all ent rie s.
Select and confirm Res tore factor y settings .
(D Tips
~ Make sure that not only the settings were de-....
~ leted but also the stored data, if applicable.
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3 S ys te m set ting s
Connection manager
Introduction
The connection manager gives you an overview
of your connected devices and their network sta ­
tus .
Settings Connection mana ger I
====-... · • Prima hone: MyPhone ..
c M yPhone
• Secondary phone :
" Data connection:
• MM I connect App :
• Audi smartphone:
Fig. 221 Co nnect io n manager
@
Not connected
Not connected
Not connected
Not
connect"d
.,. Select: ! M EN UI button> Settings > left control
button >
MMI setting s> Connection manager .
.,. Select and confirm a menu item.
If a mobile device was already connected and you
select and confirm the corresponding menu item,
the device name and connect ion mode a re dis­
played under the menu item
~ fig. 221.
You can indiv idually Connect(~ or Disconnect
(0) a pa ired dev ice .
Primary phone
Applies to : veh icles w ith telep hone
- Connect new de vice : search for and connect a
cell phone.
- List of d evic es alre ady pai red : select you r cell
phone from the list of all the dev ices that a re
already paired.
Secondary phone
Appl ies to: veh icles w ith telep hone
- Connect new device: sea rch fo r and connect a
cell phone .
-List of devi ces alre ad y paired : select yo ur ce ll
phone from the list of all the devices that a re
already paired .
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Sys te m setting s
Data connection
Applies to vehicles with Audi connect (Infotainment)
- The data conne ction is made using the embed­
ded SIM card
l) ¢page 188. You do not need to
adjust any additional se ttings.
(D Note
Always follow the info rmation found in ¢ (D in
Wi-Fi hotspot on page 194.
MMI connect app
Applies to vehicles with Audi connect (Infotainment)
Requirement: the Audi MMI conn ect app must
be installed and open on your mobile device .
-Co nnect n ew d evice: search for and connect a
mobile device (s uch as a smartphone).
- List of devic es already paired : select your mo­
bile device from the l ist of a ll the devi ces that
are already paired.
Audio player
Applies to vehicles with Bluetooth or Wi- Fi audio player
Blueto oth play er*
Req uirement: the Bl uetooth funct ion and visib ili­
ty must be switched on in the MMI
¢ page 250
and on the ce ll phone.
- Conn ect n ew devic e : press the contro l knob.
Se lect
Blue to oth audio pl ayer. Search for and
connect a mobile device.
- List of device s already pai red : select a Bl ue­
tooth device from the list of a ll the devices that
are already paired .
Wi-Fi audio player *
Requirement: the Wi-Fi hotspot on the M MI
¢ page 194 and on you r cell phone must be
sw itched on.
- Connect new de vic e: press the contro l knob .
Search for and connect a Wi-Fi capable device .
-Di scon nect Wi -Fi audio pla yer : deact ivate the
Wi-Fi on your Wi-Fi capab le device . The dev ice
will be automat ically removed from the list .
l) SIM card in sta lled in t he veh icle at th e fact ory.
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(D Note
Always fo llow the information found in ¢(!) in
Wi-Fi hotspot on page 194.
Directory
App lies to : vehicles wit h telepho ne
Display contacts from a cell phone (or an addi­
tional cell phone).
Requirement: no cell phones ca n be connected to
the MMI using the
Hand sfr ee profi le .
- Connect new devic e: search for and connect a
new cell phone .
-Lis t of devi ces alre ad y paired : select your ce ll
phone from t he list of all the cell phones that
are a lready paired .
Audi smartphone
Applies to: vehicles with Aud i smartphone interface
- Connect you r ce ll phone to the A udi music in ­
terface ¢
page 234 using a USB adapter
¢page 233, fig . 213.
- Select your cell phone from the list of cell
phones that have a lready been connected.
· Additional options
Depend ing on the selected function, you can use
the righ t control button to access the availab le
additional options in the connection manager .
Delete Bluetooth de vic e*
The selected ce ll phone/mobile device is discon­
nected from the MMI and is removed from the
li st of all devices that are already pai red.
Show Blu etooth profiles*
You can Connect or Disconne ct the H andsfr ee,
Me ssag es* , Di rector y/contact s
and Bluetooth
aud io pl ayer
p rofiles separately.
Bluetooth settings *
- Bluetooth :
select and confi rm a setting for the
Bl uetoo th connection visibility . Se lect
Vi sible Ill-

a co .... N ,....
N .... 0 0
3 co
for the MMI to be visib le to o ther dev ices . Se ­
l ect
Invisible fo r the MMI to not be vis ible to
othe r devices. Howeve r, it is still possib le to es ­
tab lish a Bl uetooth connection w ith paired de ­
v ices when the v is ibility is switched off. Se lect
Off to tur n visib ility off . The n a B luetooth con­
nect io n is no t possible .
-Bluetooth audio player : when this function is
switched
on~ , the Bluetooth aud io player is
available as a source in the
Media menu .
-Bluetooth name : the MMI Bluetooth name (for
example
,,AUDI MM I 2016") is displayed and
can be changed .
Online settings*
- Data usage counter :
the amount of data pack­
ets that are sent a nd received through the MMI
is d is pl ayed . You can reset t he data usage infor ­
mation to zero using the
Reset data counter
opt io n.
- Network status : the mobile netwo rk provider
f o r da ta se rvice as well as t he network status
are disp laye d.
Wi-Fi settings*
See ¢ page 194, Wi-Fi hotspot.
Storing as a default telephone
Applies to: vehicles with telephone
Requ irement: a cell phone must be connec ted to
the M MI
¢ page 175 .
As soo n as the cell phone is i n range and the
B lue too th func tion on t he ce ll phone and in the
M MI is swi tched on, this ce ll phone is given pr io r­
ity over the other Bluetoot h dev ices and is con ­
n ected direct ly to the MMI. The connected cell
p hone is displayed f irst in the device list.
Network settings*
- Login :
you ca n chose an Automatic lo gin to
yo ur cell phone serv ice p rov ider's ne twork, o r
yo u can choose a
Manual login from t he list of
available networ ks.
- Network selection : available networks in t he
p resent location can be se lected unde r networ k
se lection. Th is function is only available for the
Manual login sett ing.
System settings
Apple CarPlay sound settings/ Android Auto
sound settings
Applies to: vehicles with Aud i smartphone interface
See c::> page 2 52.
About Apple CarPlay/ About Android Auto
Applies to: vehicles wi th Audi smartphone interface
Here you w ill fin d leg al informa tio n r egarding
th e use of App le Car Pla y or Andro id A uto an d in­
f o rmat io n a bou t devi ce-s peci fic data exc hange .
Delete CarPlay device/Delete Android Auto
device
A ppl ies to: vehicles with Audi smartphone interface
Req uireme nt: your c ell pho ne mu st n ot be con­
ne cted to t he Au di music in terf ace wi th a US B
adapter .
Se le ct :
Audi smartphone > a d evice from t he list
> r igh t co ntrol button.
T o re mov e your cell p hon e from the list , se lect
and confir m
Delete CarPlay device or Delete An­
droid Auto device .
System update
.. Select: !ME NUI bu tton> Settings > left con trol
bu tton >
System maintenance .
- System update :
slid e the s torage device with
t h e u pdate da ta into the appro priate driv e
¢ page 228 . Sele ct and co nfi rm t he dr ive>
Start update . The leng th o f the pro cess de ­
pe nd s o n th e siz e of the updat e.
- Reset driver installation: the sele cte d medi a
d river p ack age i s reset to t he se ttings at the
t ime o f delivery .
-Version information : info rm ation on t he M MI
so ftwar e ve rsi on and the navig ation datab ase *
so ftware version is displ ayed. The
Software in­
formation
f u nction also prov ides informat ion
on t he softwa re co ntai ned in the M MI and t he
licensing agreement .
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System settings
Sound settings
The sound distribution and volume of the MMI
con be adjusted individually. The settings depend
on vehicle equipment.
F ig . 222 Ad justing t he ba lance/fade r
.. Select : I MENU I button> Sound > left contro l
button >
Entertainment.
Treble/ Bass
You can a djust the Treble and Bass settings by
turning t he control knob . The changed settings
only apply for the a udio source that is act ive at
the t ime. Th is allows you to ad just t he sound set­
tings for each audio source sepa rately .
Balance/fader (Sound focus)
- Adjusting the sound dist ribution to the left or
right :
press the control knob . T ur n the control
knob to the left or right to the des ired position.
- Adjusting the sound dist ribution to the front
or rear :
press the contro l knob again. Turn the
contro l knob to the left or right to the desired
pos ition.
- Adjust ing the sound distribution using the
MMI touch* :
move your finger on the MMI
touch contro l panel in the desired d irection.
Sound effects
Select and confirm a Focus setting:
- All : all speakers in the vehicle are active (sym ­
metr ica l sound dist ribution) .
-Front : only the speakers in the front of the ve­
hicle a re active.
- Rear *: only the speakers in the rea r of the veh i-
cle are active .
Select and confirm a
3D effect * setting (surround
sound):
- Off : the 3 D effect is sw itched off.
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- low : the 3D e ffec t is optimized, fo r exam ple
for aud io books .
-Medium: the 3D effect is optim ized for all sour-
ces.
- High : the 3 D effe ct is at the m aximum.
Subwoofer*
Turn the cont rol knob to adjust the subwoofer .
Speed dependent volume control
Turn the control knob to adjust the p layback vo l­
ume to the no ise ins ide the veh icle.
Volume settings
· Adjusting the volume
The volume of an audio source or a system mes­
sage (for exampl e, from the voice recognition
system*) con be adjusted direc tly while the
sound is ploying using the On/Off knob.
- Increasing or decreasing the volume : turn the
On /O ff
knob @<=:> page 155, fig. 159 to the
r igh t or left .
-Muting or pausing : press the On/Off knob
briefly .
Or: turn the O n/Off knob to the left un­
til the symbo l@ <=:>
page 165 appe ars. An ac­
t ive audio/vi deo source is stopped .
-Unmuting or resuming : press t he On/Off knob
briefly .
Or: turn the O n/O ff knob to the right.
& WARNING
-To redu ce the ris k of an accident, ad just t he
volume of the a udio system so that a udible
signals from o utside the vehicle, such as po­
lice and fire sirens , can be hea rd easily at all
times.
(D Tips
Volumes that a re too high or too low are au­
tomatically adjusted to a set level when the
M MI is switched on.
Adjusting the system volume
.. Select : !ME NUI button> Sound > left cont rol
button .

a co .... N ,....
N .... 0 0
Telephone
Applies to: vehicles with telephone
Mute telephone : messages and ring tones are se t
to mute .
Ringtone : see¢ page 185, Ringtone and volume
se ttings .
Ringtone volume :
you can adjust the volume of
the selected ringtone by turning the co ntro l
knob.
Message volume : you can ad just the volume of
the no tifica tion for an i ncoming tex t message by
turn ing t he control knob .
Microphone input level : you can adjust the call
volume during a phone ca ll by tu rning the co ntro l
knob .
Navigation
Applies to: veh icles with navigation system
Voice guidance : see ¢page 213.
Voice guidance during phone call : see
¢page 213.
Voice guidanc e volume : you can adjust the voice
g ui dance vo lume by turn ing t he con trol knob. Or:
you can adj ust the vo ice gu idan ce vo lume durin g
active rou te gu idance by tu rning the On/Off
knob.
Entertainment fader: t he v olume of audi o play­
ba ck can be tempo rarily lowe red when the p ark­
in g system or voi ce g uidance is active.
Voice recognition system
App lies to: vehicles with voice recognition system
Command display : see¢ page 248 .
Short dialog : see¢ page 248.
Volume: see ¢ page 248.
Individual speech training : see ¢page 248 .
Parking aid*
You can ad just the vo lume of the signal tone by
turn ing t he control knob.
3 1) Not avai lab le in all ve hicle s. co
System settings
-Adjusting th e Front volume : select and con­
fi rm
High , Medium or Low .
- Adjusting
the Rear volume : select and con firm
High , Medium or Low .
MMI touch volume*
Yo u can adjus t the vol ume of t he p romp ts fo r the
MM I touch* by turnin g the cont rol k nob.
Restarting the MMI
Fig . 223 Button co mbinatio n to res ta rt t he syste m
.,. Briefly p ress the cont rol knob and both buttons
at the same time to immediate ly open t he
menu upward
<:;> fig. 223 .
Software license
information
Information on the software contained in the
MMI and the license agreement.
- Select : !ME NUI bu tton> Settings > le ft con trol
button >
System maintenance > Version infor ­
mation.
- Or :
online a t www.audiusa.com /softwareinfo .
Information on the software contained in the
head-up display and the license agreement .
-Re quir emen t: the vehicle mus t be sta tion ary.
- Press th e co ntro l knob to close the info rmat ion .
Or : sta rt dr ivin g.
Information on the software contained in the
instrument cluster and the license agreement.
Press t he reset button 10.01 twice within five sec­
onds of switching the ign ition
on.1>
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Driving sa fe ty
Driving safety
Basics
Safe driving habits
Please remember -safe ty first!
The individua l safety features of your vehicle can
work together as a system to help protect you
and your passengers in a wide range of accidents.
These features cannot work as a system if they
are not always correctly adjusted and correctly
used .
This chapter contains important informat ion,
tips, instruct ions and warn ings that you need to
read and observe for your own safety, the safety
of your passengers and others . We have summar­
ized here what you need to know about safety
be lts , a ir bags, child restra ints as well as child
safety. Yo ur sa fe ty is for us
priority number 1 . Al ­
ways observe the information and wa rnings in
this section - for your own safety as well as that
of your passengers.
The informa tion in this section applies to all
model ve rsions of your vehicle . Some of the fea­
tures described in th is sections may be standard
equipment on some models, or may be optional
equ ipment on others. If you are not sure, ask
your author ized Audi dealer.
A WARNING
- Always make sure that you follow the in­
structions and heed the WARNINGS in th is
manual. It is in your inte rest and i n the in­
te res t of your passengers .
- Always keep all of the Owner 's L iterature
man uals in yo ur Audi when you lend o r sell
yo ur vehicle so that this importan t info rma­
t ion w ill always be availab le to the dr iver
and passenge rs.
- Alw ays keep t he Owner 's L ite ra tu re han dy
so that you can find i t easi ly if yo u have
questions .
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· Important things to do before driving
Safety is everybody 's job! Vehicle and occupant
safety always depends on the informed and care­
ful driver .
For your safety and the safety of your passen­
gers,
before driving always:
.. Make sure that a ll lights and signals are operat­
ing correctly .
.. Make sure tha t the tire pressure is correct .
.. Make sure that all windows are clean and afford
good vis ibility to the outs ide .
.,. Sec ure all luggage and othe r items ca refully
¢ page 259 .
.,. Mak e sure tha t noth ing ca n interfere with the
pedals .
.. Adjust front seat, head restraint and mirrors
correctly for your height.
.. Applies to: adjustable head restraints: Instruct
passengers to adjust the head restraints ac­
cording to the ir height .
.. Make sure to use the rig ht child restraint cor­
rectly to protect
chi ldren ~ page 295 , Child
safety.
.,. Si t properly in yo ur seat a nd make su re t hat
your passengers do the same ¢
page 65, Front
seats.
.. Fasten your safety belt and wear it properly . Al­
so instruct your passenge rs to fasten thei r sa fe­
ty belts properly ¢
page 263.
What impairs driving safety?
Safe driving is directly related to the condition of
the vehicle , the driver as well as the driver's abili ­
ty to concentra te on the road withou t being dis­
tracted.
The driver is responsib le for the sa fety of the ve­
hicle and a ll of its occupants . If your ability to
drive is impa ired, safety risks for everybody in the
vehicle increase and you a lso become a hazard to
everyone else on the road ¢
,&.. There fore:
.. Do not let yourse lf be distracted by passengers
or by using a cellular telephone .
.. NEVER dr ive whe n your driving ab ility is im -
paired (by med ications, alcohol, drugs, e tc.) .
..,.

.,. Observe all traffic laws, rules of the road and
speed limits and plain common sense .
.. ALWAYS adjust your speed to road, traffic and
weather conditions.
.. Take frequent breaks on long trips. Do not drive
for more than two hours at a stretch.
.. Do NOT drive when you are tired, under pres­
sure or when you are st ressed.
& WARNING
Impai red dr iv ing safe ty inc reases the risk of
ser ious personal inju ry and death whenever a
vehicle is being used.
Correct passenger
seating positions
Proper seating position for the driver
The proper driver seating position is important
for safe, relaxed driving.
F ig . 2 24 Correct seating posit ion
F or your own safety and to reduce the risk of in­
jury in the event of an accident, we recommend
that you adjust the driver's seat to the following position:
.. Adjust the dr iver's seat so that you can easily
push the pedals all the way to the floor while
keeping your knee(s) slight ly
bent ¢&_ .
.. Adjust the angle of the seatback so that it is in
an upright position so that your back comes in
full contact w ith it when you drive .
.,. Adjust the steering wheel so that there is a dis­
tance of at least 10 in ches (25 cm) between the
steering wheel and you r breast
bone ¢ fig. 224.
If not possib le, see your aut horized Aud i dea le r
about adaptive eq uipment .
Driving safety
.. Adjust the steering wheel so that the steering
wheel and airbag cover points at your chest and
not at yo ur face .
.. Grasp the top of the steering wheel with your
elbow(s) slightly bent .
.,. Applies to: adjustable head restraints: Adjust
the head restraint so the upper edge is as even as poss ible with the top of your head. If that is
not possib le, try to adjust the head rest raint so
t ha t it is as close to this pos ition as poss ible .
.. Fasten and wear safety belts correctly
¢page 266.
.. Always keep both feet in the footwell so that
you are in contro l of the veh icle at a ll times.
F or detailed information on how to adj ust the
drive r's seat, see
¢page 65 .
A WARNING
-
Drivers who are unbelted, out of position or
too close to the airbag can be seriously in­
jured by an airbag as it unfolds. To help re­ d uce the risk of serious personal injury:
- Always ad just the driver's seat and the
steer ing whee l so that there are at least
10 inc hes (25 cm) between you r breastbone
and the steering wheel.
- Always ad just the driver's seat and the
steer ing wheel so that there are at least
4 inches (10 cm) between the knees a nd the
lowe r part of the instrument panel.
- Always hold the steering w heel on the out­
s ide of the steering wheel r im with yo ur
hands at the 9 o 'clock and 3 o'clo ck posi ­
tions to help reduce the risk of personal in­
jury if the driver's airbag inflates.
- Never hold the stee ring wheel at the
12 o' clock position o r wi th yo ur hands at
other positions i nside the steer ing whee l
rim or on the steering wheel hub. Holding
the steering wheel the wrong way can cause
serio us injuries to the hands, arms and head
if the dr iver's airbag dep loys.
- Pointing the steering wheel toward your
face decreases the ability of the supplemen­
tal driver's airbag to protect you in a coll i·
.,
sion. ..,
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