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Internet.TheInternetconnectiondisconnects
automaticallyoncethe requested Audiconnect
Infotainmentservicenolongerrequiresanydata.
—Connectionsetup:youcanselectwhenadata
connection should beestablished.
—Audiconnect(MMI):whenthisfunctionis
switchedon,adataconnectionisautomatically
establishedinordertouseAudiconnectInfo-
tainmentservices.
—Wi-Fidevices:whenthisfunctionisswitched
on,youcanallowordenyInternet connections.
@)Note
Alwaysfollow theinformationfoundin>@in
Wi-Fisettingsonpage193.
G)Tips
Formoreinformationonroamingcharges,
contactyourcellphoneserviceprovider.
Wi-Fisettings
Appliesto:vehicleswithWi-Fihotspot
Youcanuse theMMIasaWi-Fihotspottocon-
nect
uptoeight Wi-FidevicestotheInternet.
Requirement:theignitionmustbe switchedon.

>Select:[MENU]button>Telephone>rightcon-
trolbutton>Wi-Fisettings.

Dependingonthecountryandthevehicleequip-
ment,thefollowing functionsmaybeavailable:
Wi-Fi
Whenthisfunctionisswitchedon,theMMIWi-Fi
hotspotisactiveandvisibletootherdevices(for
example,laptopsandcellphones).Youcancon-
nectyourWi-FidevicetotheMMIandusetheIn-
ternetconnectionifnecessary.Ifyouswitchoff
theWi-FiintheMMI,theWi-Fihotspotwillbe
deactivated.Therefore,anyotherdevices access-
ingtheWi-Fihotspotwillnolongerbeconnected
totheWi-Fi.
Networkkey
TheWi-Ficonnectionbetweenyourvehicleand
yourWi-Fideviceisencrypted.Toestablishacon-
nection,youmustenterthefollowingvalues
whensettingupyourwirelessdevice.Youcan
changethemifnecessary.
—Accesspoint(SSID):nameoftheWi-Finet-
work.
—Password:arandompasswordwassetatthe
factoryintheMMI.Thepasswordcanbe
changed.Theencryptionmethodrequiresa
passwordtobeatleasteightcharacterslong.
Chooseasecurepassword.
—Visibletoothers:yourWi-Finetworkvisibility
can be switchedonoroff.

Z\WARNING
—Itisonlysafe tousetablets,laptops,mobile
devicesandothersimilardeviceswhenthe
vehicleisstationarybecause,likeallloose
objects,theycouldbethrownaroundthein-
sideofthevehicleinacrashandcauseseri-
ousinjuries.Storethesetypesofdevicesse-
curelywhiledriving.
—Toreducetheriskofanaccident,use theAu-
diconnectInfotainmentserviceswithaWi-
Fihotspotonlyintherearseatwhentheve-
hicleisinmotion,oronlywhenthevehicleis
stationary.
—Donotuseanywirelessdevicesonthefront
seatswithinrangeoftheairbagswhiledriv-
ing.Also readthewarningsinthechapter
=page265,Frontairbags.
—Asthedriver,donotallowusageoftheWi-
Fihotspottodistractyoufromdriving,as
thiscouldincreasetheriskofanaccident.
CG)Note
—Incertainsituations,theWi-Fihotspotdata
connectionmaybeestablishedasareplace-
mentfortheSIMcardonyourWi-Fidevice.
Thisfeaturedependsontheconfiguration
ofyourWi-Fideviceandoperatingsystem.
Thiscouldresultinfeesdependingonyour
cellphoneserviceprovider,especiallyifyou
areusingthisfeaturewhileabroad.Aflat
ratedataplanisstronglyrecommended.For
moreinformation,contactyourcellphone
serviceproviderorrefertotheowner'sman-
ualforyourWi-Fidevice.

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—Appliesto:embeddedSIMcardusage:The
connectioncostsforAudiconnectInfotain-
mentservicesareincludedinthepriceof
AudiconnectInfotainment.Pleasenote
thatchargesmayapplywhenusingcertain
services.Forexample,thisapplies toInter-
netradio/podcastsorforservicesthatuse
theWi-Fihotspot,suchasonlinemedia
sources.Depending onthecountry,data
plansmayneedtobepurchasedforthese
services>page194.Foradditionalinfor-
mation,seewww.audiusa.com/myaudi.
—Youareresponsibleforallprecautionstaken
fordataprotection,anti-virusprotection,
andprotectionagainstlossofdataonmo-
biledevicesthatareusedtoaccesstheIn-
ternetthroughtheWi-Fihotspot.
@Tips
InvehicleswithoutAudiconnectInfotain-
ment,theuseoftheWi-Fihotspotisonly
possiblefortheWi-Fiaudioplayer*.Adata
connectiontotheInternetcannot beestab-
lished.
Dataplans)
Appliesto:vehicleswith dataplans
Requirement: youmusthavecreatedamyAudi
accountatwww.audiusa.com/myaudi.Yourvehi-
clemustberegisteredinyourmyAudiaccount.
Youcanpurchasedataplansatwww.audiusa.
com/myaudi.

Z\WARNING
—Asthedriver,donotallowusageoftheWi-
Fihotspottodistractyoufromdriving,as
thiscouldincreasetheriskofanaccident.
—Itisonlysafe tousetablets,laptops,mobile
devices,andothersimilardeviceswhenthe
vehicleisstationarybecause,likeallloose
objects,theycouldbethrownaroundthein-
sideofthevehicleinacrashandcauseseri-
ousinjuries.Storethesetypesofdevicesse-
curelywhiledriving.


))_Notavailableineverymarket.
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—Donotuseanywirelessdevicesonthefront
seatswithinrangeoftheairbagswhiledriv-
ing.Also readthewarningsinthechapter
=page265,Frontairbags.

@)Note
ReadtheinformationaboutAudiconnect,and
besuretonotetheconnectivitycostssection
=>)inWi-Fisettingsonpage193.
G)Tips
—Pleasenotethatanyvehiclepassengercan
deletetheSIMowner.
— Theassociatedvehicleisnotautomatically
deletedfromthecustomerportalforthe
cellphoneserviceproviderwhenyoudelete
theSIMownerinthevehicle.Ifsellingyour
vehicle,youshoulddeletethevehiclefrom
thecustomerportalforthecellphoneserv-
iceprovidertoavoidbeingchargedforaddi-
tionalpurchases.
DataPrivacy
Appliesto:vehicleswith AudiconnectInfotainment
AUDIAGcollects,uses,storesandsharesyour
personalinformation,suchascontactdata,vehi-
cledata,usagedata,drivingdataandprecisege-
olocation,inordertoprovideyouwiththeprod-
uctsandservicesyouhavepurchasedorrequest-
ed,andforanumberofotherpurposes,forex-
ample,totrackqualityissues,toperformance
andsafety,tomeetourinternalcomplianceorle-
galrequirementsandtomarkettocustomers
andpotentialcustomers.Foramorecomplete
listofthedatawecollect,howweuseitandwith
whomweshareit,pleasevisityourAudination-
al/salesregionwebsiteatwww.audi.com.
Thecollection,useandsharingmayvarydepend-
ingonyourmodelandmodelyear,yoursubscrip-
tionstatus,ortheserviceoffering.Forexample,
collection,useandsharingmayvarybetweenAu-
diconnectservices,ifyouhavedesignatedakey
user,orifyouaredrivingamodelequippedwith
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completePrivacyStatementtounderstandour
datahandlingpracticeswithrespecttoaparticu-
larservice.
Youcanfindadditionalinformationaboutourda-
taprivacypracticesinyourMMI.

>Select:[MENU]button>Audiconnect>right
controlbutton>AboutAudiconnect.

Informationaboutourprivacypracticesincon-
junctionwiththemobileAudiconnectapplica-
Troubleshooting
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudiconnectInfotainment
tioncanbefoundintheApplication’sPrivacy
Statement.
Foradditionalinformationabouttheprivacy
practicesrelatingtoAudiconnect,myAudi,or
otherwebsites,applicationsoronlineservicesas
wellasyourobligationswithrespecttousing
theseservices,andforadditionalinformationre-
gardingAudiconnectterms andconditions,
pleasevisityourAudinational/salesregionweb-
siteatwww.audi.com.

ProblemSolution

AudiconnectInfotainmentserv-
ices:individualAudiconnectInfo-
notavailable.
SomeAudiconnectInfotainmentservicesmustbeactivatedor
configuredthroughyourpersonalmyAudiaccountbeforeusing
tainmentservicesaregrayed outor|themforthefirsttime.Youcanfinddetailedinformationonline
atwww.audiusa.com/myaudi.

Wi-Fihotspot:itisnotpossible to
connectthroughWi-Fi.
restartit.

CheckifWi-FiisactivatedintheMMI>page193.
DeleteallexistingWi-Ficonnectionsonyourmobiledeviceand

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—ThenselectandconfirmStartrouteguidance.
Additionaldirectoryfunctionsinthenavigation
systemcanbefoundunder>page206.
@)Tips
—Addressesthathavebeenimportedfrom
yourmobiledeviceintotheMMIcanalsobe
usedasadestination.
—If acontactisgrayed outinthedirectory,
thiscontacthasneitheradestinationnoran
addressassignedtoit.
elelm11a)
Appliesto:vehicleswithnavigationsystem

>Pressthe [NAV/MAP|buttonrepeatedlyuntil
the Enterdestinationmenuisdisplayed
=>page198,fig. 183.
>Select:leftcontrolbutton>POIs.

—Changingthesearcharea:selectandconfirm
Searcharea>asearchareafromthelist.
Thefollowingsearchcategoriesareavailable:
Nearby:pointsofinterestcanbeselectedfrom
differentcategories.Thepointsofinterestare
listedstartingfromtheimmediatevicinityofthe
vehicleuptoaradiusofapproximately124miles
(200km).
Alongtheroute:points ofinterestalongthe
routecanonlybeselectedduringactiveroute
guidance.Thepointsofinterestarelocateddi-
rectlyalongorintheimmediatevicinityofthe
calculatedroute.Thepointsofinterestcanlike-
wise beselectedfromvariouscategories.Forex-
ample,youcansearchforahotelorparkinglot
atthedestination.
Neardestination/Nearstopover:pointsofinter-
estnearadestinationorastopover canonlybe
selectedduringactiverouteguidance.Thepoints
ofinterestcanlikewisebeselectedfromvarious
categories.Forexample,youcan searchforaho-
telorparkinglotatthedestination.
In anewcity:selectacountry/stateorsearchin
anewcity.Enterthenameofthedesiredcity.
Points ofinterestcanbeselectedfromvarious
categories.Thisfunctionallowsyoutosearchfor
points ofinterestinanycityregardlessoftheac-
tiverouteguidanceorthevehicleposition.
—Searchingforapointofinterestnameinthe
selectedsearcharea:selectFindentry>Enter
pointofinterest.Enterthenameofthepoint
ofinterest.
—Searchingforapointofinterestinaspecific
category:selectSelectcategory.Selectand
confirmacategorysuchasRestaurants.
(i)Tips
—Distancestopointsofinterestaredisplayed
asastraight-linedistancefromyourcurrent
location.Theactualdistancefromyourcur-
rent locationtothepointofinterestisup-
datedautomatically.Thelistofpointsofin-
terestthatwerefoundisnotresortedwhen
thishappens.
—Theremaybeentriesinthelistthatcannot
bedisplayedcompletelyduetotheirlength.
Selectthecorrespondingentryfromthelist.
Select:rightcontrolbutton>Showdestina-
tiondetails.Detailedinformationforthese-
lectedentryinthelististhendisplayed.
pointofinterestsearch(online

Appliesto:vehicleswithanavigationsystem andAudicon-
nectInfotainment
You cansearchforpointsofinterestontheInter-
net.
Requirement:therequirementsforAudiconnect
Infotainmentmustbemet>page186.

>Pressthe [NAV/MAP]buttonrepeatedlyuntil
theEnterdestinationmenuisdisplayed
=>page198,fig.183.
>Select:leftcontrolbutton>Onlinesearch.The
searcharealastsetisdisplayedintheinput
field.

—Changingthesearcharea:select:rightcontrol
button>Selectsearcharea.
—Searchingforonlinedestinationsinthese-
lectedsearcharea:enteranewcity/stateif
necessary.Enterthesearchterm,suchashotel.
Pressthecontrolknob.Selectandconfirm an
onlinedestinationfromthelist.
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Deletingastopover
—Pushthecontrolknobup.Freetextsearchand
activerouteguidancearedisplayed.Or:Turn
the
controlknobtotheleftuntiltheactive
routeguidanceisshown.
—SelectandconfirmDeletestopover(2)
>fig.185.
—Thestopoverisdeleted.
(eTeeeET
Appliesto:vehicleswithnavigationsystem
Requirement:routeguidancemustbeactive.

>Pressthe [NAV/MAP|buttonrepeatedlyuntil
the Enterdestinationmenuisdisplayed
=>page198,fig. 183.
>Turn thecontrolknobtotheleftuntiltheactive
routeguidanceisshown>page202,fig.185.
>SelectandconfirmDeletedestination@)
=>page202,fig. 185.Thedestinationisdelet-
ed. Or:
selecttherightcontrolbutton>Cancel
routeguidance.

Additionaloptionswhenenteringa

eldlacey)
Appliesto:vehicleswithnavigationsystem
>Presstherightcontrolbutton.
Dependingontheselectedfunction,thefollow-
ingoptionsmaybeavailablewhenenteringa
destination:
Cancelrouteguidance:Requirement:routeguid-
ancemustbeactive.Routeguidanceiscanceled.
Foradditionalinformation,see>page203.
Countryinformation:youcandisplaytheappli-
cableurbanandruralspeedlimitsforanycoun-
try/state.Ifthisfunctionisactivated,theinfor-
mationwillbeautomaticallyshowntoyouinthe
routeinformation)>page207,fig.190when
thespeedlimitisexceeded>page210.
Country/stateselection:see>page199,Nar-
rowingthesearcharea.
Routecriteria:see>page207,Routecriteria.
Showlocationonmap:Requirement:youmust
haveselectedadestinationfromtheresultslist.
Thedestinationenteredisdisplayedonthemap.
Parkingatthislocation*:Requirement:youmust
haveselectedadestinationfromtheresultslist.
Allparking optionsneartheselectedlocationare
displayedintheInfotainmentsystem.
Delete:theselectedentryisdeleted.Youcande-
leteindividualentriesorallentries(forexample,
favoritesorlastdestinations).
Audiconnectatthislocation*:Requirement:you
musthaveselectedadestinationfromtheresults
list.Allowsyoutosearchforitemsinthevicinity
oftheselectedlocation,suchasTravelinforma-
tion.
Onlinetrafficdata*:theonlinetrafficinforma-
tion>page213canbe switchedonoroff.
Adddestinationtocontact:see>page206.
Storeasfavorite:see>page206.
Voiceguidance:see>page207.
Navigationsettings:see>page206.
@)Tips
Informationononlinetrafficdata*canalso
befoundonlineatwww.audiusa.com.
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@)Tips
—Personalroutesarelearnedbasedontheve-
hicleposition.Therouteisprioritizedac-
cordingtohowfrequentlyyoudrivetoa
destination.
—Amaximumofthreepersonalroutesare
displayedinthe Enterdestinationmenu.
Basedonthecurrentvehicleposition,the
trafficsituation fortheroutethatismost
likelytobedrivenoutofthethreeroutes
willalways bemonitored.
—Pleasenotethatpersonalroutesthathave
alreadybeenstoredwillremainstoredafter
theignitionisswitchedoffandtheymust
bedeletedmanually.
Alternativeroutes
Appliesto:vehicleswithnavigationsystem

Fig.188Diagram:displayofalternativeroutesintheover-
viewmap
Requirement:adestinationmustbe enteredand
therouteguidancemustbestarted.

>Pressthe [NAV/MAP]buttonrepeatedlyuntil
the Enterdestinationmenuisdisplayed
=>page198,fig. 183.
>Select:rightcontrolbutton>Navigationset-
tings>Showalternativeroutes.

Threeroutesaredisplayedinthe overviewmap
afteryouenteradestination.
Uptothree routesuggestionsandtheirproper-
tiesaredisplayedonthe overviewmapwhenthe
functionisswitchedon4©fig.188.
Ifavailable,thefollowinginformationwillap-
pearontheroutesuggestions:
—Routetype(fast©,fastalternative(2),eco-
nomicroute@))
—Distancetothedestinationandthecalculated
arrivaltime
—Trafficcongestionalong therouteincluding
timedelays
Theroutethatwascalculatedaccordingtothe
routecriteriayouselectedisshownontheover-
viewmap.Thespecialpropertiesoftherouteare
alsodisplayed(@)>fig.188andgivenasaspo-
kenmessage.
Usingthecontrolknob,youcanselectthepossi-
ble
routingforthealternativeroutesandshow
themonmapSelectandconfirmthedesired
routethatyouwouldliketouseforrouteguid-
ance.
Additionalsettings
Appliesto:vehicleswithnavigationsystem

>Pressthe [NAV/MAP]buttonrepeatedlyuntil
the Enterdestinationmenuisdisplayed
=>page198,fig. 183.

Storingahomeaddress
—SelectandconfirmHomeaddress(2)
=>page198,fig.183.Afteropeningthehome
addressforthefirsttime,youwillbe askedto
createahomeaddress.
—SelectandconfirmCreatenow.
—Enteradestinationorselectadestinationfrom
thelist.
Editingthehomeaddress
—SelecttheHomeaddress(2)>page198,
fig.183.
—Select:rightcontrolbutton>Edithomead-
dress.
—Selectandconfirmanewdestinationasthe
homeaddress.
Theselecteddestinationisstoredasthenew
homeaddress.
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>Pressthe

NAV/MAP. buttonrepeatedlyuntil
themapisdisplayed>fig.190.
Zoomingin/outonthemap
—Turn thecontrolknobtotheleftor totheright.
Alternatively,youcanalsozoomin/outonthe
mapusingtheMMItouchcontrolpad*
=>page150,ifthecrosshairsareswitchedon.
Or:
turntheleftthumbwheelonthemultifunc-
tionsteeringwheel*>page16.
Turningthecrosshairson/off
—Switchingthecrosshairson:pressthecontrol
knobinthemapview>fig.190.
—Switchingthecrosshairsoff:pressthe[BACK
button.


Whenthecrosshairsareswitchedoff>fig.190:
@Direction.Foradditionalinformation,see
knob.Whenthecrosshairsareturnedoff,the
roadbeingcurrentlydrivenonisshown.
@Speedlimit display”):displayofthemaxi-
mumpermittedspeedontheexpressways
andhighways.
@Entertainmentslidingmenu*:see
=>page150.
@®Additionalinformationonthecrosshairspo-
sition:ifyoumovethecrosshairstoa loca-
tiononthemap,availableinformationfor
thecurrentpositionisdisplayed.Tapbriefly
ontheMMItouchcontrolpad.Or:pressthe
controlknob.Inthedestinationdetails,you
canstartrouteguidancetothedisplayedlo-
cation.SelectandconfirmStartrouteguid-
ance.
@Mapcontents(pointsofinterest,favorites).
Whentherearemultiplepointsofinterestin
=>page209.
@Thedistancetothedestinationincludesthe
calculatedarrivaltime.
@Whenthetrailermodefunctionisswitched
on,thecorrespondingsymbolisdisplayed
nexttothearrivaltime.
@Scale:turnthecontrolknobtotheleftor
righttodecreaseor increasethescale.When
theAutomaticzoomfunctionisswitchedon
&,an“A”for“Automatic”isdisplayedinthe
magnifyingglass.
Altitude
Vehiclelocation
Routeinformation:variousinformationwill
bedisplayedduringactiverouteguidance
(forexample,theupcomingmaneuverin-
cludingcalculateddistanceandstreet
names).Thedisplayalsoprovidestrafficin-
formationorpointsofinterestonthecurrent
route.
Roadcurrentlybeingdrivenon
CO®
Whenthecrosshairsareswitchedon>fig.191:
@)Thecrosshairs:movethecrosshairsinthede-
sireddirectionandsetapointonthemapus-
ingtheMMItouchcontrolpad”orthecontrol

D_Onlyappliestovehicleswithoutcamera-basedspeedlimit
display.
208
theimmediatevicinity,thesymbolsare
shownstackedonthemap.
@®)Betterroute#9 ifabetterrouteisavailable
forthecurrentrouteguidance,itwillbeindi-
catedonthemapincludingthetimethat
wouldbesaved.Moreinformationcanbe
foundunder>page213.
Mapfunctions
Appliesto:vehicleswithnavigationsystem
>Pressthe

NAV/MAP buttonrepeatedlyuntil
themapisdisplayed>page207,fig.190.
>Presstheleftcontrolbutton.
Thefollowingmapfunctionscan beselected:
Switchtodestinationinput
ThefreetextsearchintheEnterdestination
menuisdisplayed>page198,fig.183.
Trafficmessages
CurrenttrafficinformationisdisplayedintheIn-
fotainmentsystemdisplay.Youcanalsofindad-
ditionalinformationunder>page212.

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@Tips
—Alwaysreadthechapter>page186.
— Theamountofavailableonlinemapupdates
inthevehicleislimited.Toupdatemorere-
gions,usethemapupdateviaSDcardat
www.audiusa.com/myaudi.
—Alwaysreadthechapter>page186,Audi
connect.
Trafficinformation
Introduction
Appliesto:vehicleswithnavigationsystem
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Fig.195Example:trafficinformationoverview

> Pressthe [NAV/MAP]buttonrepeatedlyuntil
themapisdisplayed>page207,fig.190.
>Select:leftcontrolbutton>Trafficmessages.

Dependingonvehicleequipment,thefollowing
informationmaybeshowninthetrafficinforma-
tionoverview>fig.195:
@Amessage@)>fig.195willappearifthe
MMIcalculatesabetterrouteforthecurrent
routeguidance.Moreinformationcanbe
foundunder>page213.
@Whenrouteguidanceisactive,trafficinci-
dentsalongyourroutearedisplayedinthe
uppersectionofthelistandaresortedby
distance.
@®Thetrafficmessagesaresorted bystreet
name.Iftherearemultipletrafficmessages
forthesamestreet,anarrowisdisplayedin
frontofthestreetname()).Selectandcon-
firmthecorrespondinglinetodisplayallof
thetrafficinformation.
@Thecurrentselectedtrafficmessageisalso
shownasamappreview*intheInfotainment
systemdisplay.
212

©ThestatuslineintheInfotainmentdisplay
alsoalwaysindicatesthereceptionoftraffic
information((TMC]or[ONLINE)),



Showingtrafficmessagesonthemap:select:
onetrafficmessage>rightcontrolbutton>
Showonmap.
Displayingthenexttrafficmessageonthemap:
pressthecontrolknob.
Trafficinformationdisplayonthemapor
mappreview*
Color-codedmarkingsalongtherouteindicate
thetrafficflow:
Green:trafficisflowingfreely.
Yellow:stop-and-gotraffic.
Red:congestion.
Shadedmarkingsindicatethelength ofthearea
withcongestion.
Coloredwarningsymbols:animpendingtraffic
incidentdirectlyaheadonyourroute.
Alltrafficincidentswilldisplayincolorwhen
routeguidanceisinactive.
Grayedoutwarningsymbols:trafficincidents
thatarenotonyourroute.
Warningsymbolswith+:avoidedtrafficinci-
dents.
Thedisplay ofcoloredmarkings,warningsym-
bols,etc.canbesetintheMapcontentmenu
=>page210.
@)Tips
Particularlycriticaltrafficinformation,such
aswarningsaboutwrong-waydrivers,isauto-
maticallydisplayed.Tohidethetrafficinfor-
mation,pressthe[BACK]buttonorthecontrol
knob.
Trafficinformation(TMC)
Appliesto:vehicleswithnavigationsystem


ReceivingtrafficinformationthroughTMCis
switchedonatthefactory.