2019 AUDI A4 seats

Stowingandusing

Letthepartitionnetrollupslowlytoprevent
damage.
Tatamiededeemcele(teRcelaleed)
Appliesto:vehicleswithpartitionnet
The
partitionnetpreventsobjectsfromsliding
fromtheluggagecompartmentintothepassen-
gercompartment.

BEWw-0123

z x
3
=3 8

Fig.76Foldedbackrest:hangingthepartitionnet
Installing
> Foldthebackrestsforward>page66.
> Placethepartitionnetontherecessesinthere-
tainingrails@andslideitallthewaytothe
leftQ).
Attaching
>Pullthe netoutandupwardandattachittothe
mountingeyeletsabovethefrontseats
-arrows->fig.76.
Removing
>Slidethepartitionnettotherightandliftitout
oftheretainingrails.
68
—Youmustremovethepartitionnet before
foldingthebackrestbackintotheupright
position.
—Letthepartitionnetrollupslowlytopre-
ventdamage.
Tie-downsandluggagecompartmentnet

Fig.77Luggagecompartment:locationofthetie-downs
(example)

Fig.78Luggagecompartment:tightenedluggagecom-
partmentnet(example)
Tie-downs
Therearetie-downs(@)intheluggagecompart-
menttosecurepiecesofluggageandobjects.
»Usethetie-downstosecurethecargo.

—Looseobjectscanbethrownaroundtheve-
hicleinteriorduringsuddendrivingorbrak-
ingmaneuvers,whichincreasestheriskof
anaccident.Alwaysstowobjectssecurelyin
theluggagecompartmentandsecurethem
atthetie-downs.Usestrapssuitablefor
heavyobjects.

Warmandcold

#5Seatventilation*
Pressingthe#J buttonswitchestheseatventila-
tion
onatthehighestlevel(3).TheLEDsindicate
thetemperaturelevel.Toreducetheventilation
level,pressthebuttonagain.Toswitchtheseat
ventilationoff,pressthebuttonrepeatedlyuntil
theLEDturnsoff.
&Defrosting
Thewindshieldandsidewindowsaredefrosted
orclearedofcondensationasquicklyaspossible.
Themaximumamountofairflowsmainlyfrom
theventsbelowthewindshield.Recirculation
modeswitchesoff. Thetemperatureshouldbe
setat+72°F(+22°C)orhigher.Thetemperature
iscontrolledautomatically.
Youcanswitchthedefrosteronoroffusingthe
&button.Youcanswitchthefunctionoffby
pressingaknob(@).
Appliesto:vehicleswithwindshielddefogger:
Thewindshielddefoggerswitchesonautomati-
callywhenoutsidetemperaturesarelow.Ifyou
wouldliketoswitchthewindshielddefoggeron
manually,pressthe§&button.TheLEDinthe
buttonblinks.
GP)REARRearwindowdefogger
Youcanswitchtherearwindowdefoggeronby
pressingthe&button.Itonlyoperateswhenthe
engineisrunning.Itswitchesoffautomatically
after10to20minutes,dependingontheoutside
temperature.
Topreventtherearwindowdefoggerfrom
switchingoffautomatically,pressandholdthe
GP)REARbuttonformorethanthreeseconds.
Thisisstoreduntiltheignitionisswitchedoff.
Vents
Youcanopenorclosethecenterandrearventsin
thecockpitandtheventsintherearcenter con-
soleusingtheridgedthumbwheels.Thelevers
adjustthedirectionoftheairflowfromthevents.
Thewideventisopenedandclosedusingthe
rockerswitchG).
74
Residualheat
Youcanactivatetheresidualheatfunctionwhen
theignitionisswitchedoffbypressingtheknob
©.Theresidualheatfromthecoolantisusedto
heatthevehicleinterior.Theresidualheatfunc-
tionswitchesoffautomaticallyafterabout15
minutes.

ZAWARNING
—Youshouldnotusetherecirculationmode
foranextendedperiodoftime,becauseno
freshairisdrawninandthewindowscan
fogwhencoolingmodeisswitchedoff.This
increasestheriskofanaccident.
—Individualswithreducedsensitivityto pain
ortemperaturecoulddevelopburnswhen
usingtheseatheating*function.To reduce
the
riskofinjury,theseindividualsshould
notuseseatheating*.
@)Note
To reducetheriskofdamagetotheseatheat-
ing*elements,donotkneelontheseatsor
placeheavypressureononeareaoftheseat.
Theclimatecontrolsystembasicsettingsareac-
cessedintheInfotainmentsystem.


>SelectintheInfotainmentsystem:[MENU]but-
ton>Vehicle> leftcontrolbutton>Aircondi-
tioning

Autorecirculation
Whenswitchedon,automaticrecirculationcon-
trolstherecirculationmodeautomatically.Ifthe
windowsfogup,presstheMAXbutton.
Automaticauxiliaryheater*
Theauxiliaryheaterhelpstowarmthevehiclein-
teriormorequickly.
Steeringwheelheating
Appliesto:vehicleswithsteeringwheelheating
>Pressthe@©page17,fig.11buttononthe
multifunctionsteeringwheeltoswitchthe
steeringwheelheatingonandoff.Themessage>

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Assistsystems

meritia
Appliesto:vehicleswithrearcross-trafficassist

RAH-8918

Fig.126Infotainmentsystem:rearcross-trafficassistdis-
play
Activatingrearcross-trafficassist
Therearcross-trafficassistisactivatedautomati-
callyifyouturnontheparkingaid>page129or
shiftintoreversegear.
Therearcross-trafficassistcanwarnofapoten-
tialcollisionwithapproachingcross-trafficwhen
drivinginreverseatspeedsuptoapproximately
9mph(15km/h).Withinitslimits,thesystem
monitorstheareasbehindandnexttothevehicle
usingtheradarsensorswhenleavingaparking
space>page122,fig.122.Movingobjectsthat
areapproaching,suchascars,aredetected
>fig.125.
Ifthesystemdetectscriticalcrosstrafficwhen
backingoutofaparkingspace,itwillreactasfol-
lows:
—Visualindicator: anindicatorappearsintheIn-
fotainmentsystemdisplaywitharedarrow
symbol.Thearrowpointsinthedirectionfrom
whichtheobjectisapproaching>fig.126.
—Audiblewarningsignal:acontinuoustonemay
soundasanadditionalindicatorwhendrivingin
reverse.
—Automaticbrakeactivation:abriefactivation
ofthe brakesmayalsowarnyouofapotential
collisionwithanapproachingobject.
Theaudiblewarningsignalandtheautomatic
brakeactivationoccuronlywhendrivinginre-
verse.

ZAWARNING
—Therearcross-trafficassistisanassistsys-
temandcannotpreventacollisionbyitself.
Thedrivermustalwaysintervene.Thedriver
isalwaysresponsibleforbrakingatthecor-
recttime.
—Pleasenotethattherearcross-trafficassist
mayactivatethebrakesunexpectedly.Se-
cureanycargothatyouaretransportingto
reducetheriskofdamageorinjury.
—Automaticbrakingcannotbetriggered
againwithin20secondsafteranautomatic
brakeactivation.
—Ifthereisanacousticwarningsignalfrom
therearcross-trafficassist,thentheparking
systemmaynotwarnyouofdetectedobsta-
clesundercertaincircumstances.
— Theviewoftheradarsensorsmaybeim-
pairedbyleaves,snow, heavysprayordirt.
Cleantheareainfrontofthesensors
>page122,fig. 122.


Z\WARNING
—Therearcross-trafficassistwillnotprovide
alertsaboutpeopleandcannotwarnyou
abouteverytypeofapproachingobjects,
suchascyclists.Alwaysmonitorthetraffic
aswellasthevehicle'ssurroundingswithdi-
recteyecontact.
—Therearcross-trafficassistwillnotprovide
alertsifyourvehicleisparallelordiagonally
parkedorifyourvehicleispulledtoofarin-
totheparkingspaceso thatitishiddenby

adjacentvehicles.

@)Note
Alsoreadtheinformationin©inGeneral
informationonpage123.>
125

Audiconnect

Changesearcharea
Thesetsearchareacanbechangedatanytime.
Additionalinformationonsearchareascan be
foundunder>page201.
ClosingAudiconnectInfotainmentservices
Regardlessofthefunctionselected,youcan
closean AudiconnectInfotainmentserviceat
anytimeandreturn tothehomescreen.
SYA(a1
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudiconnectInfotainment
Dependingonthecountryandthevehicleequip-
ment,thefollowingservicesmaybeavailable:
Weather
Informationoncurrentweatherconditionsas
wellasweatherforecastsfortheselectedsearch
area.
> SelectandconfirmWeather.
News
>Select:Onlinenews>desirednewsfeed>a
headline.
IfyouloggedintomyAudiinyourvehicle
=page187,personalizednewsfeedscanbedis-
played.
Twitter
Requirement: youmusthaveconnectedyourve-
hiclewithmyAudi>page187.Youmusthave
connectedyourmyAudiaccountwithTwitter.
YoucanonlyconnectoneTwitteraccountwith
yourmyAudiaccount.Notallsettingscan bead-
justedintheMMI.Somecanonlybeadjusted
throughtheTwitterwebsite.
>Select:Twitter>leftcontrolbutton>desired
function(forexample,Trends).
Travel(travelguide)
Requirement:themyAudiappmustbeinstalled
andopenonyourmobiledevice.Yourmobilede-
vicemustbeconnectedtothevehicleWi-Fihot-
spot>page193.
188

>Select:[MENU]button>Audiconnect> left
controlbutton>Informationcategory>Trav-
el.

Afteropeningthetravelguide,traveltipsinyour
areawillbedisplayedincludingcurrentratingsas
wellasthecorrespondingcategory.
>Toswitchcategories(forexample,bars near-
by),select:leftcontrolbutton>selectacate-
gory.
Trafficlightinformation
See>page189.

ZA\WARNING
—Itisonlysafe tousetablets,laptops,mobile
devicesandothersimilardeviceswhenthe
vehicleisstationarybecause,likeallloose
objects,theycouldbethrownaroundthein-
sideofthevehicleinacrashandcauseseri-
ousinjuries.Storethesetypesofdevicesse-
curelywhiledriving.
—Donotuseanywirelessdevicesonthefront
seatswithinrangeoftheairbagswhiledriv-
ing.Also readthewarningsinthechapter
=>page265,Frontairbags.

()Note
ReadtheinformationaboutAudiconnect,and
besuretonotetheconnectivitycostssection
=>@©inWi-Fisettingsonpage193.

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Audiconnect

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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>

Audiconnect

—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.
194

—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
persistentdatalogging.Please reviewthe>

Media

Wi-Fiaudioplayer
Appliesto:vehicleswithWi-Fiaudioplayer
UsingtheWi-Fiaudioplayermediasourceonthe
MMI, youcanconnectandoperateyourWi-Fi-ca-
pablemediaplayer(suchasasmartphone)to
wirelesslyplaymusicfromyourmediaplayerli-
brary.Themediaplayerisconnectedthroughthe
vehicle'sWi-Fihotspot.AUPnPServerapporan
integratedUPnP/DLNAserveronyourmedia
playerisrequiredtoaccessyourmediaplayerli-
brary.
Requirement:theWi-Fifunctiononyourmedia
playermustbe switchedon.ThemyAudiappora
UPnPserverappmustbeinstalledonyourmedia
player.Or:youmustbeusingamediaplayerwith
anintegratedUPnP/DLNAserver.

—Connectingamediaplayer:pressthe[MEDIA
button.Presstheleftcontrolbuttonuntilthe
sourcesoverview>page229isdisplayed.Se-
lectandconfirm Wi-Fiaudioplayer(7)
>page229,fig.207.
—Ifnecessary,selectandconfirmWi-Fiturned
off>TurnonWi-Fito activateWi-Fiinthe
MMI.SelectWi-Fisettings,ifnecessary.Select
thesamesettingsonthewirelessmediaplayer
thatareusedfortheWi-Fihotspot.
—StartingtheWi-Fiaudioplayer:startthe
myAudiapporaUPnPserverapp,orsetmedia
permissionsonyourmediaplayer.

Operatingthemediaplayer:themediaplayeris
operatedthroughtheMMI.
—Presstheleftcontrolbuttonrepeatedlyuntil
theFoldersmenuitemappears.Selectandcon-
firmFolders.
—Playingmusicfromthemediaplayer:select
andconfirmMediacenter.
Webradio:see>page225.


objects,theycouldbethrownaroundthein-
sideofthevehicleinacrashandcauseseri-
ousinjuries.Storethesetypesofdevicesse-
curelywhiledriving.
—Donotuseanywirelessdevicesonthefront
seatswithinrangeoftheairbagswhiledriv-
ing.Also readandfollowthewarningsin
=page265,Frontairbags.


ZAWARNING
—Asthedriver,donotallowusageoftheWi-
Fihotspottodistractyoufromdriving,as
thiscouldincreasetheriskofanaccident.
—Itisonlysafe tousetablets,laptops,mobile
devicesandothersimilardeviceswhenthe

vehicleisstationarybecause,likeallloose

224
C)Note
Alwaysfollowtheinformationfoundin>@in
Wi-Fisettingsonpage193.
G)Tips
—Alwaysreadthechapter>page186,Audi
connect.
—PleasenotethataWi-Ficonnectiondoes
notautomaticallymakeitpossible touse
theInternet.Foradditionalinformation,
see>page186.
—Toavoidinterruptionsduringplayback,de-
activatethepowersavingfunctiononthe
mediaplayer orconnectittoacharger.
— Theloadingtimesfortheaudiodatadepend
onthemediaplayerusedandthenumberof
filesthatitcontains.
—Amaximumof2,000entriesperdirectory
aredisplayedintheMMI.
—Songsdownloadedforofflineuseusingmu-
sicstreamingservicesarestoredon your
mobiledevice(suchasasmartphone)and
maybeDRMprotected.TheWi-Fiaudio
playerwillnotplayDRMprotectedfiles.
—ContactanauthorizedAudidealeror au-
thorizedAudiServiceFacilityforadditional
informationontheWi-Fiaudioplayer.

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Media

Onlinemediaand
Internetradio
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudiconnect
Youcanplaybackandoperatevariousonlineme-
diaservicesandInternetradiousingtheMMI.

Fig.204Onlinemedia

>Pressthe[MEDIA]button.Presstheleftcontrol
buttonuntilthesourcesoverview>fig.204is
displayed.

Appliesto:onlinemediaandInternetradiousage
Requirement:
—themyAudiappmustbeinstalledandopenon
yourmobiledevice.
—YoumustbeloggedintoyourmyAudiaccount
inthemyAudiappandyoumusthaveselected
yourvehicle.
—TheWi-Fifunctiononthemobiledeviceandon
theMMImustbe switchedon.
—Ifnecessary,checkinthe connectionmanager
=>page 241ifthemobiledeviceyouconnected
isselectedundertheMMIconnectapp(M).
—TheMMImustbeconnectedtothenetwork.
— ThesymbolfortheOnlinemediasource(@)
=>fig.204isshownintheMMI.
Appliesto:onlinemediausage
Additionalrequirement:
— Asupportedonlinemediaservicemustbeavail-
ableinthecountrywherethevehicleisbeing
operated.
—Youmusthave anaccountwithasupportedon-
linemediaservice.
—Dependingontheonlinemediaservice,you
mayneedtoinstallandopenanapponyour
mobiledevice.
StartingOnlinemedia
—Pressthe[MEDIA]button.Presstheleftcontrol
buttonuntilthesourcesoverview>page229is
displayed.


—Selectandconfirm anonlinemediaservice.
StartingInternetradio
—Pressthe[MEDIA]button.Presstheleftcontrol
buttonuntilthesourcesoverview>page229is
displayed.
—SelectandconfirmInternetradio.TheInternet
radiobrowserorthelaststationthatwasplay-
ingisshown.
—Selectingthestation:ifnecessary,selectand
confirmacategoryintheInternetradioBrows-
er>astation.


OnlinemediaandInternetradio:additionalop-
tions
—Presstherightcontrolbutton.
Thefollowingoptionsmaybeavailable,depend-
ingontheinformationshown(suchasthesta-
tion/trackthatiscurrentlyplaying):
—Soundsettings:see>page244.
—Wi-Fisettings:see>page193,Wi-Fisettings.
—Connectionmanager:see>page241.
—Additionaloptionsmaybeavailable,depending
ontheactiveonlinemediaserviceorInternet
radio.

ZA\WARNING
—Itisonlysafe tousetablets,laptops,mobile
devicesandothersimilardeviceswhenthe
vehicleisstationarybecause,likeallloose
objects,theycouldbethrownaroundthein-
sideofthevehicleinacrashandcauseseri-
ousinjuries.Storethesetypesofdevicesse-
curelywhiledriving.
—Donotuseanywirelessdevicesonthefront
seatswithinrangeoftheairbagswhiledriv-
ing.Also readandfollowthewarningsin
=>page265,Frontairbags.
@)Note
—Alwaysfollowtheinformationfoundin>®
inWi-Fisettingsonpage193.


—Theregenerallyareadditionalcostswhen
usinganonlinemediaserviceaccount,espe-
ciallywhenitisusedinternationally.>
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