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Media

Supportedmediaandfileformats
TheJukebox*,SDcardreaderandtheUSBstoragedevice*connectionsupportthefollowingaudio/
videofileproperties:



AudiofilesVideofiles*
SupportedSD/SDHC/SDXC/MMCmemorycards:withacapacityofupto128GB
mediaDVDdrive:audioCDs(upto80min)withCDtext(artist,album,song)*,CD-ROMswith
acapacity ofupto700MB;DVD+R/RW;DVDvideo;DVDaudiowithaudiotracksthat
arecompatiblewithaDVDvideoplayer;
Audimusicinterface:mobiledevices(suchasaniPod>page226,MTPplayer,USB
storagedevicein“USBDeviceSubclass1and6” thatconformstoUSB2.0:USBsticks,
USBMP3players(Plug-and-Play-capable), externalUSBflashdrivesandharddrives
FilesystemMemorycards:exFAT,FAT,FAT32,NTFS
USBstoragedevice:FAT,FAT32,NTFS
USBstoragedevicepartitions(primary/logical*:2perUSB-connection
CD/DVDfilesystem:ISO9660,Joliet,UDF
MetadataAlbumcover:GIF,JPG,PNGwithmax.
800x800px.Thealbumcoverfromthe
mediumorfromGracenote®isdisplayed,
dependingonavailability.
FormatMPEGWindows|MPEGFLACMPEG1/2|MPEG4AVC|WindowsMedia
1/2Media2/4(H.264)Video9
Layer3 |Audio9
and10
Fileexten--mp3.wma.m4a;-flac-Mpg;-mp4;.wmv;
sion.m4b;-mpeg.mA4v;.asf
-aac-Mov;
.avi
Playlists.M3U;.PLS;.WPL;.M3U8;.ASX
Characteris-|uptomaximum320kbit/sand|48kHzuptomaximum2,000kbit/sand
tics48kHzsamplingfrequencies|sampling720x576px.atmaximum25fps
frequen-
cy
Number
offiles

DVDdrive*:maximum1,000filespermedium
Jukebox*:approximately10GBmemorycapacity;maximum3,000filescanbeimport-
ed
USBstoragedeviceandmemorycards:maximum10,000filespermedium;maximum
1,000filesperplaylist/directory

@Tips
— ThemediadrivesdonotsupporttheWin-
dowsMediaAudio9Voiceformat.
—ForcompressingMP3files, Audirecom-
displayshowingtheremainingplaytime
maydifferforaudiofileswithvariablebit
rate.
—Specialcharacters(such asthoseinID3tag
information)maydisplaydifferentlyormay
mendsabitrateofatleast160kbit/s.The
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Media

notalwaysdisplay,dependingonthesys-—SomeMTPplayerfunctionsarenotsupport-
temlanguage.ed,suchasratingmusictracksandvideo
— Themanufacturerofthestoragedevicecanplayback.
provideinformationaboutits“USBDevice
Subclass”.
Appliesto:vehicleswithaCDdrive
ThefollowingaudiofilepropertiesaresupportedbytheCDdrive:




Audiofiles
SupportedAudioCDs(upto80min)withCDtext(artist,album,track)*,CD-ROMswithacapaci-
mediatyofupto700MB
FilesystemCDfilesystem:ISO9660,Joliet,UDF
MetadataAlbumcover:GIF,JPG,PNGwithmax.800x800px.Thealbumcoverfromthemedi-
ummaybedisplayed,dependingonavailability.
FormatMPEG1/2WindowsMediaAu-|MPEG2/4 FLAC
Layer3dio9and10
Fileextension|.mp3.wma-m4a;flac
.m4b;
-aac
Playlists-M3U;.PLS;.WPL;.M3U8;.ASX
Characteristics|uptomaximum320kbit/sand48kHzsamplingfrequencies|48kHzsampling
frequency
NumberMaximum1,000filespermedium
offiles
G)Tips—Specialcharacters(suchasthoseinID3tag
information)maydisplaydifferentlyormay
notalwaysdisplay,dependingonthesys-
temlanguage.
—ForcompressingMP3files, Audirecom-
mendsabitrateofatleast160kbit/s.The
displayshowingtheremainingplaytime
maydifferforaudiofileswithvariablebit

rate.
Troubleshooting
ProblemSolution
Audimusicinterface/Bluetooth|Readtheinstructionsinthechapter>page226,Multimediacon-
audioplayer*:mobiledeviceisnections/=page223,Bluetoothaudioplayer.Youcanlearn
notsupported.aboutsupportedmobiledevicesintheAudidatabaseformobile
devicesatwww.audiusa.com/bluetooth.

Audimusicinterface:thevolume|Adjustthevolumeofthemobiledevicetoapproximately70%of
istoohigh/toolowwhenstarting|themaximumoutput>page232,Inputlevel.
playbackthroughtheAUXinput.

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Systemsettings

Systemsettings
Settingthedateand
time
Youcansettheclocktimemanuallyorusingthe
GPS*.

>Select:[MENU]button>Settings>leftcontrol
button>MMIsettings>Date&time.
>Or:select:[MENU]button>Vehicle>leftcon-
trolbutton>Vehiclesettings>Date&time.



Automaticsetting
Whenthisfunctionisswitchedon¥,thetime
anddateareautomaticallyset.
Time
Requirement:theAutomaticsettingmustbe
switchedoff.
Pressthecontrolknob.YoucansettheTime
manuallybyturningandpressingthecontrol
knob.
Date
Requirement:theAutomaticsettingmustbe
switchedoff.
Pressthecontrolknob.YoucansettheDate
manuallybyturningandpressingthecontrol
knob.
Timezone
Whenselectingtheappropriatetimezone,a
samplingofcountriesinthiszonewillbelisted.
Automatictimezone*
Whenthisfunctionisswitchedon,thetime
willautomaticallyadjusttothecorresponding
timezone.
Automaticdaylightsavingtime*
Whenthisfunctionisswitchedon¥,thetime
willautomaticallyswitchtodaylightsavingtime.

))TheQistandardmakesitpossibletocharge yourmobile
devicewirelessly.
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Timeformat
Ifyouselect24h,theclockwilldisplay,forexam-
ple,13:00.IfyouselectAM/PM,theclockwill
display,forexample,1:00PM.
Dateformat
IfyouselectDD.MM.YYYY,thedatedisplaywill
show,forexample,31.08.2018.Ifyouselect
MM/DD/YYYY,thedatedisplaywillshow,forex-
ample,08/31/2018.IfyouselectYYYY-MM-DD,
thedatedisplaywillshow,forexample,
2018-08-31.
MMIsettings

>Select:[MENU]button>Settings>leftcontrol
button>MMIsettings.

Language
Youcanchangethedisplaylanguageaswellas
thelanguageforthevoiceguidance*andvoice
recognitionsystem*.
Thenumberoflanguagesavailabledependson
themarket.
Measurementunits
Thefollowingmeasurementunitscanbesetde-
pendingonavailability:Speed,Distance,Tem-
perature,Fuelconsumption,Volume,Pressure.
Mobiledeviceremindersignal
Appliesto:vehicleswith Audiphonebox
Requirement:yourcellphonemustbeQi-capa-
ble)orconnectedtothe Audimusicinterface@
withaUSBadaptercable>page174,fig.172.
Whenthedeviceremindersignalisswitchedon,
youwillbenotifiedthatyourmobiledeviceisstill
intheAudiphonebox*whenyouleavethevehi-
cle.YoucanselectbetweenSpokencue,Signal
toneandOff.
Mobiledeviceremindersignalvolume:youcan
adjusttheremindersignalvolumebyturningthe
controlknob.

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Systemsettings

Switchoffpop-up:whenthefunctionisswitched
on[M,themessagesintheInfotainmentsystem
displayregardingthechargingstatusofyourcell
phoneintheAudiphonebox*arehidden.There-
mindernottoforgetyourcellphonewhenleav-
ingthevehicleisalsoswitchedoff.
Tooltips
WhenthisfunctionisswitchedonM,yourMMI
showsyoutipsforinput.Thefrequencyofhow
oftenitdisplaysdecreaseswithtime.
Speechdialogsystem
Appliesto:vehicleswithvoicerecognitionsystem
Dependingonvehicleequipment,thefollowing
functions
maybeavailable:
Commanddisplay:whenthisfunctionisswitch-
edon[M,theMMIwillshowyouthepossible
commandsforvoiceinputintherespective
menu.
Shortdialog:whenthisfunctionisswitchedon
,ashorterformofthepromptsisused.
Commandduringvoiceoutput”:thisfunctionis
switchedonatthefactory.Whenthisfunctionis
switchedon M,youcansaynewcommandsdur-
ingannouncements.Youdonotneedtowaitfor
thesignaltone(beep)duringanannouncement.
Whenthefunctionisswitchedoff|_J,youneedto
waitforthesignaltone(beep)tosayanewcom-
mand.


Volume:youcanadjustthevolumeofthe
promptsbyturningthecontrolknob.
Individualspeechtraining(onlywhenthevehi-
cleisstationary):youcanadaptthevoice recog-
nitionsystemtoyourvoiceorpronunciationinor-
dertoimprovethesystem'sabilitytorecognize
yourspeech.Individualspeechtrainingiscom-
prisedof20speechentriesthatconsistofcom-
mandsand sequencesofnumbers.Youcande-
letetheprogrammedvoicetrainingwiththeRe-
setindividualspeechtrainingfunction.
Displaybrightness
YoucanadjustthebrightnessoftheInfotain-
mentsystemdisplaybyturningthecontrolknob.
Factorysettings
Depending onthevehicleequipment,thefollow-
ingfunctionscanberesettofactorysettings:
—Soundsettings
—Radio
—Mediasettings
—Jukebox*
—Directory
—Telephone
—BluetoothandWi-Fi*
—Navigationsettings*
—Navigationandonlinememory*
—Voicerecognitionsystem*
—Shortcutkeys
—Messagesettings*
—Apps*
—Tooltips
—Audiconnect*
—Audismartphoneinterface*
Youcanselectthedesiredfunctionsindividually
orallatoncewiththeoptionSelectallentries.
Selectandconfirm Restorefactorysettings.
(i)Tips
Makesurethatnotonlythesettingswerede-
letedbutalsothestoreddata,ifnecessary.
Connectionmanager
Introduction
Theconnectionmanagerprovidesanoverviewof
yourconnecteddevicesandtheirnetworkstatus.

>Select:[MENU]button>Settings>leftcontrol
button>MMIsettings>Connectionmanager.
>Selectandconfirmamenuitem.

If amobiledevicewasalreadyconnectedandyou
selectandconfirmthecorrespondingmenuitem,
thedevicenameandconnectionstatusaredis-
playedunderthemenuitem.
YoucanindividuallyConnect()orDisconnect
(L))apaireddevice.


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>

Systemsettings

Select:Audismartphone>adevicefromthelist
>rightcontrolbutton.
Toremoveyourmobiledevicefromthelist,select
andconfirm DeleteAppleCarPlaydeviceorDe-
leteAndroidAutodevice.
Systemupdate

>Select:[MENU]button>Settings>leftcontrol
button>Systemmaintenance.

—Systemupdate:insertthestoragedevicewith
theupdatedataintotheappropriatedrive
=page221.Selectandconfirm thedrive>
Startupdate.Thelengthoftheprocessde-
pendsonthesizeoftheupdate.
—Resetdriverinstallation:theselectedmedia
driverpackageisresettothesettingsatthe
timeofdelivery.
—Versioninformation:informationontheMMI
softwareversionandthenavigationdatabase*
softwareversionisdisplayed.TheSoftwarein-
formationfunctionalsoprovidesinformation
onthesoftwarecontainedintheMMIandthe
licensingagreement.
Soundsettings
ThesounddistributionandvolumeoftheMMI
canbeadjustedindividually.Thesettingsdepend
onthevehicleequipment.

Fig.212Adjusting thebalance/fader

>Select:[MENU]button>Sound>leftcontrol
button>Entertainment.

Treble/Bass
YoucanadjusttheTrebleandBasssettingsby
turningthecontrolknob.Thechangedsettings
onlyapplyfortheaudiosourcethatisactiveat
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thetime.Thisallowsyoutoadjustthesoundset-
tingsforeachaudiosourceseparately.
Balance/fader(Soundfocus)
—Adjustingthesounddistributiontotheleftor
right:pressthecontrolknob.Turn thecontrol
knobtotheleftorrighttothedesiredposition.
—Adjustingthesounddistributiontothefront
orrear:pressthecontrolknobagain.Turnthe
controlknobtotheleftorrighttothedesired
Position.
—Adjustingthesounddistributionusingthe
MMItouch*:moveyourfingerontheMMI
touchcontrolpanelinthedesireddirection.
Soundeffects
SelectandconfirmaFocussetting:
—All:allspeakersinthevehicleareactive(sym-
metricalsounddistribution).
—Front:onlythespeakersinthefrontoftheve-
hicleareactive.
—Rear*:onlythespeakersintherearofthevehi-
cleareactive.
Selectandconfirma3Deffect*setting(surround
sound):
—Off:the3Deffectisswitchedoff.
—Low:the3Deffectisoptimized,forexample
foraudiobooks.
—Medium:the3Deffectisoptimizedforallsour-
ces.
—High:the3Deffectisatthemaximum.
Subwoofer*
Turnthecontrolknobtoadjustthesubwoofer.
Speeddependentvolumecontrol
Turnthecontrolknobtoadjusttheplaybackvol-
umetothenoiseinsidethevehicle.

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Drivingsafety

Drivingsafety
Basics
Safedrivinghabits
Pleaseremember-safetyfirst!
Theindividualsafetyfeaturesofyourvehiclecan
worktogetherasasystemtohelpprotectyou
and
yourpassengersinawiderangeofaccidents.
Thesefeaturescannotworkasasystemifthey
arenot alwayscorrectlyadjustedandcorrectly
used.
Thischaptercontainsimportantinformation,
tips,instructionsandwarningsthatyouneedto
readandobserveforyourownsafety,thesafety
of
yourpassengersandothers.Wehavesummar-
izedherewhatyouneedtoknowaboutsafety
belts,airbags,childrestraintsaswellaschild
safety.Yoursafetyisforusprioritynumber1.Al-
waysobservetheinformationandwarningsin
thissection-foryourownsafetyaswellasthat
ofyourpassengers.
Theinformationinthissectionappliestoall
modelversionsofyourvehicle.Someofthefea-
turesdescribedinthissectionsmaybe standard
equipmentonsomemodels,ormaybeoptional
equipmentonothers.Ifyouarenotsure,ask
yourauthorizedAudidealer.

ZAWARNING
—Alwaysmakesurethatyoufollowthein-
structionsandheedtheWARNINGSinthis
manual.Itisinyourinterestandinthein-
terestofyourpassengers.
—AlwayskeepalloftheOwner'sLiterature
manualsinyourAudiwhenyoulendorsell
yourvehiclesothatthisimportantinforma-
tionwillalwaysbeavailabletothedriver
andpassengers.
—AlwayskeeptheOwner'sLiteraturehandyso
thatyoucanfinditeasilyifyouhaveques-
tions.

Importantthingstodobeforedriving
Safetyiseverybody'sjob!Vehicleandoccupant
safetyalwaysdependsontheinformedandcare-
fuldriver.
Foryoursafetyandthesafety ofyourpassen-
gers,beforedrivingalways:
>Makesurethatalllightsandsignalsareoperat-
ingcorrectly.
>Makesurethatthetirepressureiscorrect.
>Makesurethatallwindowsarecleanandafford
goodvisibility totheoutside.
>Secureallluggageandotheritemscarefully
>page64.
>Makesurethatnothingcaninterferewiththe
pedals.
>Adjustfrontseat,headrestraintandmirrors
correctlyforyourheight.
>Appliesto:adjustableheadrestraints:Instruct
passengerstoadjusttheheadrestraintsac-
cordingtotheirheight.
>Makesuretouse therightchildrestraintcor-
rectlytoprotectchildren>page285,Child
safety.
>Sitproperlyinyourseatandmakesurethat
yourpassengersdothesame>page58,Front
seats.
>Fastenyoursafetybeltandwearitproperly.Al-
soinstructyourpassengerstofastentheirsafe-
tybeltsproperly>page253.
Whatimpairsdrivingsafety?
Safedrivingisdirectlyrelatedtotheconditionof
thevehicle,thedriveraswellasthedriver’sabili-
ty toconcentrateontheroadwithoutbeingdis-
tracted.
Thedriverisresponsibleforthesafetyoftheve-
hicleandallofitsoccupants.Ifyourabilityto
driveisimpaired,safetyrisksforeverybodyinthe
vehicleincreaseand youalsobecomeahazardto
everyoneelseontheroad>A\.Therefore:
>Donotletyourselfbedistractedbypassengers
orbyusinga cellulartelephone.
>NEVERdrivewhenyourdrivingabilityisim-
paired(bymedications,alcohol,drugs,etc.).
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—Neverattempttoadjustheadrestraintwhile
driving.Ifyouhavedrivenoffandmustad-
justthedriverheadrestforanyreason,first
stopthevehiclesafelybeforeattemptingto
adjusttheheadrestraint.
—Childrenmustalways beproperlyrestrained
inachildrestraintthatisappropriatefor
theirageandsize>page285.
Examplesofimproperseatingpositions
Theoccupantrestraintsystemcanonlyreduce
theriskofinjuryifvehicleoccupantsareproperly
seated.


Improperseatingpositionscancauseseriousin-
juryordeath. Safetybeltscanonlyworkwhen
theyareproperlypositionedonthebody.Im-
properseatingpositionsreducetheeffectiveness
of safety
beltsandwillevenincreasetheriskof
injuryanddeathbymovingthesafetybelttocrit-
icalareasofthebody.Improperseatingpositions
alsoincreasetheriskofseriousinjuryanddeath
whenanairbagdeploysandstrikesanoccupant
whoisnotintheproperseatingposition.Adriver
isresponsibleforthesafety ofallvehicleoccu-
pantsandespeciallyfor children.Therefore:
>Neverallowanyonetoassumeanincorrect
seatingpositionwhenthevehicleisbeingused
>A.
Thefollowingbulletinslistonlysomesamplepo-
sitionsthatwillincreasetheriskofseriousinjury
anddeath.Ourhopeisthattheseexampleswill
makeyoumoreawareofseatingpositionsthat
aredangerous.
Therefore,wheneverthevehicleismoving:
—neverstandupinthevehicle
—neverstandontheseats
—neverkneelontheseats
—neverridewiththeseatbackreclined
—neverliedownontheseats
—neverleanupagainsttheinstrumentpanel
—neversitontheedgeoftheseat
—neversitsideways
—neverleanout thewindow
—neverputyourfeetoutthewindow
—neverputyourfeetontheinstrumentpanel
—neverrestyourfeetontheseatcushionorback
oftheseat
—neverrideinthefootwell
—neverrideinthecargoarea

ANWARNING
Improperseatingpositionsincreasetherisk
ofseriouspersonalinjuryanddeathwhenever
avehicleisbeingused.
—Alwaysmakesurethatallvehicleoccupants
stayinaproperseatingpositionandare
properlyrestrainedwheneverthevehicleis
beingused.

Driver'sandfront
passenger'sfootwell
Importantsafetyinstructions
Z\WARNING
Alwaysmakesurethatthekneeairbagcanin-
flatewithoutinterference.Objectsbetween
yourselfandtheairbagcanincreasetherisk
ofinjuryinanaccident byinterferingwiththe
waytheairbagdeploysorbybeingpushedin-
toyouastheairbagdeploys.
—Nopersons(children)oranimalsshouldride
inthefootwellinfrontofthepassenger
seat.Iftheairbagdeploys,thiscanresultin
seriousorfatalinjuries.
—Noobjectsofanykindshouldbecarriedin
thefootwellareainfrontofthedriver'sor
passenger'sseat.Bulkyobjects(shopping
bags,forexample)canhamperorprevent
properdeploymentoftheairbag.Smallob-
jectscanbethrownthroughthevehicleif
theairbagdeploysandinjureyouoryour
passengers.


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Safetybelts

Safetybelts
Generalinformation
OEELaeLL5aes
Wearingsafetybeltscorrectlysaveslives!
Thischapterexplainswhysafetybeltsareneces-
sary,howtheyworkandhowtoadjustandwear
themcorrectly.
>Readalltheinformationthatfollowsandheed
alloftheinstructionsandWARNINGS.

ZAWARNING
Notwearingsafetybeltsorwearingthemim-
properlyincreasestheriskof seriouspersonal
injuryanddeath.
—Safetybeltsarethesinglemosteffective
meansavailabletoreducetheriskofserious
injuryanddeathinautomobileaccidents.
Foryourprotectionandthat ofyourpassen-
gers,alwayscorrectlywearsafetybelts
whenthevehicleismoving.
—Pregnantwomen,injured,orphysicallyim-
pairedpersonsmustalsousesafetybelts.
Likeallvehicleoccupants,theyaremore
likelytobeseriouslyinjurediftheydonot
wearSafetybelts.Thebestwaytoprotecta
fetusistoprotectthemother-throughout
theentirepregnancy.
Tntaemet)
YourAudihasatotaloffiveseatingpositions:
twointhefrontandthreeintherear.Eachseat-
ingpositionhasasafetybelt.


ZAWARNING
Notwearingsafetybeltsorwearingthemim-
properlyincreasestheriskof seriouspersonal
injuryanddeath.
—Neverstrapmorethanoneperson,including
smallchildren,intoanybelt.Itisespecially
dangeroustoplaceasafetybeltovera child
sittingonyourlap.
—Neverletmorepeoplerideinthevehicle
thantherearesafetybeltsavailable.


—Besureeveryoneridinginthevehicleis
properlyrestrainedwithaseparatesafety
beltorchildrestraint.
Safetybeltwarninglight
Yourvehiclehasawarningsystemforthedriver
andfrontseatpassengertoremindyouabout
theimportanceofbuckling-up.



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Fig.216Safetybeltwarninglightintheinstrumentclus-
ter-enlarged
Beforedrivingoff,always:
>Fastenyoursafetybeltandmakesureyouare
wearingitproperly.
>Makesurethatyourpassengersalsobuckleup
and
properlyweartheirsafetybelts.
>Protectchildrenwithachildrestraintsystem
appropriateforthesizeandage.
Thewarninglightintheinstrumentcluster
lightsupwhentheignitionisswitchedonasa re-
mindertofastenthesafetybelts.Inaddition,
youwillhearawarningtoneforacertainperiod
oftime.
Fastenyoursafetybeltandmakesure thatyour
passengersalsoproperlyputontheirsafety
belts.

ZAWARNING
—Safetybeltsarethesinglemosteffective
meansavailabletoreducetheriskofserious
injuryanddeathinautomobileaccidents.
Foryourprotectionandthat ofyourpassen-
gers,alwayscorrectlywearsafetybelts
whenthevehicleismoving.
—Failuretopayattentiontothewarninglight
thatcomesoncouldlead topersonalinjury.


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