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Flight information
Applies to: vehicles with flight information
Information on flig hts and current arr ival/depa r
ture times in the selected searc h area .
.,. Select and confirm Flight information .
You can select the desired information using the
right control button.
City events
Applies to: vehicles with City events
Information on events in various categories in
the desired search area .
.. Select City Events > left control button > cate
gory.
Online news
Applies to: vehicles with online news
You can check the current headlines of your fa
vor ite pub lications in the MMI.
Requirement: your myAudi account must be sub
scr ibed to newsfeeds and your vehicle must be
connected to myAudi
~page 125.
.. Se lect : Online news > desired newsfeed > a
headline.
(D Tips
If you have not subscr ibed to any personal
newsfeeds in your myAud i account, pre-con
figured newsfeeds wi ll be displayed.
Twitter
Applies to: vehicles with Twitter
You can access the most important functions in
your Twitter account through your
MMI.
Requirement:
You must have connected your myAudi account
with Twitter. You can find additional information
at www.audiusa .com/myaudi.
You must have connected your vehicle with
myAudi
~page 125.
Audi connect
.. Select Twitter > left control button > desired
function
(for examp le, Trends ).
T he following categories can be selected in the
Twitter menu:
- My tweets: News Feed and the Tweets you have
posted are listed.
- Home : the Tweets for everyone you fo llow are
d isp layed.
- Trends : top ics on Twitter that are currently
popu lar within a country.
Different functions are ava ilable depending on
the Twitter category you have selected :
- New tweet: you can post a new tweet using
pre-made templates or using custom ized tem
plates in your myAudi account.
- Refresh : the se lected Twitter function is re
freshed.
- Favorite : mark a Tweet as favorite to show you
Liked it.
- Retweet : you can quote a Tweet to share it wit h
others.
(D Tips
- You can find additional information on con
necting your myAudi account to Twitter at
www.aud iusa.com/myaudi.
- Other settings suc h as account, language,
Tweet security and locat ion settings
cannot
be changed in the MMI. These changes m ust
be made on the Tw itter website.
- You can only connect
one Twitter account
w ith your myAudi account.
- Audi connect makes it possible to access
Twitter. Permanent availability cannot be
guaranteed, because that depends on Twit
ter.
Travel (travel guide)
Applies to: vehicles with Travel (travel guide)
You can use the Audi MMI connect opp to store
points of interest on your mobile device (such as a smartphone) and then use them for route
guidance in the
MMI .
Requirement:
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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.
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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-
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@ 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.
...,
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- 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
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(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.
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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.
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-Using Audi connect services requires a mini
SIM card with data options and, when using L TE*, it also requires L TE options.
-Usage of Audi connect services depends on
the availability of services through third par
ty providers .
-Also read the information in the chapter
¢page 111, Telephone.
-Audi connect is designed for use only with
the provided SIM card. Receiving data pack
ets from the Internet will quickly increase
the volume of data used. For more informa
tion, contact Audi connect customer service
at 1 (877) SOS -AUDI (2834) .
-The Audi connect services are available in
the USA. Audi connect services are currently not available in Canada or in Mexico.
-Availability, scope, providers, screen display
and costs of services may vary depending on
the country, model, model year, end device
and rates . For additional information, visit
www.audiusa.com.
-An initial registration/activation on the
myAudi platform at www.audiusa.com/
myaudi is required to use individual serv
ices. You can contact an authorized Audi
dealer or Audi connect customer service at
877-SOS-AUDI (2834) to receive informa
tion on options for expanding your usage
and any costs that may result.
-It is only possible to use Audi connect serv
ices with a valid Audi connect SIM card.
- To ensure all of the Audi connect features
work correctly, Audi recommends setting up
data service and a Wi-Fi package with your
network service provider. Your network
service provider can be authorized by law,
through a judicial order or other lawful in
structions, to disclose the position of your
vehicle. Additional information on your cell phone service provider's privacy policies can
be found in their Terms of Use.
-The Audi connect services are a Wi-Fi/lnter
net-based system. If the system does not
function correctly even though all of the re
quirements are met, please try again later
or contact Audi connect customer service at
877-SOS-AUDI (2834).
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-Additional information for Audi connect and
the applicable terms of use are found at
www.audiusa.com.
Data protection
App lies to : vehicles wit h Aud i connect
(D Tips
- You can find additional information in your
MMI in the options menu
¢ page 94 for the
selected Audi connect service and also on
line at www.audiusa .com.
- Your privacy is important to us.
- AUDI AG collects, processes, shares and
transmits your personal information in ac
cordance with legal regulations in order to
ensure proper function and availability of
the individual Audi connect services. You
can view the complete, current and valid
Audi connect data protection policy in your
MMI. The myAudi website is available for to
you to activate additional Audi connect serv
ices and to transfer data with your vehicle,
among other services. A one-time registra
tion is required to establish a connection to
your vehicle . For this purpose, AUDI AG col
lects, processes, transmits and uses your re
quired personal information as required for
you to use the services provided by AUDI
AG. Your information is not distributed to
third parties. Using your cell phone with the
help of your myAudi platform, you can
transfer information for Audi connect serv
ices functions to your vehicle and allow spe
cific information to be transmitted from
your vehicle .
- By activating special information services
that are part of your Audi connect portfolio,
you can use these functions directly in your
vehicle by entering data to confirm your
identity (to use social networks, for exam
ple). To do this, the identification informa
tion you provided is forwarded with the re
quest to the respective service provider.
Then you can access your personal content using a secure connection. This content is
displayed in the vehicle for your use. Your
personal content is not stored within Audi
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AG. The necessary connection information is
processed and used for providing services
and the proper function of the serv ices in
accordance with applicable legal gu idelines.
- By providing Audi connect services, Audi of
America is authorized to collect, process,
transm it and transfer information about
you and your veh icle. Additional information
can also be found in your
MMI in the opt ions
menu
~ page 94 for the selected Audi con
nect serv ice.
Troubleshooting
Applies to: vehicles with Audi connect
Problem Solution
Audi c
onn ect
- In format ion on o ur data protection meas
ures in conjunction with the mobi le Audi
connect app lication can be found in the ap
plication 's pr ivacy policy. For additional in
formation about the www.audiusa.com/
myaudi website or other applicat ions, web
sites or on line serv ices connected to Audi,
visit www.audiusa .com/pr ivacy.
Audi conne ct se rv ic e s : individ ual Some Aud i connect services must be act ivated/config ured
Audi co nnect serv ices are g rayed through your pe rsonal myAud i acco unt befo re using t hem for the
o ut or not avai lable . firs
t time .
Yo,u can find detailed information on line at
www .audiusa.com/myaudi .
Wi-Fi hotspot : it is not poss ible to Delete all ex ist ing W i-F i connections on your mob ile dev ice and
connect throug h W i-F i. restart it .
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Navigation
Opening navigation
Applies to: vehicles with navigation system
The navigation system directs you to your destination, around traffic incidents and on alternative
routes, if desired.
F ig. 122 Diagram: Ente r dest inat io n menu
~ Press the I NAV/MAPI button .
The
Enter destination menu is displayed after
opening navigation
¢ fig . 122. The following in
formation can be displayed in the Infotainment
system display:
@ Input field for free text search r:::;, page 135
@ Home address c;,poge 136
@ Last destinations r:::;, page 135
© Stored favor ites r:::;, page 136
As soon as you select an entry from the list (de
pending on the vehicle equipment), the corre
spond ing destination displays as a map preview*
@ c;,fig .122.
If you have connected a cell phone to the MMI,
your directory contacts will also be listed if they
have navigation data assigned to them .
The
Favorites © menu item as well as the direc
tory/contacts are only shown in the
Enter desti·
nation
menu if you have entered one or more
characters using the input field.
Switching between the destination entry and
the map
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-Press the I NAV/MAPI button repeatedly until
the map is displayed .
Or: select the left control
button
> Switch to map.
& WARNING
-The demands of traffic require your full at
tention . A lways read the chapter
c;, page 93,
Traffic safety information.
-Obey all traffic laws when driving.
-The route calculated by the navigation sys-
tem is a recommendation for reaching your
destination . Obey traffic lights, stopp ing re
strictions, one-way streets, lane change re
strictions, etc.
(D Note
-If the driving directions conflict with traffic
laws, obey the traffic laws.
-To reduce the risk of an accident, adjust the
vol um e of the navigation system so that sig
nals from outside the vehicle, such as police
and fire sirens, can be heard easily at all
t imes.
-