
Cl 00 .-< N r-N .-< 0 r-Vl 00
Voice recognition system Operating
Applies to: vehicles with voice recognitio n system
You con operate many Infotainment functions
conveniently by speaking.
Requirement: the ignition and the MM I must be
switched on, there m ust be no phone call in p rog
ress and the park ing system must not be active.
~ Switching on : briefly p ress t h e ~ but ton @
¢page 19, fig . 9 on the multif unction steering
whee l and say th e desi red command after the
Beep .
~ Switching off : press and hold the ~ button .
Or: say the command Cancel.
~ Pausing : say the command Pause . To resume,
press
the~ b utt on .
~ Corr ecting : press t h e ~ button one t ime ®
¢ page 18, fig. 7. Or: say the co mmand Correc
tion .
Input assistance
The system g uides you throug h the input with
v isua l and aud io feedback .
-Visual input assistance : after switching on
vo ice recogn it io n, a display with a se lection of
poss ible commands appears . The command
display can be sw itched on/off under
I M EN U I >
Setting s> left contro l butto n > MMI setting s>
Speech dialog system .
- Audio input assistance:
to have the poss ible
c omma nds read, press t he
10, I bu tton o n the
mul tifunc tion steering w heel b riefly and say
Help.
For the system to understand you:
Speak clearly and dis tinct ly a t a normal vo lume .
Speak lo uder when d riving faste r.
Emphasi ze the words in the commands even ly
a n d do not leave long pauses .
Do not spea k a command when the voice recogni
tion system is m aking an a nno uncement.
C lose the doors, the windows and the sunroof* to
r e duce background noise. Make s ure that passe n-
Voice recognition system
gers are not speaking w hen you are g iv ing a voice
comman d.
D o no t direct the vents towa rd the handsfree mi
c rophone, wh ic h is near the fro nt inter ior lights
on the roof headline r or on the dr iver's safety
belt*. Fo r additional informat io n on th e safety
belt m ic rophone, see
¢ pag e 122 .
Only use the system from the dr ive r's sea t be
ca use the hands -free microphone is di rected to
ward that s eat .
Additional settings
See ¢ page 178, Voice recognition system.
_&. WARNING
- D ir e ct y ou r full a tte ntio n to dr iv in g. A s t he
dr iver, you have com ple te re spon sibility fo r
safety in t raff ic . O nly use the functions in
such a way t hat you a lways maintai n com
p lete contro l over your vehicle in all traffic
situations.
- Do not use t he voice recognition system in
emergencies beca use your voice may change
in st ressfu l s ituations. It may ta ke longe r to
d ia l the number o r th e system may not be
ab le to d ia l it at all. Dia l the emergency
number manually .
(D Tips
-The d ialog pauses w hen the re is a n incom
ing phone call a nd will con tinue if yo u ig
nore the ca ll. The dia log ends if yo u answer
t he ca ll.
- There are no vo ice gu idance* prompts when
a dialog is ac tive .
- Yo u ca n select a n item in the list us ing ei
t her the vo ice recogn ition sys tem o r the
cont ro l knob .
Command overview
information
Applies to: vehicles with voice recognition system
T he following overv iews des crib e the co m man ds
t h at can be used to oper ate the MMI using the
vo ice recognit ion system.
..,.
105

Cl 00 .-< N r-N .-< 0 r-Vl 00
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 105 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 93,
Traffic safety information .
-
Telephone
@ Note
Always fo llow the information found in Q@ in
Wi -Fi hotspot on page 130.
(D Tips
-To 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.
-The Bluetooth connection range is limited
to inside the vehicle. It can also be affected
by local condit ions and interference with
other devices .
Setup
Connecting a cell phone using Bluetooth
Applies to: vehicles with telephone
Fig. 112 Display ing 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 175 and cell phone must be switched on.
The cell phone to be connected must not be ac
t ively connected to any other B luetooth dev ice .
The MMI must not be connected to a cell phone.
Connecting a cell phone
.,. Select: IMENU I button> Telephone> Connect
mobile device > Next .
The avai lab le Bluetooth
devices are shown in the Infotainment system
disp lay.
Or : search for the MMI in your cell
phone through the Bluetooth device search.
..,..
111

Cl co .... N ,....
N ...... 0 ,....
Vl co
-Dialing the voicemail number : select and con
firm
Voicemail.
(D Tips
- This service must be set up and act ivated in
advance by the cell phone service provider.
You can obtain more information from your
ce ll phone service prov ider.
-The voicemai l number depends on the cell
phone service provider.
Emergency call functions
Appl ies to: vehicles with te le phone
~ Select : I MENU I button >Telephone > left con
trol button >
Enter number > Enter emergency
coll number (for example, 911)
> OK .
A WARNING
-Because your phone works with radio sig
nals, a connection cannot be guaranteed un
der all circumstances . Do not rely on only
your phone when it comes to essent ial com
munication (such as a medica l emergency).
-Always follow the instructions given by the
emergency personnel during an emergency call and only end the call when they instruct
you to do so.
@ Tips
Emergency numbers are not the same every
where. Find out which emergency number is used in your current locat ion.
Telephone
Directory
Opening the directory
Applies to: vehicles with telephone
After connecting the cell phone, the contacts in
it ore automatically imported into the MMI.
Fig . 11 7 Direct ory
Requirement: you must have at least one contact
stored in your cell phone .
~ Select: !MENUI button> Telephone> left con
trol button >
Directory.
- Selecting a contact:
select and confirm a con
tact from the directory. The phone numbers for
your selected contact are displayed . Se lect and
confirm a phone number to start a call.
- Free te xt search for a contact: see c:> page 101 .
Contacts are displayed in alphabetical order and
can be sorted by first or last name
c:> page 121.
The directory can be opened through the Tele
phone *
menu as well as through the Navigation*
menu.
{i) Tips
-Check for a possible request to synchronize
on your cell phone. Requests to synchronize
the directory must be confirmed so that
your cell phone contacts can be loaded into
the MMI.
- The contact display in the
MMI depends on
the cell phone used. For more information on supported cell phones, visit
www.audiusa.com/bluetooth or contact an authorized Audi dealer or authorized Audi
Service Facility .
- The directory from the cell phone with the
active connection will always be displayed .
119

Audi conn ect
Audi connect
Introduction
Applies to: vehicles with Audi connect
With Audi connect services, online information is
transmitted and integrated direct ly in the vehi
cle.
Using the Wi-Fi hotspot, you can access the In
ternet through a mobile device when the vehicle is stationary.
A WARNING
- To reduce the risk of an accident, on ly use
Audi connect serv ices when road and traff ic
condit ions permit. Always read the instruc
t ions in the chapter <=>
page 93, Traffic safe
ty information .
-It is only safe to use tab lets, laptops, mo
bile devices and other similar devices when
the vehicle is stationary because, like all loose objects, they could be th row n around
the ins ide of the vehicle in a crash and cause
serious injur ies. Sto re t hese types of devi ces
sec urely whi le driving.
- T o reduce the risk of an ac cident, on ly use
Audi conne ct serv ices using a Wi-Fi hotspo t
when the vehicle is stationary .
{(D) Note
Aud i connect is desig ned fo r use only with the
prov ided Audi conne ct SI M card. A udi AG is
no t liab le for the consequences of usi ng o ther
SI M cards .
(D Tips
Rea d this chap ter before ope rating
<=>
page 131, About Audi connect .
Setup
Requirements for Audi connect
Applies to: vehicles with Audi connect
An Internet connect ion is requ ired to use Audi
connect . The follow ing requ irements must be
met to establish a connection:
124
-
- The Audi connect S IM card must be inserted in
to the SIM card reader for the MMI.
- There must be a config ured data connection .
(D Tips
The data con nection for Aud i connec t serv ices
i s pre co nfigured at the fa cto ry. You can
change t he data connec tion at any t ime i f yo u
need to adjust the configu ration
c:> page 130.
Using the SIM card reader
Applies to: vehicles with SIM card reader and Audi connect
F ig . 1 20 Glove compar tmen t: SIM ca rd reade r (mini SIM
ca rd • actual s ize s hown)
Requirem ent
The veh icle must be stationary and the ign ition
must be sw itched on .
Inserting the Audi connect SIM card
.,. Select: the I MENU I button > Audi connect .
.,. To establish an Internet connection for Audi
connect services , confirm the message that ap
pears with Accept .
.,. The angled corner of the Aud i connect S IM card
m ust be at the left front cor ner. S lide the Audi
connec t SIM ca rd in to the s lot on the SIM card
reader until t he card clicks into place
<=> fig. 120.

Audi conn ect
The Audi MMI con nect app must be installed and
open on your mobile device.
You must be logged into yo ur myAud i acco unt in
t he
Audi MMI connect app and you must have se
lected you r vehicle .
The Wi-Fi funct ion on you r mobile device and on
the MMI must be sw itched on.
The MMI must be connected to the network .
~ Select : I MENU I button > Aud i conn ect> left
cont ro l button
> In formation category> Tra v
el.
After opening th e travel guide , travel tips in your
area will be d isplayed including current rat ings as
well as the corresponding ca tegory.
~ Press the left control button to change the cat
egory (such as bars nearby) .
A WARNING
-It is only safe to use tab lets, laptops, mo
bile devices and othe r similar devices w hen
the vehicle is st ationa ry be cause, like all
loose objects, they could be thrown aro und
the inside of the vehicle in a crash and cause serious injuries . Store t hese types of devices
securely whi le driving.
- Do not use any wireless devices on the front
seats w ith in range of the a irbags while driv
ing. Also read the warnings in the chapter
Q page 198, Front airbags.
@ Note
Always follow the information found in Q i© in
Wi-Fi hotspot on page 130.
@ Tips
Units of meas urement, language settings and
time are shown in the Infotainment system
disp lay based on how they were set in the
MMI system settings
<=) page 173 .
-
ll AUDI AG pr ovide s access to services fro m third party pro
v ider s. Pe rma ne nt ava ilabil ity c anno t be guara nteed , be
c a use that depen ds on th e th ird party provid er.
128 Audi connect services in navigation
App
lies to : vehicles wit h naviga tion sys te m and A udi connect
The following Aud i connect services a re current ly
available :
- Navigation with
satellite map1> Q page 145 .
-Point of Interest (POI ) on line sear ch wi th
v oi ce recognit ion
(such as restaurants) : plan
route guidance using the MMI control panel
and the vo ice recognit ion system
<=) page 105 .
- Set up destinations in your MMI using your
m yA udi account or the sat ellite map view l )
r=;, page 145 .
-Online traffic information : receive up-to-the
m inute traffic informat ion about acc idents,
road const ruct ion and other inc idents
r=;, page 146 .
-Map updates *: import navigat ion map updates
in yo ur MMI using an S D card.
(D Tips
-For the map update Audi connect serv ice
using an SD card, check t he current soft
w ar e version in yo ur vehicle and compare it
w ith www.aud iusa.com/myaudi to see if a
new ve rsion is avai lab le . You can a lso have
the new navigation data installed by an Audi dea ler, which can be done for an addit iona l
charge.
- You can find additional information about
the
map update at www.a udiusa.com/
myaudi.
Audi connect services in the Media menu
App lies to: vehicles wit h Audi conne ct
- Online media and Internet radio : offers access
to d ifferent online med ia services as well as In
ternet radio and ope ration through the
MMI us
ing the
A udi MMI connect app Q page 159.
App lies to: vehicles wi th Wi-Fi au dio player
- Wi-Fi audio playe r: you can access the media
center through W i-F i connected med ia p layers
(such as smartphones)
Q page 158. Ill-

Cl 00 .-< N r-N .-< 0 r-Vl 00
@ Note
Always follow the information found in c::>((j) in
Wi-Fi hotspot on page 130.
(D Tips
For more information on the Wi-Fi audio play
er and supported devices, contact an author
ized Audi dealer or authorized Audi Service
Facility.
Additional options
App lies to: vehicles with Audi co nnect
"'Select : IMENUI button> Audi connect> right
control button.
The following options are available in the Audi
connect services overview:
About Audi connect
Here you will find legal information for Audi con
nect usage.
Login*
See c::> page 125, Logging into myAudi in the vehi
cle.
Connection manager
See c::>page 174 .
License subscription
The validity and expiration date of your licenses
are displayed. When the function is switched on
~. the message Warning before subscription
expires
will display to warn you that your license
is about to expire .
Refresh
The content of the selected Audi connect service
or the entire Audi connect list is updated.
Data privacy
Requirement: the ignition must be switched on.
Location and personal data are transmitted when
using Audi connect services. If you do not want
Audi connect
this information to be transmitted, activate data
privacy.
-Activate privacy : the data connection is switch
ed off . The Audi connect services will not be
available.
-Deactivate data privacy: if the data connection
is switched off, you can switch on the data con
nection for the use of all Audi connect services.
Select and confirm
Activate data connection.
Wi-Fi hotspot
Applies to: vehicles with Wi -Fi hotspot
You can use the MMI as a Wi-Fi hotspot to con
nect up to eight Wi-Fi devices to the Internet.
Requirement: the ignition must be switched on.
"'Select: !MENUI button> Telephone> right con-
trol button >
Wi-Fi settings .
The following settings can be selected:
Wi-Fi
The MMI Wi-Fi hotspot is deactivated at the fac
tory. Switch the Wi-Fi hotspot to
On before es
tablishing an Internet connection between your
vehicle and your Wi-Fi device.
-On: the MMI Wi-Fi hotspot is active and visible
to other devices. You can connect your Wi-Fi
device to the MMI and use the Internet connec
tion if necessary .
-Off: the MMI Wi-Fi hotspot is deactivated. An
Internet connection for Wi-Fi devices is not
possible .
A WARNING
--
-As the driver, do not allow usage of the Wi
Fi hotspot to distract you from driving, as
this could increase the risk of an accident.
-It is only safe to use tablets, laptops, mo
bile devices and other similar devices when
the vehicle is stationary because, like all
loose objects, they could be thrown around
the inside of the vehicle in a crash and cause
serious injuries. Store these types of devices
securely while driving.
...,
129

Audi conn ect
- Do not use any Wi-Fi devices within range of
the a irbags while driving. Also read the
warnings in the chapter
<=>page 194.
(LlJ Note
- Under some conditions, certain mobi le devi
ces and operating systems may automati
cally switch from your vehicle's Wi-Fi hot
spot to the device's mobile data connection. In that event, standard text and data usage
rates would apply while the dev ice's mob ile
data connection is in use . P lease refer to
documentat ion p rovided by yo ur mobi le de
v ice's man ufact ure and yo ur data ca rr ie r for
d etai ls, re lated terms and privacy state
ment.
- You are responsible fo r all p re caut io ns tak
en fo r data p rotection, an ti- v irus pro tect ion
and protection against loss of data on mo
bile devices that are used to access the In
ternet through the W i-F i hotspot.
- In certain situations, Internet -based apps
and se rvices t hat use t he MMI W i-Fi hotspot
may use the SIM card in your W i-F i dev ice
for the data connect ion, depending on the
configuration of the Wi-Fi device that you
are us ing (see the user gu ide for you r W i-F i
device fo r more information) . T h is cou ld re
su lt in addit ional costs, depending on yo ur
ce ll phone serv ice prov ider and especially
when using in other co un tries. A flat ra te
data p lan is strongly recommended . You can
obtain more information from your cell phone service provider. A few examples are:
- if a SIM card that does not support a data
connect io n is in t he S IM ca rd reader *
- if there is an invalid/faulty SIM card in the
SIM card reade r*
- if the ne twork changes automatically
when there is low signal strength/a data
rate for the Wi-Fi hotspot o r fo r the SI M
c ard in the S IM card reader*
- if the connection to the W i-F i h otspot
ends
130
(D Tips
- In ve hicles without A udi connect*, the use
o f the W i-Fi hotspot is on ly poss ible fo r th e
Wi -Fi audio player*. A data connect ion to
the Internet can not be established.
- For add itiona l information, v is it
www.aud iusa.com.
Configuring the data
connection
App lies to: vehicles with A udi connect
To use Audi connect services, a data connection
must be configured.
~ Select: ! ME NUI button> right control button>
Connection manag er.
~ Sele ct: r ight con trol b utton> Online settings >
Data conne ction setting s.
Using the Data connection settings menu, you
can set whe n an I nternet co nnect io n should be
made. Once the data packets a re no longe r nec
essary, yo u will be au tomatically disconnected
from the Internet.
The following se tt ings ca n be selected:
Connection setup
- With request :
a data connection is only estab
lished when conf irmed .
-No request : a data connect ion is automat ica lly
established to use Audi connect serv ices.
- Never : a data connection is not established.
Audi connect services cannot be accessed.
If a data connection is established, the type of
connection and the s ignal strength is d isp layed in
the status line of the Infotainment system dis
play @/@ <=> page 102, fig. 110.
An active data connection can be ended manually
by setting the
Connection setup to Never .
Data roaming
Data roaming is swi tc h ed off at the factory. To
u se a data connection outs ide of the cou ntry,
Da
ta roaming
must be switched on( ~). The setting
is stored for the current SI M card or the cell
phone that is current ly connected.

Cl 00 .-< N r-N .-< 0 r-Vl 00
Audi conn ect (MMI)
W it h this f unct ion, you c an Allow or Deny the use
of Audi connect services if the connection is set
to
No reque st or With reque st .
Conn ection setting s
The connection is configured automatically based
on the S IM ca rd bei ng used. These va lues can be
changed . You can obta in more informa tion from
your cell phone service provider.
- APN : the access po int depends on the cell
phone service prov ider and is ass igned auto
matically.
- User nam e: your cell phone service p rovider as
s igns the user name for yo ur on line profi le.
- Pa ssword : your cell phone se rvice prov ider as-
s igns the passwo rd for yo ur on line profi le.
Storing chang ed Conn ection s etting s: press the
I BACK I button.
Reset configur ation
An online profile is saved and configured auto
mat ically. The
Conn ectio n sett ings that you
changed manually are reset to the default set
tings .
A WARNING
-As the dr iver, do not allow usage of the Wi
Fi hotspot to dis tract you from d riving, as
t h is could inc re ase the risk of an acc ident.
- It is only safe to use tab lets, laptops, mo
bile devices and othe r similar dev ices w hen
t he vehi cle is st ation ary be cause, like all
loose objects, they cou ld be th rown aro und
the inside of the vehicle in a crash and cause
serious injuries . Store these types of devices
sec urely whi le driving.
- Do not use any Wi- Fi devices within range of
the a irbags while driving. Also read the
warnings in the
chapter ¢ page 194.
@ Note
You are responsib le for a ll preca utions taken
for data protection, anti-virus protection and
protection against loss of data on mobile de
vices that are used to access the Internet through the Wi-Fi hotspot.
Audi c onn ect
(D Tips
- For more information on roaming fees, con
tact Audi connect customer serv ice at (877)
SOS -AUDI (2834).
- The speed of the data connection may vary
depending on the veh icle location, the cov
erage area of your cell phone serv ice prov id
er and if the recommended provider is used
or not.
- A data connection cannot be established if
incorrect data is entered in the connection
sett ings.
- For more informat io n on roaming charges,
contact your cell phone serv ice prov ider.
- The W i-F i hotspot recept ion quality depends
on the signal strengt h and the availab ility of
the mobile network. For more informat ion,
contact yo ur current network p rovider .
- For add itiona l information, v is it
www.aud iusa.com.
About Audi connect
Audi connect services
Applies to: vehicles with Audi connect
{!) Tips
- Audi connect services are on ly availab le w ith
an ex isting or separate cell phone contract
and only within the mobile network cover
age area. Depending on your cell phone
rates, there may be add it io nal costs w hen
connect ing to the Internet using data pack
e ts, p articular ly with inte rn a tiona l serv ice.
Based o n the hig h data vo lume, using a fl at
rate data plan is h ighly recommended.
- Yo u ca n only use serv ices sup po rt ed by Au di
connec t if you have t he op tional MM I Navi
gation pl us eq uipment with M MI touch and
Audi connect .
- Use of the L T E* mobile network s tandard is
not avai lab le in every country . Contact an
authorized A udi dealer o r autho rized Audi
Service Facility or your cell phone se rvice
prov ider for add itiona l information.
131