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Assistsystems
Suspensioncontrol*
Thesuspensioncontrol*usessensorsto record
informationregardingsteeringmovements,
brakingandaccelerationoperationsbythedriver,
roadsurface,drivingspeed,andload.Thismakes
itpossibletoadaptdampingtothedrivingsitua-
tionnearlyinrealtime.Withdriveselect,youcan
adjustthesuspensioncontroltosporty(Dynam-
ic),comfortable(Comfort)orbalanced(Auto).
Steering
Thepowersteeringadapts.Indirectsteeringthat
moveseasilyasinComfortmodeisespecially
suitedtolongdrivesonhighways.TheDynamic
modeprovidessporty,directsteering.
Thefollowingappliestovehicleswithdynamic
steering*:thesteeringratiochangesbasedonve-
hiclespeedinordertomaintainoptimumsteer-
ing effortforthedriver atalltimes.Thissetsthe
steering tobelesssensitiveathigherspeedsin
ordertoprovideimprovedvehiclecontrol.Atre-
ducedspeeds,steeringismoredirectinorderto
keepthesteeringeffortasminimalaspossible
whenthedriverismaneuveringthevehicle.At
lowandaveragespeeds,dynamicsteering*addi-
tionallyprovidesmoreresponsivesteeringper-
formance.
Sportdifferential*
Asacomponentoftheallwheeldrivesystem
(quattro)>page143,thesportdifferentialdis-
tributesthedrivingpowertotherearaxlede-
pendingonthesituation.Thedistributionof
powervariesdependingontheselectedmode
frommoderate(Comfort)tosporty(Dynamic).
Thegoalisahighlevelofagilityandabilitytoac-
celerateoncurves.Thevehicleisveryresponsive
tosteering.
Adaptivecruisecontrol(ACC)*
Thebehaviorwhenacceleratingcanbeadjusted
fromcomfortabletosporty,dependingonthe
driveselectmode.Adaptivecruisecontrolalso
respondstothedrivingbehaviorofthevehicle
aheadinamoreconservativeorsportymanner.
Enginesound*
Theenginesoundadaptstothecurrentmode
andcan besubtletosporty.
@Tips
The"S"selectorleverpositionautomatically
engageswhentheDynamicmodeisselected.
Selectingthedrivingmode
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudidriveselect
B8W-0171
Fig.127Centerconsole:controlsfordriveselect
>Presstheleftorrightarrowkey>fig.127until
thedesiredmodeappearsintheinstrument
cluster/Infotainmentsystemdisplay.Or
>SelectintheInfotainmentsystem:[MENU]but-
ton>Vehicle>Audidriveselect.
>
Selectandconfirmthedesiredsetting.
Youcanchangethedrivingmodewhenthevehi-
cleisstationaryorwhiledriving.Iftrafficper-
mits, afterchangingmodes,brieflyremoveyour
footfromtheacceleratorpedalso thatthere-
centlyselectedmodeisalsoactivatedfortheen-
gine.
Offroad”-activatesoffroadfunctionstosupport
drivingonroughterrain.Theengine,transmis-
sionandsteeringadjustandtheStart/Stopsys-
tem*switchesoff.
Comfort-providesacomfort-orientedvehicle
setupandissuitedforlongdrivesonhighways.
Auto-providesanoverallcomfortableyetdy-
namicdrivingfeelandissuitedforeverydayuse.
Dynamic-givesthedriverasportydrivingfeel
andissuited toasportydrivingstyle.
Individual->page128.
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Brakebooster
Thebrakeboosteramplifiesthepressureyouap-
plytothebrakepedal.
ZAWARNING
—Onlyapplythebrakesforthepurposeof
cleaningthebrakesystemwhenroadand
trafficconditionspermit.Youmustnoten-
danger
otherroadusersandincreasethe
riskofanaccident.
—Duetotheriskofinjury,onlyhave anau-
thorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudi
ServiceFacilityworkonthebrakesystem.
Incorrectrepairscouldimpair thefunction.
—Neverletthevehiclerollwhiletheengineis
stoppedbecausethisincreasestheriskofan
accident.
@)Note
—Neverletthe brakes“rub”bypressingthe
pedallightlywhenbrakingisnotactually
necessary.Thiscauses thebrakestoover-
heatandincreasesbrakingdistanceand
causeswear.
—Beforedrivingdownhillalongdistanceona
steephill,decreaseyourspeedandselecta
lowergear.Thismakesuseoftheengine
brakingeffectandreducestheloadplaced
onthebrakes.Ifyouneedtobrakeaddition-
ally,brakeinintervalsandnotcontinuously.
@Tips
—Ifthebrakeboosterisnotworking,you
mustpressthebrake pedalwithmuchmore
forcethannormal.
—Ifyouretrofityourvehiclewithafrontspoil-
er,wheelcoversorsimilaritems,makesure
thattheairflowtothefrontwheelsisnot
obstructed.Otherwisethebrakesystemcan
overheat.
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Electromechanical
steering,Dynamic
steering
Theelectromechanicalsteeringsupportsthe
driver'ssteeringmovements.
Powersteeringadaptselectronicallybasedon
thevehiclespeed.
Indicatorlightsandmessages
aSteering:malfunction!Pleasestopvehicle
Ifthisindicatorlightturnsonandstaysonand
thismessageappears,thepowersteeringmay
havefailed.
Stopthevehicleinasafelocationassoonaspos-
sible.Donotcontinuedriving.Seeanauthorized
AudidealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacilityfor
assistance.
aSteering:malfunction!Youcancontinue
driving
Iftheindicatorlightturnsonandthismessage
appears,thesteeringwheelmaybemoredifficult
tomoveormoresensitivethanusual.Thesteer-
ingwheelmayalsobeturnedtothesidewhen
drivingstraight.
DriveslowlytoanauthorizedAudidealerorau-
thorizedAudiServiceFacilitytohavethe mal-
functioncorrected.
Dynamicsteering:correctingsteeringwheel
position
Iftheindicatorlightturnsonandthismessage
appears,thedynamicsteering”isreinitializing.
Thesteeringwheelwillbeeasytomoveafter
startingtheengine.Reinitializationmightbe
necessaryifthesteeringwheelwasmovedwhile
theenginewasswitchedoff.Thedisplayturnsoff
iftheinitializationwassuccessful.
(i)Tips
—Iftheaorlindicatorlightonlystayson
forashorttime,youmaycontinuedriving.
— Thedynamicsteeringstabilitysystems
=>page138arenotavailableintheeventof
asystemmalfunction.
Multifunctionsteeringwheel
@Abargraphappearswhenthereisanupcom-
ingturn.Thefewerthebarsthatareshown,the
shorterthedistanceisuntiltheturn.Ifthereis
not anupcomingturn,thedistancetothedesti-
nation/stopoverandthecalculatedarrivaltimeis
displayedintherightspeedometer.
@Nameofthestreetwhereyouarecurrently
driving
Mapviewwithrouteguidancestarted
Appliesto:vehicleswithnavigationsystemandmapview
Dependingonthevehicleequipment,youcanal-
sohavetheactiverouteguidancedisplayinthe
mapview*inthedriverinformationsystem.
eeele
Fig.167Diagram:mapwhenrouteguidancehasstarted
(analoginstrumentcluster)
Requirement:adestinationmustbeentered
=>page198,routeguidancemustbestartedand
thenavigationtabmustbedisplayed.
Dependingonvehicleequipment,thefollowing
informationmaybeshowninthedriverinforma-
tionsystem.
@Distancetothedestinationorstopover
@Distancetothenextmaneuver
@Display oftheroadthatiscurrentlybeingtrav-
eled ortheroad thatyouwillturnontoduring
thenextmaneuver
@Mapcontentsuchas pointsofinterestortraf-
ficinformation
Zoomingin/outonthemap(Zoom):whena
mapisdisplayed,turntheleftthumbwheel
down/uptozoomin/outonthemap.
Streetviewwithrouteguidancestarted
Appliesto:vehicleswithnavigationsystemandstreetview
Dependingonthevehicleequipment,theactiverouteguidancewillbedisplayedinthestreetview*in
thedriverinformationsystem.
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Fig.168Example:displayofaturninthestreetview(analoginstrumentcluster)
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Multifunctionsteeringwheel
Requirement:adestinationmustbeentered
=>page198,routeguidancemustbestartedand
thenavigationtabmustbedisplayed.
Dependingonvehicleequipment,thefollowing
informationmaybeshowninthedriverinforma-
tionsystem>fig.168:
Distancetothedestinationorstopover
©oDisplayinganexpressway,highwayormain
roadaspreparationforanupcomingchange
indirection
Lanerecommendation
Calculatedarrivaltime
Distancetothenextmaneuver
Display oftheexpressway,highwayormain
roadontowhichyouwillbeturning
Directionarrowfortheupcomingmaneuver
©
O80
Abargraphappearswhenadirectionarrowis
displayed.Thefewerthebars thatareshown,
theshorterthedistanceisuntiltheturn.
Currentvehicleposition©
Additionalinformation(on-boardcomputer)
Thefollowingfunctionsarealsoavailablewhen
routeguidanceisactive:
—Adjustingthevoiceguidancevolume:turnthe
rightthumbwheelupordownwhileavoice
guidancemessageisplaying.
ZA\WARNING
Theroutecalculatedby thenavigationsystem
isarecommendationforreachingyourdesti-
nation.Obeytrafficlights,stoppingrestric-
tions,one-waystreets,lanechangerestric-
tions,etc.
(i)Tips
—Alsoseethechapter>page8,Cockpitover-
view.
— Anexclamationpoint“!”infront ofthe
streetnameindicatesthattheinformation
aboutthisstreetorthissectionoftheroute
isnotcompleteinthenavigationdatacon-
tainedintheMMI.Obeytrafficlawsinone-
waystreetsandpedestrianzones.
TAUAmelhmeereeitanle)
Appliesto:vehicleswithnavigationsystemandarrowview
Dependingonthevehicleequipment,theactiverouteguidancewillbedisplayedinthearrowview*in
thedriverinformationsystem.
om:
Fig.169Example:arrowview(monochromeinstrumentcluster)
Requirement:adestinationmustbeentered
=page198,routeguidancemustbestartedand
thenavigationtabmustbedisplayed.
Dependingonvehicleequipment,thefollowing
informationmaybeshowninthedriverinforma-
tionsystem>fig.169:
@Distancetothedestinationorstopover
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Voicerecognitionsystem
FunctionSay:
Enteringanewdestination/stop-
overwhenrouteguidanceisactive
Enteraddress>enterthedesiredaddresswhenprompted>
confirmthenewdestination/stopoverifprompted
Startingrouteguidanceafterenter-
ingadestination
Startrouteguidance
CancelingcurrentrouteguidanceCancelrouteguidance
CalculatingalternativeroutesCalculatealternativeroutes
Enteringapointofinterestbyse-
lectingasearchareawithguidance
fromthesystem
Pointofinterest>Changesearcharea>categoryorsubcate-
gorywhenprompted,forexample“restaurant”
DestinationinputcategoriesAudiService/Trainstation/Airport/Hotel/Hospital/Park-
ing/Restarea/Restaurant/Gasstationetc.
Searchareasforenteringpointsof
interest
Nearby/Alongtheroute/Neardestination/Nearstopover/
In anewcity/In anewstate/country
Enteringanonlinedestination*Onlinedestination(XY),forexample“Onlinedestination
"LakeviewHotel"”
CorrectingdatainputNoImeant(XY)
Closingthefull-screencommand
list
Close
Requirement: youmustbeintheNavigationor
Mapmenu.Dependingonthevehicleequipment
lowingcommandsforadditionalsettingsinnavi-
gation:
andtheselectedmenuitem,youcansaythefol-
FunctionSay:
GeneralmapoptionsMap/Daymap/Nightmap/Automaticallychangemapcolor
Maptype2Dheading-upmap/2Dnorth-upmap/3Dmap/Destina-
tionmap/Overviewmap/Standardmap*/Satellitemap*®)
Showingtheroute listRoutelist
Showingtheremainingdistance/
timewhenrouteguidanceisactive
Destinationinformation
SpeedlimitpromptHowfastcanIdrivehere
Settingvoiceguidanceforactive
routeguidance
Voiceguidanceon/Voiceguidanceoff/Voiceguidanceshort-
ened/Voiceguidancecomplete/Voiceguidancetraffic
Blockingacertainsectiononthe
route
Blockroutefor(XY)meters/kilometers/yards/miles/Block
nextroute/Avoidnextsectionofroute
)AUDIAGprovidesaccesstoservicesfromthirdpartyproviders.Permanentavailabilitycannotbeguaranteed,becausethat
dependsonthethirdpartyprovider.
@Tips
—Destinationsmayhavetobespelledwhen
entered,dependingonwhichregionyouare
168
inandwhichmenulanguageyouhavese-
lected.
—Alwaysreadthe chapter>page186,Audi
connect.
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Navigation
—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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Navigation
—Searchingforonlinedestinationsinaspecific
category:selectandconfirmSelect category.
SelectandconfirmacategorysuchasRestau-
rants.
Findwhichsearchareasareavailableunder
=page201,Pointofinterestsearch.
Youcansearchforonlinedestinationsusingthe
voicerecognitionsystem>tableonpage167.
G)Tips
Alwaysreadthechapter>page186,Audi
connect.
AccessingdestinationsfrommyAudi
account
Appliesto:vehicleswithanavigationsystem andAudicon-
nectInfotainment
ImportindividualdestinationsfromyourmyAudi
accountintotheMMI.
Requirement:
TherequirementsforAudiconnectInfotainment
mustbemet>page186.
YoumusthavearegisteredmyAudiaccountat
www.audiusa.com/myaudi.Youmusthaveavehi-
cleassignedtoyourmyAudiaccountandyou
musthavestoredoneormoredestinations.
>Pressthe [NAV/MAP]buttonrepeatedlyuntil
theEnterdestinationmenuisdisplayed
=>page198,fig. 183.
>Select:leftcontrolbutton>myAudicontacts.
>Ifnecessary,enteryourmyAudiuserdataor
yourmyAudiPIN>page187.Thecontacts
storedinmyAudiaredisplayed.
—Selectandconfirmacontact.
—Selectandconfirmaprivateorbusinessdesti-
nation.
—SelectandconfirmStartrouteguidance.
@)Tips
—YouonlyneedtoenterthemyAudiuserdata
onetime.
—YoucanreceiveyourmyAudiPINifyouhave
setupamyAudiaccount.
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—Foradditionalinformation,visitwww.
audiusa.com.
Enteringadestinationusinggeo
leey
Appliesto:vehicleswithnavigationsystem
>Pressthe [NAV/MAP]buttonrepeatedlyuntil
theEnterdestinationmenuisdisplayed
=>page198,fig.183.
>Select:leftcontrolbutton>Geographicalcoor-
dinates.
—SelectLatitude/Longitude.
—Pressthecontrolknobtosettheindividualval-
ues.
—Turn thecontrolknobtotheleft/rightto
change
theselectedvalue.
—SelectandconfirmStartrouteguidance.
Addingastopover
Appliesto:vehicleswithnavigationsystem
You canenteranadditionaldestinationwhen
routeguidanceisactive.
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Precis—@G
Fig.185Example:activerouteguidancewithstopover
Requirement:routeguidancemustalreadybeac-
tive.
>Pressthe [NAV/MAP]buttonrepeatedlyuntil
theEnterdestinationmenuisdisplayed
=>page198,fig.183.
Enteringadestinationas astopover
—Enteradestinationintheinputline
>page198.
—Selectandconfirmadestinationfromthere-
sultslist.
—SelectandconfirmAddasstopover.
Navigation
Personalroute
assistance
Appliesto:vehicleswithnavigationsystemandpersonal
routeassistance
YourMMIcanlearntheroutesthatyoudrivefre-
quently(suchasyourdailycommutetoworkand
back)andsuggestrouteguidancebasedonthe
currentvehicleposition.
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Fig.186Example:displayofpersonalroutesinthe"Enter
destination"menu
Thereisadelayof6minonyour
personalrouteto
StevensCreekBlvd,SanJose,CA95117.
yelamerella)
Pceuoersentkurtacorr
Ignoreallmessages
Fig.187Informationonpersonalroute
>Pressthe LNAV/MAP]buttonrepeatedlyuntil
the Enterdestinationmenuisdisplayed
=>page198,fig. 183.
>Select:rightcontrolbutton>Navigationset-
tings>Personalrouteassistance.
WhenthefunctionisswitchedonM,theMMIre-
cordsthefrequently-drivenroutesregardlessof
whetheradestinationwasenteredandreached
ornot.
Aslongasrouteguidanceisnotactive,yourper-
sonalroutesarelistedinthe Enterdestination
menuunderthehomeaddressandindicatedwith
thesymbol@©fig.186.Whenpersonalroute
assistanceisswitchedon,thissymbolisdis-
playedintheNavigationmenuandintheInfo-
tainmentsystemdisplaystatuslineatthesame
time.
Thedistancetothedestinationandthecalculat-
edarrivaltimearealsodisplayedforyourperson-
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alroutes.Withoutstartingrouteguidance,your
MMImonitorsthetrafficconditionsforyourper-
sonalroutesandshowspossibletrafficincidents
forthepossibleroutestobedrivenintheInfo-
tainmentsystemdisplay@)>fig.186.
Amessagewillbedisplayedifthereisalarge
trafficincident(morethan12minutedelay)re-
gardlessofwhichmenuisselected>fig.187.
Selectandconfirmoneofthefollowingoptions:
—Startrouteguidance:theMMIstartstheroute
guidanceforthepersonalroutedisplayedand
searchesforafasterrouteifavailable.
—Ignorethisrouteandthismessage:thedis-
playeddestinationwithallapplicablepersonal
routesisnolongerfactoredintothecurrent
trip.Nomoremessagesareshownforthedis-
playeddestination.Thedisplayeddestination
withallapplicablepersonalrouteswillbefac-
toredintothetripagainonlyafterstoppingthe
vehicleandswitchingtheignitiononagain.
—Ignoreallmessages:allpersonalroutesareno
longerfactoredintothecurrenttrip.No more
messagesaredisplayed.Messagesforpersonal
routeswhenthereisincreasedtrafficwillap-
pearagainafterthevehicleisstoppedandthe
ignitionisswitchedonagain.
Assoonasyouswitchoffpersonalrouteassis-
tance,thesymbolinthestatuslineturnsoffand
yourtripsarenolongerrecorded.Tripsthatwere
alreadystoredremainstored.
Deletingpersonalroutes:
—SelectthedesiredpersonalrouteintheEnter
destinationmenu>fig.186.
—Select:rightcontrolbutton>Deletedestina-
tion.
Deletingallpersonalroutes:
—Select:[MENU]button>Settings>leftcontrol
button>MMIsettings>Factorysettings.
—Select:Navigationandonlinememory>Re-
storefactorysettings>page241.