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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>page235isdisplayed.Se-
lectandconfirm Wi-Fiaudioplayer(7)
>page235,fig.213.
—Ifnecessary,selectandconfirmWi-Fiturned
off>TurnonWi-FitoactivateWi-Fiinthe
MMI.SelectWi-Fisettings,ifnecessary.Select
thesamesettingsonthewirelessmediaplayer
thatareusedfortheWi-Fihotspot.
—StartingtheWi-Fiaudioplayer:Startthe
myAudiapporanUPnPserverapp,orallow
mediasharingonyourdevice.

Operatingthemediaplayer:themediaplayeris
operatedthroughtheMMI.
—Presstheleftcontrolbuttonrepeatedlyuntil
theFoldersmenuitemappears.Selectandcon-
firmFolders.
—Playingmusicfromthemediaplayer:select
andconfirmMediacenter.
Webradio:see>page232.


objects,theycouldbethrownaroundthein-
sideofthevehicleinacrashandcauseseri-
ousinjuries.Storethesetypesofdevicesse-
curelywhiledriving.
—Donotuseanywirelessdevicesonthefront
seatswithinrangeoftheairbagswhiledriv-
ing.Also readandfollowthewarningsin
=page272,Frontairbags.


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

vehicleisstationarybecause,likeallloose

C)Note
Alwaysfollowtheinformationfoundin>@in
Wi-Fisettingsonpage200.
G)Tips
—Alwaysreadthechapter>page193,Audi
connect.
—PleasenotethataWi-Ficonnectiondoes
notautomaticallymakeitpossible touse
the
Internet.Foradditionalinformation,
see>page193.
—Toavoidinterruptionsduringplayback,de-
activatethepowersavingfunctiononthe
mediaplayer orconnectittoacharger.
—Theloadingtimesfortheaudiodatadepend
onthemediaplayerusedandthenumberof
filesthatitcontains.
—Amaximumof2,000entriesperdirectory
aredisplayedintheMMI.
—Songsdownloadedforofflineuseusingmu-
sicstreamingservicesarestoredonyour
mobiledevice(suchasasmartphone)and
maybeDRMprotected.TheWi-Fiaudio
playerwillnotplayDRMprotectedfiles.
—ContactanauthorizedAudidealeror au-
thorizedAudiServiceFacilityforadditional
informationontheWi-Fiaudioplayer.
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Media

Onlinemediaand
Internetradio
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudiconnect
Youcanplaybackandoperatevariousonlineme-
diaservicesandInternetradiousingtheMMI.
Fig.210Onlinemedia

> Pressthe[MEDIA]button.Presstheleftcontrol
buttonuntilthesourcesoverview>fig.210is
displayed.

Appliesto:usingonlinemediaandInternetradio
Requirement:
—themyAudiappmustbeinstalledandopenon
yourmobiledevice.
—YoumustbeloggedintoyourmyAudiaccount
inthemyAudiapp andyoumusthaveselected
yourvehicle.
—TheWi-Fifunctiononthemobiledeviceandon
theMMImustbe switchedon.
—Ifnecessary,checkinthe connectionmanager
=>page248ifthemobiledeviceyouconnected
isselectedundertheMMIconnectapp().
—TheMMImustbeconnectedtothenetwork.
—ThesymbolfortheOnlinemediasource(4)
=>fig.210isshownintheMMI.
Appliesto:usingonlinemedia
Additionalrequirement:
— Asupportedonlinemediaservicemustbeavail-
ableinthecountrywherethevehicleisbeing
operated.
—Youmusthave anaccountwithasupportedon-
linemediaservice.
—Dependingontheonlinemediaservice,you
mayneedtoinstallandopenanapponyour
mobiledevice.
StartingOnlinemedia
—Pressthe[MEDIA]button.Presstheleftcontrol
buttonuntilthesourcesoverview>page235is
displayed.


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—Selectandconfirm anonlinemediaservice.
StartingInternetradio
—Pressthe[MEDIA]button.Presstheleftcontrol
buttonuntilthesourcesoverview>page235is
displayed.
—SelectandconfirmInternetradio.TheInternet
radiobrowserorthelaststationthatwasplay-
ingisshown.
—Selectingthestation:ifnecessary,selectand
confirmacategoryintheInternetradioBrows-
er>astation.


OnlinemediaandInternetradio:additionalop-
tions
—Presstherightcontrolbutton.
Thefollowingoptionsmaybeavailable,depend-
ingontheinformationshown(suchasthesta-
tion/trackthatiscurrentlyplaying):
—Soundsettings:see>page251.
—Wi-Fisettings:see>page200,Wi-Fisettings.
—Connectionmanager:see>page248.
—Additionaloptionsmaybeavailable,depending
ontheactiveonlinemediaserviceorInternet
radio.

ZA\WARNING
—Itisonlysafe tousetablets,laptops,mobile
devicesandothersimilardeviceswhenthe
vehicleisstationarybecause,likeallloose
objects,theycouldbethrownaroundthein-
sideofthevehicleinacrashandcauseseri-
ousinjuries.Storethesetypesofdevicesse-
curelywhiledriving.
—Donotuseanywirelessdevicesonthefront
seatswithinrangeoftheairbagswhiledriv-
ing.Also readandfollowthewarningsin
=>page272,Frontairbags.

C)Note
—Alwaysfollowtheinformationfoundin>®
inWi-Fisettingsonpage200.
—Theregenerallyareadditionalcostswhen
usinganonlinemediaserviceaccount,espe-
ciallywhenitisusedinternationally.

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@Tips
— Depending ontheInternetconnectionand
networktraffic,the connectionmaydiscon-
nectedwhenonlinemediasourcesareplay-
ing.
—OnlinemediaandInternetradiousagede-
pendsontheserviceavailabilityofthethird
partyprovider.
—AudiAGsimplymakestheaccesstoonline
mediaservicespossiblethroughtheMMI
anddoesnottakeanyresponsibilityforthe
contentsoftheonlinemediaservices.
—Alwaysreadthe chapter>page193,Audi
connect.
— Depending onthemobiledevicebeingused,
theremaybeinterruptionsduringmedia
playbackandwhenusingthemyAudiapp.
Topreventinterruptionswhenusingamo-
biledevice,donotlockthescreenonyour
mobiledeviceandkeepthemyAudiappin
theforeground.
—ContactanauthorizedAudidealeror au-
thorizedAudiServiceFacilityforadditional
informationaboutonlinemedia.
Multimediaconnections
OyeTmleeMulelarskelg
USBchargingport
Dependingonthevehicleequipment,youcan
connectyourmobiledevices(suchas asmart-
phoneorMP3player)totheAudimusicinterface
oraUSBchargingportusingaspecialUSB
adapter.
af
a|=
of
Fig.211AudiGenuineAccessories:USBadapter

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YoucanpurchasetheUSBadapter>fig.211
fromanauthorizedAudidealeroratspecialty
stores:
@USBadapterfordeviceswithamicroUSBcon-
nection
@USBadapterfordeviceswithanAppleLight-
ningconnection
@USBadapterfordeviceswithUSBtypeCcon-
nection
Depending onthevehicleequipment,youmaybe
abletoconnectyourmobiledevicesthroughthe
Audi
musicinterfacetotheMMIusingtheUSB
adaptersandchargethebatteryatthesame
time.
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudimusicinterface
—Audimusicinterface:see>page233.
@)Note
HandletheUSBadaptercarefully.Donotal-
lowittobepinched.
(i)Tips
—TheUSBadapteronthe Audimusicinter-
facewillsupportiPodtouchoriPhonedevi-
cesfromthe5thgenerationornewerwith
thelightningconnector.
—MobiledeviceswithanAppleDockconnec-
torcanonlybechargedusingaUSBadapter
designedfordeviceswithanAppleDock
connector.Datacannotbetransmitted.
PNUreemlala)
Appliesto:vehicleswith Audimusicinterface
ConnectyourmobiledevicestotheAudimusic
interfaceinordertooperatethemthroughthe
MMIandchargethebattery.
TheAudimusicinterfaceUSBportsandAUXin-
putarelocatedinthestoragecompartmentun-
der thecenter armrest.TheUSBportsarelabeled
withe,andtheAUXinputwithAUX.
USBInput
—Connectingorchargingmobiledevicesusinga
USBadapter:ConnectthematchingUSBadapt-
ertotheAudimusicinterfaceUSBportand
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—iPod oriPhonemalfunctionsalsoaffectthe
operationoftheMMI.ResetyouriPodor
iPhoneifthishappens.
—AudirecommendsupdatingtheiPod or
iPhonesoftwaretothelatestversion.For
importantinformationonoperatingyour
iPod oriPhone,refertotheuserguidefor
thedevice.
— TheUSBadapteronthe Audimusicinter-
facewillsupportiPodtouchoriPhonedevi-
cesfromthe5thgenerationornewerwith
thelightningconnector.
—Formoreinformationaboutthe Audimusic
interfaceandsupporteddevices,checkthe
Audidatabaseformobiledevicesatwww.
audiusa.com/mp3orcontactanauthorized
AudidealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFa-
cility.
Tet1keLhd)
Appliesto:vehicleswithRearSeatEntertainmentpreparation
TheRear SeatEntertainmentpreparationin-
cludescablesandamountforAudiEntertain-
mentmobileinthedriver'sandfrontpassenger's
seatbackrests.
ThesuitableAudiEntertainmentmobileRear
SeatEntertainmentpackageisavailablethrough
AudiGenuineAccessories.
UsingAudiGenuineAccessoriesisrecommended.
Audihasverifiedtheirreliability,safety,andsuit-
ability.
Wecannotevaluateorendorseotherproductsin
thisway,evenifthe productisapprovedbyacer-
tifiedtestingagencyorgovernmentagency.
@)Note
Onlyusedevicesthatareapprovedforthe
Rear SeatEntertainmentpreparation.Unap-
provedequipmentcan causedamagetothe
vehicleelectricalsystem.
@)Tips
—Contact anauthorizedAudidealeror au-
thorizedAudiServiceFacilityforadditional
informationonAudiEntertainmentmo-
bile.
—Alwaysreadthechapter>page370.
— TheRear SeatEntertainmentpreparationis
notintendedtochargeexternalelectronic
devices.
Playingmedia
Youcanstartandoperatevariousmediathrough
theMMIcontrolpanel.
@-=
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a
SDcard
:iiaudioplayer
Fig.212Diagram:possiblesourcesintheMediamenu
6Teaelec)ie
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Fig.213Diagram:possiblesourcesintheMediamenu
CATTaacor}


Requirement:amediasourcemustcontainau-
dio/video*files>page228.

>Pressthe[MEDIA]button.Presstheleftcontrol
buttonuntilthesourcesoverviewisdisplayed.
>Selectandconfirmthedesiredsource.Or:press
the[MEDIA]buttonrepeatedlyuntilthedesired
sourceisselected.


Dependingonthevehicleequipment,thefollow-
ingsourcesmaybedisplayedintheMediamenu:

@)Jukebox*®osi5easssewesiyawns229
@DVD/CDdrive*. . .228,228
@®SDcardreader228
@Audimusicinterface*...........233
suchasaniPhone,USBstick
©Externalaudioplayer...........233
suchasanMP3playerconnectedto
theAUXinput

Media

©Bluetoothaudioplayer*........230
@Wi-Fiaudioplayer*............231
Onlinemedia*andInternetradio”.232
—Playingaudio/videofiles:selectasourceinthe
Mediamenu>category(suchasartists>al-
bum>track).
—Movingonelevelupinthefolderstructure:
pressthe[BACK]button.Or:selectandconfirm
Folderup.
—Selectingthepreviousornexttrack/chapter*
D:presstheOn/OffknobontheMMIcontrol
panelbrieflytotheleftKdorrightDI.
—Fast-forwardingandrewindingaudio/video*
files:pressandholdtheOn/Offknobonthe
MMIcontrolpaneltotheleftKdorrightPbfor
alongertime.


—Pausingorresumingplayback:pressthe
On/Offknob ontheMMIcontrolpanelbriefly.
@Tips
—Youcanscrollthroughlonglistsquicklyby
turningthecontrolknobquickly.Thescroll-
ingspeeddependsonthenumberoflisten-
tries.
—Forsafetyreasons,thevideoimageisonly
displayedwhenthevehicleisstationary.On-
lythesoundfromthevideoplayswhiledriv-
ing.
Variouscategoriesfor selectingaudio/video*
filesareavailableinthemediacenter.
ae
@—8atecy
(4)j2][bums
FfClee
(5ee
Fig.214Example:USBstickcategories


))DependingontheDVD,thismaynotbepossibleduring
playback.
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Track
Folders
Oa
Seaaeytse
Videos

Fig.215Example:USBstickcategories

>Pressthe[MEDIA]button.Presstheleftcontrol
buttonuntilthesourcesoverviewisdisplayed.
Selectandconfirmthedesiredsource.

@Activesource
Theactivesourceishighlighted.Theactive
sourcesymbol@)maychangedependingonthe
connecteddevice,theonlinemediaservice*,or
Internetradio*.Thedevicenamemaybedis-
played(forexample:myPhone).Asanexample,a
USBstickisshown>fig.214connectedtothe
Audimusicinterface*.
Dependingonthe activesource,youcanselect
audio/videofiles*fromthefollowingcategories
andaddthemtotheplaylist:
@Favorites
TheFavoritescategoryappearsifatleastoneen-
tryisstoredinthefavoriteslist.See>page238,
Favorites.
@Artists
Allavailableartistsaredisplayed.Selectandcon-
firmanartist,analbumandthenatrack.
@Albums
Allavailablealbumsaredisplayed.Selectand
confirm analbumandthenatrack.
©Genres
Allavailablegenresaredisplayed.Selectandcon-
firmagenre(such asPop),anartist,analbum
andthenasong.

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©Tracks
Allavailabletracksaredisplayed.Selectandcon-
firm
atrack.
@Folders
Thefolderstructureortrack/chapterlistisdis-
played.Selectafolder,ifnecessary. Selectand
confirmatrack.
Playlists
Allavailableplaylistsfromthe sourceandthe
smartplaylistsaredisplayed.Selectandconfirm
aplaylistandthenatrack.
Smartplaylists:
—Lastplayedtracks:thelasttracksplayedinthe
selectedsourcearedisplayed.
— Mostplayed:themostplayedsongsinthese-
lectedsourcearedisplayed.
—5starsto1star:tracksfromtheselected
sourcearedisplayedaccordingtotheirrating.
—Unrated:allfilesfromtheselectedsource
withoutratinginformation(forexample,inthe
ID3tag)aredisplayed.
©Videos*
Allavailablevideofilesaredisplayed.Selectand
confirmavideofile.
()Note
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudiconnectInfotainmentand
useoftheradiocategorywithiPod/iPhone
Alwaysfollow theinformationfoundin>@in
Wi-Fisettingsonpage200.
@Tips
—Onlythecategoriessupportedbythemedi-
umareavailable.Forexample,CD/DVD-
ROMtrackscannotbeselectedwithcatego-
riessuchasArtists,AlbumsorGenres.
WithaniPod/iPhone(source:Audimusicin-
terface>page233),the Podcasts,Audio
booksandComposerscategoriesarealso
available.
—For safetyreasons,thevideoimageisonly
displayedwhenthevehicleisstationary.On-
lythesoundfromthevideoplayswhiledriv-
ing.
—Whensynchronizingaportabledevicewith
"Cloud“services,playlistsmaydisplayincor-
rectly
intheMMI.Usethemediacenterin
thedevice.
—WithaniPod/iPhone(mediasource:Audi
musicinterface>page233),thePodcasts,
Audio booksandComposerscategoriesare
alsoavailable.
Gi)Tips
Appliesto:iPod/iPhoneonAudimusicinterface
— AnInternetconnectionisrequiredtouse
theadditionalRadiocategory,anonline
mediaservice.Alsoseethe chapter
=>page200,Wi-Fisettings.Alsoreadthe
informationontheAudimusicinterfaceand
thesupporteddevices>page233.
—DependingontheInternetconnectionand
networktraffic,the connectionmaydiscon-
nectedwhenonlinemediasourcesareplay-
ing.
—Theuseofonlinemediaservicesdependson
theserviceavailabilityofthethirdparty
provider.
—AudiAGsimplymakestheaccesstoonline
mediaservicespossiblethroughtheMMI
anddoesnottakeanyresponsibilityforthe
contentsoftheonlinemediaservices.
aceasta)
Appliesto:vehicleswithfreetextsearch

Youcansearchintheactivesourcebytracksand
videofiles*,forexample
RockBand
(2eeBand
©-RockBand5
@*rs7

Fig.216Inputfieldandresultslistforfreetextsearch
Youcanopenthefreetextsearchdependingon
theselectedsource.
Requirement:theplaylist>page238ormedia
center>page236mustbedisplayed.
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Audismartphoneinterface

Audismartphone
interface
Setup
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudismartphoneinterface
YoucanconnectyoursmartphonetotheMMIus-
ingtheAudismartphoneinterface.Certaincon-
tenton yoursmartphoneisadaptedtotheInfo-
tainmentsystemdisplaywhiledrivingandcan
beoperatedthroughtheMMIcontrolpanel.
Requirement
Thevehiclemustbestationaryandtheignition
mustbe switchedon.
iPhonegeneration5orhigher withLightning
connectorandiOS7.1.2operatingsystemor
higher.Or:
AsmartphonewiththeAndroidAutoapp andAn-
droid5.0Lollipopoperatingsystemorhigheris
required.
>Connectyour smartphonetotheAudimusicin-
terface>page233usingtheapplicableUSB
adapter>page233,fig.211.
> SelectandconfirmActivateAppleCarPlayor
ActivateAndroidAutonow.
>Follow thesysteminstructions.
>Payattentiontoanyadditionalsystemprompts
onyoursmartphone,ifapplicable.
IfyouchosenottouseAppleCarPlayorAndroid
Autowhenconnectingyoursmartphoneforthe
firsttime,youcanstarttheAudismartphonein-
terfacelateronusingtheConnectionmanager.
>Select:[MENU]button>Audismartphonein-
terface>Changetoconnectionmanager.
>Connectyour smartphonetotheAudimusicin-
terfaceusingtheappropriateUSBadapter
=>page233,fig.211.
>»SelectandconfirmAudismartphoneinthe
Connectionmanager>page248.Youcanse-
lectyoursmartphoneinthelistofdevicesthat
arealreadypaired>page250.
>Follow thesysteminstructions.




sponsibilityforsafetyintraffic.Neveroperate
mobiledeviceswhiledriving,becausethisin-
creasestheriskofanaccident.


ZAWARNING
Drivingrequiresyourcompleteandundivided

attention.Asthedriver,youhavecompletere-

@)Note
Alwaysfollowtheinformationfoundin>@in
Wi-Fisettingsonpage200.
G)Tips
—Thefunctionsthatcan beuseddependon
thefollowingfactors,amongothers:
—Thebrandofyoursmartphone
—Theversionoftheoperatingsystemin
yoursmartphone
—Thesoftwareversionoftheappused
—TheUSBadaptercableandcorrectconnec-
tion
—Yourcellphoneserviceprovider
—Thecustomizedsettingson yoursmart-
phone
— Oneofthefactorsaboveoracombination
ofanyofthemcouldcauseyoursmart-
phonetobe incompatiblewiththeAudi
smartphoneinterface.Compatibilitycannot
beguaranteedforalltypesofsmartphones.
Formoreinformationandassistance,refer
totheuserguideandthemanufacturerof
yoursmartphone.
—Iftheconnectedsmartphonehasvoicecon-
trol,youcan operateyoursmartphoneusing
theexternalvoicerecognitionsystem
=>page176.
—ThemenulanguageshownintheMMIis
basedonthesettingsinyoursmartphone.
—ThetimedisplayedintheMMIisbasedon
thesettingsinyoursmartphone.
—SomeMMIfunctionsarenotavailablewhen
AppleCarPlayorAndroidAutoisactive.
—Youcannotconnectanymobiledevicesvia
BluetoothwhenanAppleCarPlayconnec-
tionisactive.
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Systemsettings

Appliesto:vehicleswithtelephone
Displaycontactsfromacellphone(oranaddi-
tionalcellphone).
Requirement:nocellphonescanbeconnectedto
theMMIusingtheHandsfreeprofile.
—Connectnewdevice:searchforandconnecta
newcellphone.
—Listofdevicesalreadypaired:selectyourcell
phonefromthelistofallthecellphonesthat
arealreadypaired.
Audismartphone
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudismartphoneinterface
—Connectyourcellphonetothe Audimusicin-
terface>page233usingaUSBadapter
=>page233,fig.211.
—Selectyourcellphonefromthelistofcell
phonesthathavealreadybeenconnected.
Additionaloptions
Depending
ontheselectedfunction,youcanuse
therightcontrolbuttontoaccesstheavailable
additionaloptionsintheconnectionmanager.
DeleteBluetoothdevice*
Theselectedcellphone/mobiledeviceisdiscon-
nectedfromtheMMIandisremovedfromthe
listofalldevicesthatarealreadypaired.
ShowBluetoothprofiles*
YoucanConnectorDisconnecttheHandsfree,
Messages",Directory/contactsandBluetooth
audioplayerprofilesseparately.
Bluetoothsettings*
—Bluetooth:selectandconfirmasettingforthe
Bluetooth
connectionvisibility.SelectVisible
fortheMMItobevisibletootherdevices.Se-
lectInvisiblefortheMMItonotbevisibleto
otherdevices.However,itisstillpossibletoes-
tablishaBluetoothconnectionwithpairedde-
viceswhenthevisibilityisswitchedoff.Select
Offtoturnvisibilityoff.ThenaBluetoothcon-
nectionisnotpossible.
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—Bluetoothaudioplayer:whenthisfunctionis
switchedon,theBluetoothaudioplayeris
availableasasourceintheMediamenu.
—Bluetoothname:theMMIBluetoothname(for
example"AUDIMMI")isdisplayedandcan be
changed.
Onlinesettings*
—Datausagecounter:theamountofdatapack-
etsthataresentandreceivedthroughtheMMI
isdisplayed.Youcanresetthedatausageinfor-
mationtozerousingtheResetdatacounter
option.
—Networkstatus:themobilenetworkprovider
fordataserviceaswellasthenetworkstatus
aredisplayed.
Wi-Fisettings*
See>page200,Wi-Fisettings.
Storingasadefaulttelephone
Appliesto:vehicleswithtelephone
Requirement:amobiledevicemustbeconnected
totheMMI>page178.
WhenthemobiledeviceisinrangeandtheBlue-
toothfunctiononthemobiledeviceandinthe
MMLisswitchedon,thismobiledevicewillbe
givenpriorityovertheotherBluetoothdevices
andwillbeconnecteddirectlytotheMMI.The
connectedmobiledeviceisdisplayedfirstinthe
devicelist.
Networksettings*
—Login:youcanchoseanautomaticloginto
yourcellphoneserviceprovider'snetwork,or
youcanchooseamanualloginfromthelistof
availablenetworks.
—Networkselection:availablenetworksinthe
presentlocationcanbeselectedundernetwork
selection.Thisfunctionisonlyavailableforthe
Manualloginsetting.
AppleCarPlaysoundsettings/AndroidAuto
soundsettings
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudismartphoneinterface
See>page251.