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— Only the contacts of the mobile device being 
actively used are displayed. 
— The contacts from the mobile device may 
not be transferred in alphabetical order. If 
there are too many entries, contacts with 
different first letters may be missing in the 
MMI. 
— If contacts are loaded from the mobile de- 
vice into the MMI, the contacts on the SIM 
card will no longer be displayed in the MMI. 
—The contacts in the local MMI memory are 
always visible and can be accessed by other 
users. 
— After switching off the ignition and exiting 
the vehicle, the mobile device directory will 
be loaded when the MMI is started again if 
the mobile device is within range and the 
Bluetooth function is switched on in the mo- 
bile device and the MMI. 
— Only the contacts in the local MMI memory 
can be deleted. 
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Applies to: vehicles with telephone 
> Applies to: MMI: Select on the home screen: 
PHONE > Voicemail. 
Requirement: there must be no voicemail num- 
ber stored. 
— Entering the voicemail number: enter the de- 
sired number. Press OK. 
Requirement: a voicemail number must be stor- 
ed. 
— Dialing the voicemail number: press Voice- 
mail. The call begins immediately. 
@ Tips 
— This service must be set up and activated in 
advance by the cell phone service provider. 
You can obtain more information from your 
cell phone service provider. 
— The voicemail number depends on the cell 
phone service provider. 
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Dialing a telephone number 
Applies to: vehicles with telephone 
Depending on the vehicle equipment, you have 
the following options for dialing a phone  num- 
ber: 
— Using text input in the MMI > page 21. 
— Using voice operation > page 24. 
Making an emergency call 
Applies to: vehicles with telephone 
Requirement: a mobile device must be connected 
to the MMI via Bluetooth. 
> Applies to: MMI: Select on the home screen: 
PHONE > Dial number > the emergency call 
number specific to the country (for example, 
911) > Dial. 
  
Z\ WARNING 
— Because your phone works with radio sig- 
nals, a connection cannot be guaranteed un- 
der all circumstances. Do not rely on only 
your phone when it comes to essential com- 
munication (such as during a medical emer- 
gency). 
— Always follow the instructions given by the 
emergency personnel during an emergency 
call and only end the call when they instruct 
you to do so. 
Gi) Tips 
Emergency numbers are not  the same every- 
where. Find out which emergency number is 
used in your current location. 
Answering/ending a call 
Applies to: vehicles with telephone 
      
Applies to: vehicles with multifunction steering wheel plus 
> To accept or end a call, press the @ button on 
the multifunction steering wheel. For opera- 
tion, see > page 12. 
You can  use the following options on the MMI 
when there is an incoming call: 
— Answering an incoming call: press Answer. >  

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— Declining a call: press Decline. 
— Declining a call with a text message*: Require- 
ment: the function must be enabled in the set- 
tings. Press Decline with text message. 
— Silencing the ringtone: press Mute. 
Caller information: the name, phone number or 
Unknown will appear in the MMI depending on if 
the caller has been stored as a contact and if the 
phone number has been transmitted. A picture 
may also be displayed, depending on whether 
you have assigned a picture to a contact in your 
directory 
and if  it was transferred to your MMI. 
You can find out if your mobile device supports 
this function from your mobile device network 
provider, your mobile device owner's manual, or 
at www.audiusa.com/bluetooth. 
@) Tips 
— The radio or media playback is muted during 
a phone call. 
— Missed calls are displayed with a symbol in 
the status bar of the MMI display @) 
=> page 18, fig. 15. 
During a phone call 
Applies to: vehicles with telephone 
The following options may be possible during a 
call depending on the mobile device being used 
and the type of connection: 
> End call: end the current phone call. 
> Mute: the other person on the call will no lon- 
ger be able to hear you. You will still be able to 
hear the other person. To switch the micro- 
phone back on, press Unmute. 
> Hold/Resume: place your current phone call on 
hold and answer another. 
> Send tone sequence: press Numbers. You can 
enter tone sequences (DTMF) and send them to 
the other party on the call. 
>» Answering an incoming call: if there is an in- 
coming call while another call is active, you can 
select Replace to put the existing call on hold 
and answer the incoming call. 
> Declining an incoming call: press Decline to 
decline an incoming call. 
> Muting the incoming call: press Mute. 
> Other call options: press More. 
Requirement: two phone calls must be in prog- 
ress. 
> Conference call*: add a call on hold and up to 
five active parties (depending on the cell phone 
service provider) to the conference call. 
> Swap call: alternate between two phone calls 
while one of the calls is on hold. Press on the 
respective call. Selecting End call  will end the 
active phone call. A call that was placed on hold 
stays on hold and can be taken off hold with Re- 
sume. 
> Answering an incoming call: if there is an in- 
coming call while a call is active and another 
one is on hold, select Replace to replace the ex- 
isting call with the incoming call. 
Press More. 
— Transferring a call*: press Transfer call to mo- 
bile device to transfer the existing call from the 
MMI to your mobile device or Bluetooth® head- 
set*. 
— Switching to hands-free mode*: Requirement: 
you must have a phone call in progress on your 
cell phone. Press Switch to hands-free to trans- 
fer the call from your cell phone back to the 
MMI. 
— Add call: Select: Call list/Contacts/Favorites > 
select an entry from the list or press Dial 
phone number and enter a phone number. 
Then the active call will be on hold. 
— Remove conf. member*: Requirement: you 
must have started a conference call. You can re- 
move conference call members individually 
when a conference call is active. Press on the 
contact you would like to remove. 
— Microphone input level: you can adjust the mi- 
crophone input during a phone call using the 
slider. 
Connected devices: see > page 232. 
Telephone settings: see > page 180. 
(i) Tips 
— To be notified of an incoming call during a 
phone call, the call waiting function in your 
mobile device must be switched on when 
using the Handsfree profile. You can obtain 
more information from your mobile device 
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service provider or from your mobile device 
user guide. 
— You can have one active call at a time. 
— When leaving the vehicle, the Bluetooth 
connection to the mobile device will auto- 
matically disconnect. Depending on your 
mobile device, phone calls in progress may 
be automatically redirected from the MMI 
to your mobile device so that you can con- 
tinue the call on your phone. 
— The display of an incoming  phone call in the 
MMI may still be visible for a few seconds 
after a call is answered or ignored depend- 
ing on the mobile device in use. 
Messages 
Text messages 
Applies to: vehicles with Audi telephone function or cell 
phones with Bluetooth Message Access Profile (MAP) 
Depending on the mobile device being used and 
the mobile network contract, you may be able to 
receive and send text messages using the MMI. 
Requirement: your mobile device must be con- 
nected to the MMI via Bluetooth Message Access 
Profile (MAP) > page 170. 
> Applies to: MMI: Select on the home screen: 
MESSAGES > (:) > Text message (SIM card)*/ 
text message (phone 1)/text message (phone 
2)*. 
Inboxes 
— New text message: press on a template in the 
list or dictate a text message. Press Add and 
select one or more recipients from your con- 
tacts. To remove a recipient,  press Delete. Press 
Send. 
— Inbox: displays all received text messages. 
— Sent: displays all sent text messages. 
— Outbox: displays all text messages to be sent. 
— Drafts*: text messages that have not been sent 
yet by the mobile device are displayed on the 
MMI. 
— Deleted*: deleted text messages are displayed. 
  
D_ Not available in all languages. 
2) Function is not supported on all mobile devices. 
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— User-defined*: folders defined by the user are 
transferred from your mobile device. 
Message options 
The following options are available when you se- 
lect a text message: 
— Read out* the text message”). 
— Reply: a reply can be sent to the selected mes- 
sage in the Inbox. 
— To switch to the previous or the next message, 
press < or >. 
— More: options 
When you press More, the following options are 
available: 
— Call: Requirement: a number must be stored. 
You can call the contact. 
— Forward: the selected text message can be for- 
warded to other recipients. Text can also be 
added before sending. 
— Navigate: Requirement: the contact must have 
a navigation address stored with it in the direc- 
tory. You can start route guidance. 
— Extract numbers: Requirement: the message 
must contain a number. You can extract a num- 
ber from a text message. 
— Send again: Requirement: the text message 
must be in the Outbox. The selected text mes- 
sage can be resent. 
Press 
on an entry in the Inbox until the Options 
menu appears. 
— Reply: a reply can be sent to the selected mes- 
sage in the Inbox. 
— Forward: the selected text message can be for- 
warded to other recipients. Text can also be 
added before sending. 
Settings 
Press ©}. 
— Automatically forward text message to mobile 
device*2): when this function is switched on, 
text messages will also be automatically stored 
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— New text message notification: when this 
function is switched on, you will be notified 
when new text messages are received. New text 
messages are indicated with an envelope Min 
the MMI status bar. 
— Text message center*: the number for the text 
message center of your cell phone service pro- 
vider is displayed. If no number has been stor- 
ed yet, you can enter the text message center 
number. You can obtain more information from 
your cell phone service provider. 
— Delete text messages from SIM card”: if the 
memory capacity on the SIM card is full, an en- 
velope with a line through it is displayed in the 
MMI status bar. You can continue to send text 
messages, but you cannot receive new text 
messages. To delete all sent text messages 
from the SIM card, select All sent messages. To 
delete all read text messages from the SIM 
card, select All read messages. 
Delete text message 
Select: a mailbox > Z > one or more text mes- 
sages > Delete > Done. 
@ Tips 
— Please note that you may have to activate 
the receiving and sending of text messages 
depending on the SIM card being used (for 
example, when using a multi-SIM). You can 
obtain more information from your mobile 
device service provider or from your mobile 
device user guide. 
— For more information on compatible mobile 
devices, visit www.audiusa.com/bluetooth 
or contact an authorized Audi dealer or au- 
thorized Audi Service Facility. 
— You need a mobile device with Message Ac- 
cess Profile that also supports the sending 
function to be able to send text messages 
through the MMI. 
— Messages that are deleted in the MMI are 
also deleted in the mobile device automati- 
cally. 
— Only new received messages may be dis- 
played depending on your mobile device. 
  
) Not available in all languages. 
Applies to: MMI and mobile devices with Bluetooth Message 
Access Profile 
Depending on the type of mobile device being 
used, you may be able to receive and send e- 
mails through the MMI. 
Requirement: your mobile device must be con- 
nected to the MMI via Bluetooth Message Access 
Profile (MAP) > page 170. You can find out if 
your mobile device supports this function by 
checking your mobile device owner's manual. 
> Applies to: MMI: Select on the home screen: 
MESSAGES > (=) > e-mail (phone 1)/e-mail 
(phone 2)*. 
Inboxes 
— New e-mail: press on a template in the list. 
Press Add and select one or more recipients 
from your contacts. To remove one or all recipi- 
ents, press Delete. Press Send. 
— Inbox: displays all received e-mails. To update 
the list, press Q. 
— Sent: displays all sent e-mails. 
— Outbox: displays all e-mails to be sent. 
— Drafts: e-mails that have not been sent yet are 
displayed. 
— Deleted: deleted e-mails are displayed. 
— User-defined*: folders defined by the user are 
transferred from your mobile device. 
Message options 
The following options are available when you se- 
lect an e-mail: 
— Read out* the e-mail). 
— Reply: a reply can be sent to the selected e-mail 
in the Inbox. 
— To switch to the previous or the next message, 
press 
— More: options 
When you press More, the following options may 
be displayed depending on your mobile device 
and the applicable mail folder: 
— Call: Requirement: a number must be stored. 
You can call the contact. 
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— Forward: the selected e-mail can be forwarded 
to other recipients. Text can also be added be- 
fore sending. 
— Extract e-mail add.: you can extract the e-mail 
address from an e-mail. 
— Navigate: Requirement: the contact must have 
a navigation address stored with it in the direc- 
tory. You can start route guidance. 
— Extract numbers: Requirement: the text in the 
e-mail must contain a number. You can extract 
a number from an e-mail. 
— Show all recipients*: you can display the recipi- 
ents of an e-mail. 
— Show attachmts.*: you can display a list of at- 
tachments to an e-mail. 
— Send again: the selected e-mail in the Outbox 
and Sent mailboxes can be sent again. 
Press on an entry in the Inbox until the Options 
menu appears. 
— Reply: a reply can be sent to the selected e- 
mail. 
— Reply all: a reply can be sent for the selected e- 
mail and it will be sent to all of the entered re- 
cipients. 
— Forward: the selected e-mail can be forwarded 
to different recipients. 
Settings 
Press (eh. 
— New e-mail notification: when this function is 
switched on, you will be notified when new e- 
mails are received. New e-mails are indicated 
with an envelope Min the MMI status bar. 
Deleting e-mails 
Select: a mailbox > Z > one or more e-mails > 
Delete > (Done). 
@) Note 
Always follow the information found in 
=> page 184. 
@ Tips 
For more information on compatible mobile 
devices, visit www.audiusa.com/bluetooth or 
contact an authorized Audi dealer or author- 
ized Audi Service Facility. 
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Settings 
Phone settings 
Applies to: vehicles with telephone 
> Applies to: MMI: Select on the home screen: 
PHONE > ©}. 
Switching between two mobile devices 
Requirement: phone 1 and phone 2 must be con- 
nected to the MMI. 
Switch telephones: the device name of your ac- 
tive mobile device is displayed. You can switch 
the phone by pressing the button. 
Declining a call with a text message* 
When this function is switched on, you can de- 
cline an incoming call with a text message. 
Call options* 
The following options may be available depend- 
ing on the mobile device: 
— Call forwarding: you can switch the forwarding 
of incoming calls to your voicemail or to anoth- 
er phone number on and off. You can check if 
the function is activated or deactivated with 
Status. 
— Call waiting: you will be alerted to an incoming 
call during a phone call when the function is 
switched on. You can check if the function is ac- 
tivated or deactivated with Status. 
— Send own number: sending your phone num- 
ber with an outgoing call can be switched on 
and off. With the Net.-depen. setting, the set- 
ting  listed in the contract with the cell phone 
service provider is used. The settings only apply 
to the PHONE menu in the MMI. Please note 
that the settings on your mobile device will ap- 
ply after disconnecting the Bluetooth connec- 
tion. You can determine which setting is active 
with Status. 
Ringtone and volume settings 
— Ringtone and message volume: you can adjust 
the volume of the selected ringtone and the no- 
tification volume when a message is received by 
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— Ringtone”: available ringtones are played using 
the Ringtone function. Press on an entry in the 
list. 
— Microphone input level: you can adjust the mi- 
crophone input level using the slider. 
Turn on car phone or data module 
Applies to: vehicles with car phone/data module 
When this function is switched on, you can  use 
the car phone or data module. 
As long as the car phone was not turned off sepa- 
rately the last time it was used, it will turn on  au- 
tomatically when the ignition is switched on. 
Edit voicemail number 
You can change your voicemail number. 
Enable VoLTE 
When this function is switched on, Voice over 
LTE* will be supported. 
Network settings 
— Login to mobile phone network: select to log 
into your cell phone service provider network 
automatically or manually. 
— Manual network selection: Requirement: the 
data module must be switched on and Login to 
mobile phone  network must be set to Manual. 
Select a network manually from the list of 
available networks at the present location. 
Car phone serial number (IMEI): 
Applies to: vehicles with car phone 
The serial number (IMEI) of your car phone is dis- 
played. 
@ Tips 
— Several mobile devices can be paired with 
the MMI, but only two* mobile devices can 
be actively connected. 
—To delete all paired Bluetooth devices, the 
Bluetooth function can be reset to the fac- 
tory default settings > page 232. 
Directory settings 
Applies 
to: vehicles with telephone 
> Applies to: MMI: Select on the home screen: 
PHONE > Contacts > <2. 
Switching between two mobile devices 
Requirement: telephone 1 and telephone 2 must 
be connected. 
Switch telephones: the device name of your ac- 
tive mobile device is displayed. You can switch 
the phone by pressing the button. 
The directory for the selected phone will be dis- 
played. 
Hide grayed-out contacts 
When this function is switched on, contacts that 
have no phone numbers stored for them will be 
hidden. 
Sort order 
You can sort the contacts in alphabetical order by 
Last name or First name. 
Download contacts 
Requirement: a mobile device must be connected 
to the MMI. 
To update the contacts in the MMI, you can man- 
ually download your mobile device contacts. De- 
pending on the mobile device,  you may need to 
disconnect and reconnect the Bluetooth connec- 
tion to update the contacts. 
Memory capacity 
You can manage up to 23,000 contacts. You can 
also download up to 5,000 contacts from maxi- 
mum four mobile devices. You can also import up 
to 3,000 contacts from a storage medium. 
Importing and exporting contacts 
Requirement: an SD card must be in the SD card 
reader* = page 217 or a USB  storage device must 
be connected to the Audi music interface 
=> page 220. 
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Problem Solution 
  
Pairing the mobile device to the 
MMI failed. 
Make sure the requirements for connecting a cell phone have been 
met > page 170, or 
make sure you did not accidentally decline the PIN for establishing 
a connection on your cell phone. If necessary, repeat the pairing 
process > page 170. 
  
After pairing, not all contacts or 
no contacts have been loaded in- 
to the MMI. 
Avoid using special characters in names. 
Avoid using contact groups on your cell phone. 
Check for prompts on your mobile device when connecting via 
Bluetooth. 
  
Certain telephone functions are 
grayed out or not available. 
The telephone functions depend on the mobile device service pro- 
vider and the mobile device you are using. You can obtain more in- 
formation from your mobile device service provider, in your mobile 
device user guide, or online at www.audiusa.com/bluetooth. 
  
Some telephone functions may 
be switched off or not available, 
even though the mobile device is 
supported. 
On corporate phones, some Bluetooth settings may not be com- 
patible or the mobile device Bluetooth function may be deactivat- 
ed. You can obtain more information from your system adminis- 
trator. 
  
Applies to: vehicles with  Audi 
phone box: Wireless charging of 
your mobile device is not working 
or has been interrupted. 
Check if wireless charging with the Audi phone box is switched on. 
Check if your mobile device is Qi-capable. 
Check if your mobile device is positioned correctly in the Audi 
phone box > page 171 and no other objects are between them. 
  
  
The MESSAGES menu is not avail- 
able. 
  
Check if the Show messages option is on your mobile device and it 
is enabled. 
    
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To reduce the risk of damaging the  drive and 
data carriers: 
— Always store data carriers in a protective 
sleeve and do not expose them to direct 
sunlight 
— Do not use damaged, dirty, or laminated da- 
ta carriers 
— Do not use single CDs/DVDs with an 8 cm 
diameter, non-circular CDs/DVDs (shaped 
CDs), cleaning CDs, and protective rings 
— Never force CDs/DVDs into the drive. Discs 
are pulled in automatically. 
@ Tips 
The thermal protection switch stops playback 
temporarily when outside temperatures are 
too high. 
peel) 
Applies to: vehicles with a DVD drive 
  
RAH-9153 
  
      
Fig. 152 Glove compartment: DVD drive 
Loading a CD/DVD 
> Slide  the CD/DVD straight into the DVD slot @ 
with the label facing up. The CD/DVD will be au- 
tomatically pulled in. 
Ejecting a CD/DVD 
> Press the button @). 
The CD/DVD is pulled in again automatically if  it 
is not removed from the DVD slot within approxi- 
mately ten seconds after ejecting it. 
The DVD drive is accessed and operated through 
the MMI > page 221. 
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G) Tips 
— Playback cannot be guaranteed with media 
files that have a high data rate. 
— Always read the chapter > page 217, Gener- 
al information. 
Bluetooth audio player 
Applies to: vehicles with Bluetooth audio player 
With the Bluetooth audio player, you can play 
music wirelessly through the MMI from your 
Bluetooth-capable mobile device (such as a cell 
phone). 
Requirement: the vehicle must be stationary and 
the ignition must be switched on. The Bluetooth 
settings will open on your mobile device during 
the connection setup. The Bluetooth function and 
visibility of the MMI = page 232 and mobile de- 
vice must be switched on. 
Connecting a mobile device 
> Applies to: MMI: Select on the home screen: 
MEDIA > Source > Connect external device > 
New connection. The  available Bluetooth devi- 
ces will be displayed after several seconds. 
> Press on the desired mobile device in the list of 
displayed Bluetooth devices. 
> To update the list, press OQ. 
> A PIN for a secure Bluetooth connection will be 
generated. 
> Confirm the PIN on your mobile device, or enter 
the PIN for the connection setup on your mo- 
bile device. The time allowed for entering the 
PIN is limited to approximately 30 seconds. 
After connecting successfully, the mobile device 
will be displayed in the Connected devices menu 
as a Bluetooth audio player. 
> Playing media > page 221. 
G) Tips 
— Check for any connection requests on your 
Bluetooth device. 
— Multiple Bluetooth audio players can be 
connected to the MMI, but only one  ata 
time can be active as a Bluetooth audio 
player > page 232.