
Media
(D Tips
-Check for any connection requests on your
Bluetooth device.
- Multiple Bluetooth audio players can be
connected to the MMI, but only one mobile
device can be active.
- Bluetooth protocols AVRCP (1.0/1.3/1.4)
and A2DP are supported.
- Note the volume setting on your Bluetooth
device. Audi recommends setting your mo
bile device to the maximum volume when
using it as a Bluetooth audio player.
- The supported media functions (such as
shuffle) depend on the Bluetooth device be ing used.
- For more information on the supported de
vices, visit www.audiusa.com/bluetooth or
contact an authorized Audi dealer or author
ized Audi Service Facility.
Wi-Fi audio player
App lies to: ve hicles w ith Wi-F i audio playe r
Using the Wi-Fi audio player media source on the
MMI, you can connect and operate your Wi-Fi-ca
pable media player (such as a smartphone) to wirelessly play music from your media player
li
brary. The media player is connected through the
vehicle's Wi-Fi hotspot. A UPnP Server opp or an
integrated UPnPIDLNA server on your media
player is required to access your media player
li
brary.
Requirement: the Wi-Fi function on your media
player must be switched on. The
Audi MMI con
nect
app or a UPnP server app must be installed
on your media player .
Or: you must be using a
media player with an integrated UPnP/DLNA
server .
-Connecting a media player: press the I MEDIA !
button. Press the left control button until the
sources overview
¢ page 162 is displayed . Se
lect and confirm
Wi-Fi audio player 0
¢ page 162, fig . 142.
- If necessary, select and confirm Wi-Fi turned
off> Turn on Wi-Fi
to activate Wi-Fi in the
MMI. Select
Wi-Fi settings, if necessary . Select
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the same settings on the wireless media player
that are used for the Wi-Fi hotspot.
- Starting the Wi-Fi audio player: start the Audi
MMI connect
app or a UPnP server app. Or: al
low media sharing on your media player.
Operating the media player: the media player is
operated through the MMI.
- Press the left control button repeatedly until
the
Folders menu item appears. Select and con
firm
Folders .
- Playing music from the media player:
select
and confirm
Media center .
Web radio:
see ¢ page 159.
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.
- Do not use any Wi-Fi devices within range of
the airbags while driving . Also read the
warnings in the
chapter¢ page 194.
((D} Note
Always follow the information found in ¢(l} in
Wi-Fi hotspot on page 130.
(D Tips
- The Wi-Fi connection is reconfigured when
inserting or removing the mini SIM card in
the SIM card reader*. There may be a tem
porary interruption in audio playback, de
pending on the media player.
- Always read the chapter¢
page 131, About
Audi connect.
- Please note that a Wi-Fi connection does
not automatically make it possible to use
the Internet. For additional information,
see ¢
page 124.

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- To avoid interruptions during playback, de
activate the power saving function on the media playe r or connect it to a charger.
- The loading times for the a udio data depend
on the media p layer used and the number of
files that it contains.
- A maximum of 2,000 entries per directory
are displayed in the MMI.
- Songs down loaded for offline use using mu
sic streaming services are stored on your mobile device (such as a smartphone) and
may be ORM protected. The Wi-Fi audio
player w ill not play ORM protected files.
- Contact an a uthorized Audi dea ler or au
thorized Audi Service Facility for additional i nformat ion on the Wi-Fi audio p layer .
Online media and
Internet radio
Applies to: vehicles with Audi connect
You can playback and operate various online me
dia services and Internet radio using the MMI.
,. Press t he IM EDIA I button. P ress the left control
button until the so urces ove rview
Q page 162,
fig. 142
is d isplayed.
Applies to: using online media and Internet radio
Requirement:
- The
Audi MMI conn ect app must be installed
and open on your mob ile dev ice.
- You must be logged into your my Audi account
i n the
Audi MMI conn ect app and you must
have selected your veh icle .
- The Wi-Fi function on the mobile device and on
the MMI must be switched on .
- If necessary, check in the connection manager
Q page 174 if the mob ile device you connected
is selected under the
MMI connect app (~) .
-The MMI must be connected to the network.
- The symbo l for the
O nline media * source®
Qpage 162, fig . 142 is shown in the MMI.
Applies to: using online media
Addit ional requirement:
- A supported o n line media serv ice m ust be avail
able in your country.
- You must have an account with a supported on
l ine med ia serv ice .
Media
-Depending on t he online media service, you
must install and open an app on your mobile
dev ice .
St arting Onlin e media
- Press the I MEDIA i button. Press the left control
button until the sources overv iew
Q page 162
is displayed .
- Select and confirm an online media serv ice.
Starting Inte rnet radio
- Press the I MEDIA i button. Press the left control
button until the sources overv iew
Q page 162
is displayed .
- Select and confirm
Int ernet r adio . The Internet
radio b rowser or the last stat io n that was play
ing is shown .
-Sel ecting the station : if necessary, select and
confirm a category in the Inte rnet rad io
Bro ws
er >
a station.
Online m edia and Internet radio :: additional op
tion s
-Press the r ight cont rol b utt on.
The following opt ions may be ava ilable, depend
i ng on the information shown (such as the sta
tio n/t rack that is cur re ntly playing):
- Sound setting s: see Q page 177.
-Wi-Fi settings : see Q page 129, Wi-Fi hotspot .
-Conne ction manager : see Qpage 174.
-Add it io na l opt ions may be ava ilable, depend ing
on the active online med ia service or In ter net
radio .
_&. WARNING
= -
-It is only safe to use tablets, laptops, mo
bi le devices and other simi lar 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
serio us injuries . Store these types of devices
securely while d riving .
- Do not use any Wi-Fi devices within range of
the airbags while dr iv ing . Also read the
warn ings in the chapter
Q page 194 . ..,.
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Media
-Audi recommends setting the volume of a
mobil e device connected to the AUX input to
approximately 70% of the maximum vol
ume .
- Functionality is not guaranteed for mobile
devices that do not conform to the USB 2.0
spec ification.
- USB hubs are not supported .
- Some ve rsions of the iPod such as the iPod
shuffle cannot be connected to the USB
adapter for devices w ith App le Dock connec
tor. Connect these dev ices using a AUX con
nector cable .
- Video p layback through the Audi music in
terface is only supported if the connected
device is recognized as a USB storage device
(for example a USB stick) . Apple devices and
MT P devices (such as smartphones) a re not
r ecogni zed as USB storage devices .
- i Pod/iPhone malfunct ions also affect the
operation of the MMI. Reset your iPod/
i Phone if this happens.
- For important information on operating
your iPod/iPhone, refer to the user guide for
the dev ice. Audi recomme nds updat ing the
i Pod/iPhone so ftwa re to the latest ve rsion.
- Fo r more information about the Audi music
i nte rface and supporte d devices, check the
A udi databa se fo r mobile devices at
www.audiusa.com/mp3 or contact an au
thorized Audi dealer or authorized Audi
Service Fac ility.
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Playing media
Accessing media
You can start and operate various media
through the
MMI control panel .
Fig. 1 41 Diagram: possible source s in t he Me dia menu
F ig . 142 Dia gr am: pos sible sour ces in the Med ia m enu
Requireme nt: a media so urce mus t contain au
dio/video* files
c:> page 155.
.,. Press the I M EDIA i button . Press the left cont rol
button unti l the sources overv iew is d isplayed .
.,. Select and confirm the des ired so urce. Or :
press the !MEDIA ! button repeatedly unti l th e
d esired sourc e is s elected.
Depend ing o n the vehicle equipmen t, the follow
i ng sou rces may be d isplayed in the
Media menu :
Switch to radio : the Radio menu opens
c:> page 149.
CD Jukebox* ....................
@ DVD /CD dri ve* .. .. .... . ..... .
® SD ca rd re ader .. .. ... ... ... ..
© Audi mu sic interface * ..........
s u ch as iPod , USB stick
® E xternal audio player . . . . . . . . . .
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155
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0
®
such as an MP3 player connected to
the AUX input
Bluetooth audio player*
Wi-Fi audio player* .......... .
Online media*
and Internet radio*
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158
159
-Playing audio/video files: select a source in the
Media menu > category (such as artists > al
bum
> track) .
-Moving one level up in the folder structure:
press the I BACK I button. Or: select and confirm
Folder up.
- Selecting the previous or next track/chapter
1): press the On/Off knob on the MMI control
panel briefly to the left
l
-Fast-forwarding and rewinding audio/video
files :
press and hold the On/Off knob on the
MMI control panel to the left l
a longer time.
-Pausing or resuming playback: press the On/
Off knob on the MMI control panel briefly.
@ Tips
-You can scroll through long lists quickly by
turning the control knob quickly. The scroll
i ng speed depends on the number of list en
tries.
-For safety reasons, the video image is only
displayed when the vehicle is stationary. On ly the sound from the v ideo plays while driv
i ng .
Media center
Various categories for selecting audio/video*
files are available in the media center .
Fig. 143 Example: USB stick catego ries
1l Depe ndi ng o n th e DVD, t his may not be possible during
playba ck .
Media
Fi g. 144 Example: USB stick categories
... Press the I MEDIA! button. Press the left control
button until the sources overview is displayed.
Select and confirm the desired source.
(D Active source
The active source is highlighted . The active
source symbol
(D may change depending on the
connected device, the online media service* or
Internet radio*. The device name may be dis
played (for example: myPhone). As an example, a
USB stick is shown
c:> fig. 143 connected to the
Audi music interface* .
Depending on the active source, you can select
audio/video fi les* from the follow ing categories
and add them to the playlist:
@ Favo rites
The Favorites category appears if at least one en
try is stored in the favorites list. See
c:> page 165,
Favorites.
@ Artists
All available artists are displayed. Select and con
firm an a rtist, an album and then a track .
@Albums
All availab le albums are displayed. Select and
confirm an album and then a track .
® Genres
All available genres are displayed. Select and
confirm a genre (such as
Pop ), an artist, an al
bum and then a song .
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@Tracks
All available tracks are displayed. Se lect and con
f ir m a track.
(J) Folders
The fo lder structu re or track/chapter list is dis
p layed. Select a folder, if necessary. Select and
confirm a track.
@ Playlists
All available playlists from the source and the
smart playlists are displayed. Select and confirm
a playlist and then a track.
Smart playlists :
- Last played tracks :
the last tracks played in the
selected source are disp layed.
- Most played tracks : the most played tracks in
the selected sou rce a re displayed.
- S stars to 1 star : tracks from the se lected
source are displayed acco rding to their rating.
-Unrated : all files from the selected source
without rat ing information (for example, i n the
103 tag) are displayed .
@Videos*
All available video files are displayed . Select and
confirm a v ideo file .
(D Tips
-Only the categories supported by the med i
um are available. For example, CD/DVD
ROM tracks cannot be selected w ith catego
ries such as
Artists , Albums or Genres .
With an iPod (sou rce: Audi music inte rface
¢ page 160), th e Pod casts , Audio books
and Composers categories are also availa
ble.
- For safety reasons, the video image is only
displayed when the vehicle is stationary . On
l y the sound from the video p lays while driv
ing.
- When synchronizing a portable device with
"Cloud" services, p laylists may display incor
rectly in the MMI. Use the media center in
the device.
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Free text search
You can search in the active source by tracks and
video files*, for example
Fig. 145 Input field and resu lts list for free text searc h
You can open the free text search ¢ fig. 145 de
pending on the selected source .
Requirement: the play list
¢ page 165 or media
cente r
¢page 163 must be displayed.
Opening free text search
.,. Keep turning the control knob to the left until
the
free text search input fie ld (!) ¢ fig. 145
appears. Or: push the control knob up.
Using the free text search: see¢ page 101, Free
text search.
Entries that contain the entered search term are
li sted in the results
list ®¢ fig. 145. You can
search for artists @¢
fig. 145, albums @ or
tracks @as well as genres and videos .
(D Tips
-It will then search through the files i n the
act ive source .
-If you open free text search in the Folders
category 0 ¢ page 163, fig. 144 or the
Composers , Podcasts and Audio books cat
egories, it will only search through the files
in that folder.

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Audio track1)
You can manually set the audio track (language
and audio format). The language and audio
format options depend on the video DVD.
Subtitles1
)
You can set subtitles for playback manually. The
langu ages available depend on the DVD.
Picture format
Audi recommends the Automatic setting for the
p icture format . You can set the picture format
depending on the active fi le or source (for exam
ple video file*, DVD*).
Picture for-
Information
mat
Automatic
The MMI detects the picture for-
mat of the source and displays the
image in the optimum ratio. Black
bars may appear on the sides of
the display, depending on the
source format and the Infotain -
ment system d isp lay that is instal-
led.
Zoom The image is enlarged to fill the
entire Infotainment system dis-
p lay . Switch the function
off if the
image is distorted.
Cinema-Use th is setting for films in cinema
scope format 21:9. Black bars will appear
on the up per/lower edge in the In-
fotainment system display.
l) Depe ndi ng o n th e DVD, this may not be possib le during
playback.
Media
Picture for- Information
mat
Original
The image is d isp layed in the ratio
of the source format. Select this
opt ion if the image is distorted or a
section of the image is cut
off
when Auto is selected .
4:3 The image is f ixed in the 4:3 pie -
ture format. Black bars are shown on the sides of the Infotainment
system display .
16:9 The image is fixed in the 16:9 pie-
ture format . Black bars are shown
in the upper and lower edges of the
Infotainment system display.
(D Tips
- Not all video DVDs have parental control.
- Th e protection levels for the
Parental con-
trol
are based on the US standards from the
Motion Picture Association of America
(MPAA). Note that the age levels for v ideo
DVDs in European countr ies may differ.
- Password entry for
Parental control will be
locked for approx imately one minute if you
enter the incorrect password three times in
a row. The password can only be reset by an
authorized Audi dealer.
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Supported media and file formats
Overview
The following audio/video files are supported by the DVD drive, the Jukebox*, the SO card reader and
the connection for USB storage devices:
Supported
medi a
File system
Metadat a
Format
File e xten-
s ion
Pla ylist s
C haracter is -
ti cs
Numbe r of
file s
(D Tips Audio files
Video files*
S D /S DH C/S DXC/MM C mem 1or y ca rds:
with a capacity up to 128 GB
DVD dri ve : audio CDs (up to 80 m in .) with CD text (artist, album, song)*, CD-ROMs with
a capacity up to 700 MB; DVD±R/RW; DVD v ideo; DVD aud io with audio tracks that a re
compatible with a DV D video player
Audi mu sic interface : mobi le devices ~page 160 such as iPods and MTP players, USB
storage devices in "USB Device Subclass 1 and
6" th at con form to USB 2.0: USB stic ks,
USB MP3 players (P lug-and -P lay cap.ab le), external USB flash drives and hard drives
Memory card s: exFAT, FAT, FAT32, NTFS
USB storage d evices: FAT, FAT32, NTFS
USB storage de vice partiti ons: 2 per USB connection
CD /DVD fil e sy stem s: 1S09660, Jo liet, UD F
Album co ver : GIF, JPG, PNG with max.
800x800 px . The album cover from the
medium or from Gracenote is displayed,
depending on availability .
MPEG Windows MPEG F
LAC
MPEG MPEG4 Windows Media Vid
-
1/2 Media 2/4 1/2
AVC eo 9
Layer-3 Audio 9 (H.264)
and 10
.mp3 .wma .
m4a;
.flac .mpg; .mp4; .wmv;
. m4b;
.mpeg .m4v; .asf
. aac .mov;
. avi
.M3U; .PLS; .WPL; .M3U8; .ASX
up to maximum 320 kb it/s and 48 kHz up to maximum 2,000 kb it/s and
48 k Hz sampling frequencies sampling 720x576 px. at max imum 25 fps
frequen-
cy
DVD drive *: max. 1,000 files per medium
Jukebo x*: approximate ly 10 GB storage space; max. 3,000 files can be imported
USB storage de vices and memo ry card s: max. 10,000 files per medium; max. 1,000
fi les pe r playlist/ directory
showing the remain ing p lay time may differ
for MP3 files with variab le bit rate.
- The med ia drives do not support the W in
dows Media Audio 9 Voice format . -
Special characters (s uch as those in ID3 tag
information) display differently depending
on the system language and cannot always
be guaran teed .
-
To comp ress MP3 f iles, a bit rate of at least
160 kb it/s is recommended. The display
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Media
-The manufactu rer of the stora ge device can
provide information about its "USB Device
Subclass" . -Some MTP p laye r fu nct ions are not s upport
ed, s uch as rating music tracks and video
playback.
CD drive
App lies to: ve hicles with a CD d rive
The following audio file properties are supported by the CD drive:
Audio files
Supported
Audio CDs (up to 80 min) with CD tex t (artist, a lbum, t rack) *, CD -ROMs with a capac i-
media ty of up to 700 MB
File system CD file system: IS09660, Joliet, UDF
Metadata Album cover : GIF, JPG, PNG wit h max. 800x800 px. The album cover from the medi -
um may be d isp layed, depend ing on avai lab ility.
Format M PE G 1/ 2 Windows Media A u- M PEG 2/4 FLAC
Layer -3 dio 9 and 10
File extension .mp3 .wma .m4a; .flac
. m4b;
. aac
Playlists .M3U; .PLS ; .WPL; .M3U8; .ASX
Characteristics up to maximum 3 20 kb it/s and 48 k Hz sampli ng freque ncies 48 k Hz sampling
frequency
Number of M aximum 1,000 files pe r med ium
files
(D Tips
-To comp ress MP3 files, a bit rate of at least
160 kb it/s is recommended. The display
showing the remaining p lay t ime may d iffer
fo r MP3 f iles w it h va riable bi t rate.
-Special cha racters (s uch as those in 1D3 tag
information) display differently depend ing
on the system language a nd cannot always
be guaranteed .
Troubleshooting
Problem Solution
Audi music interface */Bluetooth au-
Read the ins truc tions in the chapter q page 160, Multimedia
dio player *: mobile dev ice is not sup-c onne ctions/ 9 page 157, Bluetooth audio player. You can
porte d. learn abo ut supporte d mo bile dev ices in the A udi da tabase fo r
mo bile dev ices a t www.audius a.com/blue tooth.
Audi music interface */AU X input: the Ad just the volume of the mobile device to approximate ly 70%
vol ume is too h igh/too low w hen of the max imum ou tp ut
9page 165, Input level.
sta rting playback th rough the AUX in-
pu t.
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