Telephone
cellphone.Audirecommendseditingcell
phonecontactsdirectlyinthecellphone.
—OnlythecontactsinthelocalMMImemory
canbeeditedordeleted.
Importingandexportingcontacts
Appliesto:vehicleswithtelephone
ContactsinvCardformat(.vcf)canbeimported
intothedirectoryorexported.
Requirement:anSDcard mustbeinsertedinone
oftheSDcardreaders*>page228oraUSBstor-
agedevicemustbeconnectedtotheAudimusic
interface*>page233ortherequirementsfor
AudiconnectInfotainmentservices*mustbe
met>page193.
MENU >Select:button>Telephone>leftcon-
trolbutton>Directory.
>Select:rightcontrolbutton>Contactsettings.
—Importingcontactsfromastoragedevice:se-
lectandconfirmImportcontacts>SDcard
1/SDcard2orUSBdevice1/USBdevice2>
desiredcontacts>Startimport.
—Exportingcontactstoastoragedevice:select
andconfirmExportcontacts>SDcard1/SD
card2orUSBdevice1/USBdevice2>desired
contacts>Startexport.
—Selectingallcontactsatoncetoimport/
export:selectandconfirmImportcontacts/Ex-
portcontacts>SDcard1/SDcard2orUSBde-
vice1/USBdevice2>All>Startimport/Start
export.
@Tips
—Alwaysreadthechapter>page193,Audi
connect.
—ForadditionalinformationonthemyAudi
account,visitwww.audiusa.com/myaudi.
— Theimportedcontactsarestoredinthelo-
calmemoryofthedirectory.
—Amaximumof1,000contactscanbeim-
ported.Youcancheckthedirectorymemory
capacityatanytime>page191.
1)Dependsontheconnectedcellphone.
190
—Neversaveimportantdataonmemorycards
orUSBstoragedevices.Audiisnotresponsi-
blefordamagedorlostfilesandmedia.
—Contactsthatweredownloadedfromamo-
biledevicecannotbeexported.
—Thereshouldbenootherfilesor folderson
thestoragemediumcontainingthecontacts
tobeimported.
Additionalsettings
Ny)atoadie
Appliesto:vehicleswithtelephone
MENU >Select:button>Telephone>rightcon-
trolbutton>Telephonesettings.
Calloptions*
Callforwarding:youcanswitchtheforwarding
ofincomingcallstoyourvoicemailortoanother
phonenumberonandoff.Youcan checkifthe
functionisactivatedordeactivatedwithCheck
status.
Callwaiting:youare alerted toanincomingcall
duringaphonecallwhenthefunctionisswitched
on[M.Youcancheckifthefunctionisactivated or
deactivatedwithCheckstatus.
Sendowntelephonenumber:sendingyour
phonenumberwithanoutgoingcallcanbeacti-
vatedanddeactivated.WiththeNetwork-de-
pendentsetting,thesettinglistedinthecon-
tractwiththecellphoneserviceproviderisused.
ThesettingsonlyapplytotheTelephonemenuin
theMMI.Pleasenotethatthesettingsonyour
mobiledevicewillapplyafterdisconnectingthe
Bluetoothconnection.Youcancheckifthefunc-
tionisactivatedordeactivatedwithChecksta-
tus.
Ringtoneandvolumesettings”)
UsingtheMutetelephonefunction,youcan
switchtheringtoneplaybackthroughtheMMI
speakeronandoff.Youcanplaytheringtonesus-
ingtheRingtonefunction.Selectandconfirm an
entryfromthelist.FortheRingtonevolume/
Messagevolumesettings,see>page252.The>
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Telephone
Microphoneinputlevelcan beadjustedduringa
phonecallusingthecontrolknob.
i)Tips
—Severalmobiledevicescan bepairedwith
theMMI,butonlytwo*mobiledevicescan
be
activelyconnected.
—TodeleteallpairedBluetoothdevices,the
Bluetoothfunctioncanberesettothefac-
torydefaultsettings>page248.
Additionaloptions
>Select:[MENU]button>Telephone>rightcon-
trolbutton.
Connectionmanager
See>page248.
Bluetoothsettings*
See>page250.
Onlinesettings*
See>page250.
Wi-Fisettings*
See>page200,Wi-Fisettings.
Directorysettings
Appliesto:vehicleswithtelephone
>Select:[MENU]button>Telephone>leftcon-
trolbutton>Directory>rightcontrolbutton>
Contactsettings.
Memorycapacity
ShowstheMemorycapacityforthedirectory.
Youcanmanageupto17,000contactswiththe
directory.Youcanloadupto4,000contactsfrom
yourcellphoneintoeachdirectory.Youcanalso
importupto1,000contactsfromastoragede-
vice.
Sortorder
Youcansortthecontactsinyourdirectoryalpha-
beticallyaccordingtoLastnameorFirstname.
Importcontacts/Exportcontacts
See>page190.
Downloaddirectory
ToupdatethecontactsintheMMI,youcanman-
uallydownloadyourmobiledevicecontacts.De-
pendingonthemobiledevice,youmayneedto
disconnectandreconnecttheBluetooth connec-
tiontoupdatethecontacts.
Hidecontactswithoutphonenumber
Whenthisfunctionisswitchedon,grayed-out
contactsthathavenophonenumbersstoredfor
themwillbehiddeninthedirectory.
Troubleshooting
Appliesto:vehicleswithtelephone
ProblemSolution
PairingthecellphonetotheMMI|Checkiftherequirementsforconnectingamobiledevicearemet
failed.=>page178.
=>page178.
Or:checkifyouaccidentallydeclinedthe connection setupPINon
yourmobiledevice.Ifnecessary,repeat thepairingprocess
Afterpairing,notallcontactsor
theMMI.
Avoidusingspecialcharactersinnames.
nocontactshavebeenloadedinto|Avoidusingcontactgroups onyourmobiledevice.
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Audiconnect
Audiconnect
Infotainmentservices
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudiconnectInfotainment
Requirement:yourvehiclemustbeconnectedto
theInternet>page193.
SomeAudiconnectInfotainmentservicesmust
beconfiguredthroughyourpersonalmyAudiac-
countbeforeusingthemforthefirsttime.
>Registeratwww.audiusa.com/myaudi.
AddyourvehicletoyourmyAudiaccount.
>Select:[MENU]button>Audiconnect>right
controlbutton>Login.
>LogintomyAudiinthevehicleusingyoure-
mailaddressandpassword.
@)Tips
—ForsomeAudiconnectInfotainmentserv-
ices,youmayalsohavetoenteryourmyAu-
diaccessinformationwhenaccessingserv-
icesintheMMI.
—SomeAudiconnectInfotainmentservices
mustbeactivated atwww.audiusa.com/
myaudi
—Regardlessofthekeyuserandadditional
users,youcanonlyconnectonemyAudiac-
counttoyourvehicle.
—Tomakeloggingineasierinthevehicle,you
willreceivean8-digitmyAudiPINasanal-
ternativetoyourmyAudipasswordafteryou
havecreatedamyAudiaccount.
—Fordetailedinformationonconfiguration,
visitwww.audiusa.com/myaudi.
AccessingAudiconnectInfotainment
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudiconnectInfotainment
>Select:the[MENU]button>Audiconnect.
AlistofalloftheavailableAudiconnectInfotain-
mentservicesisshownontheInfotainmentsys-
temdisplay.
D_Notavailableinalllanguages.
194
YoucanalsofiltertheAudiconnectInfotainment
servicesbycategory:
>Select:[MENU]button>Audiconnect>left
controlbutton>forexample,Navigationfor
theAudiconnectInfotainmentservicesinthe
navigationmenu.
ETrade
Appliesto:vehicleswith AudiconnectInfotainment
>Select:[MENU]button>Audiconnect>desired
AudiconnectInfotainmentservice>rightcon-
trolbutton.
DependingontheequipmentandtheAudicon-
nect
Infotainmentserviceselected,thefollowing
basicfunctionsmaybeavailable:
Saveaspreview
YoucanalsoseeapreviewoftheselectedAudi
connectInfotainmentservicesontheAudicon-
nectInfotainmenthomepage.
Showonmap
Youcanshowselectedcontentsonthemapand
usethemforrouteguidance.
Login
See>page194.
Readout)
YoucanallowtheMMItoreadouttheselected
contents.
Call
If aphonenumberwasassignedtoanentry,you
cancallthenumber,forexampletoreservetick-
ets.
Refresh
ThecontentsfortheselectedAudiconnectInfo-
tainmentservicearerefreshed.
Startrouteguidance
If alocationwassavedwithanentry,youcan use
itasthenavigationdestination.Routeguidance
startsimmediately.
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Changesearcharea
Thesetsearchareacanbechangedatanytime.
Additionalinformationonsearchareascan be
foundunder>page208.
ClosingAudiconnectInfotainmentservices
Regardlessofthefunctionselected,youcan
closean AudiconnectInfotainmentserviceat
anytimeandreturn tothehomescreen.
Services
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudiconnectInfotainment
Dependingonthecountryandthevehicleequip-
ment,thefollowingservicesmaybeavailable:
Weather
Informationoncurrentweatherconditionsas
wellasweatherforecastsfortheselectedsearch
area.
> SelectandconfirmWeather.
News
>Select:Onlinenews>desirednewsfeed>a
headline.
IfyouloggedintomyAudiinyourvehicle
=page194,personalizednewsfeedscanbedis-
played.
Twitter
Requirement:Youmusthaveconnectedyourve-
hiclewithmyAudi>page194.Youmusthave
connectedyourmyAudiaccountwithTwitter.
YoucanonlyconnectoneTwitteraccountwith
yourmyAudiaccount.Notallsettingscanbead-
justedintheMMI.Somecanonlybeadjusted
throughtheTwitterwebsite.
> SelectTwitter>leftcontrolbutton>desired
function(forexample,Trends).
Travel(travelguide)
Requirement:themyAudiappmustbeinstalled
andopenonyourmobiledevice.Yourmobilede-
vicemustbeconnectedtothevehicleWi-Fihot-
spot>page200.
>Select:[MENU]button>Audiconnect>left
controlbutton>Informationcategory>Trav-
el.
Afteropeningthetravelguide,traveltipsinyour
areawillbedisplayedincludingcurrentratingsas
wellasthecorrespondingcategory.
>Toswitchcategories(forexample,barsnear-
by),select:leftcontrolbutton>selectacate-
gory.
Trafficlightinformation
See>page196.
ZAWARNING
—Itisonlysafe tousetablets,laptops,mobile
devicesandothersimilardeviceswhenthe
vehicleisstationarybecause,likeallloose
objects,theycouldbethrownaroundthein-
sideofthevehicleinacrashandcauseseri-
ousinjuries.Storethesetypesofdevicesse-
curelywhiledriving.
—Donotuseanywirelessdevicesonthefront
seatswithinrangeoftheairbagswhiledriv-
ing.Also readthewarningsinthechapter
=>page272,Frontairbags.
@)Note
ReadtheinformationaboutAudiconnect,and
besuretonotetheconnectivitycostssection
=>)inWi-Fisettingsonpage200.
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Audiconnect
Trafficlightinformation
Appliesto:vehicleswithtrafficlightinformation
Fig.186Example:displayofanestimatedwaittime
Thetrafficlightinformation»givesyouaspeed
recommendation,atwhichtodrivethroughthe
nextgreentrafficlight@©fig.185orinforms
youofthewaittimeatthenextredlight@).The
trafficlightinformationcanbedisplayedinthe
driverinformationsystem,inthestatuslineof
theAudivirtualcockpit*orinthehead-updis-
play*.
Generalinformation
Thetrafficlightinformationissubjecttocertain
systemlimitationsandmaybeunavailableoron-
lypartiallyavailableinthefollowingsituations:
—whenthepermittedspeedlimitisexceeded
—whenbelowacertainspeedlimit
—ifthenexttrafficlightislessthan100feet(30
m)away
—iftheestimatedwaittimeataredlightisless
thanfourseconds
—ifthereisnotrafficlightdataavailable
—ifthedataconnectionwasinterrupted
Serviceinpreparationatthetimeofprinting.Can addlat-
erorisonlyavailableincertainregions.
196
—whenthecamera-basedtrafficsignrecogni-
tion*ismalfunctioning
—whentherearewarningsfromthecamera-
basedtrafficsignrecognition*
Switchingtrafficlightinformationonand
off
—Select:button>Audiconnect>Traffic
lightinformation.
MENU
ZAWARNING
—Whentrafficlightinformationisshown,al-
soalways payattentiontothetrafficsitua-
tion,thedistancetoothervehiclesandthe
areaaroundthevehicle.Thedriverisalways
responsibleforassessingthetrafficsitua-
tion.
—Alwaysadaptyourspeedtothecurrent
weather,roadandtrafficconditions.Thedis-
playedinformationmustnever causeyouto
ignorelegaltrafficregulationsandposea
safetyrisk.
—Regardlessofthetrafficlightinformation,
youshouldalwaysmonitoryourspeedusing
thespeedometerandmakesureyouaread-
hering
tothelegalspeedlimit.
—
Thetrafficlightinformationdoesnotadjust
yourvehicle'sspeedtothespeedrecom-
mendationshowninthedisplay.
@Tips
—Trafficlightinformationisnotyetavailable
inallcitiesandisnotnationwide.
—Alwaysreadtheinstructionsinthe chapter
=>page193.
Additionaloptions
Appliesto:vehicleswith AudiconnectInfotainment
>Select:[MENU
controlbutton.
button>Audiconnect>right
Dependingontheequipmentandthecountry,
thefollowingoptionsmaybeavailableinthe
overviewofAudiconnectInfotainmentservices.>
Audiconnect
services.Thecostsforthisareincludedin
thepriceofAudiconnectvehiclecontrol
services.Thecellphonenetwork,forexam-
ple,mustbeavailabletouse theseservices.
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudiconnectvehiclecontrol
ForsomeAudiconnectvehiclecontrolservices,
thevehicleownermustbesetupasthekeyuser.
Set keyuser
Requirement:akeyusermustnotbesetyet.the
ignitionmustbe switchedon.
>Tosetakeyuserforthevehicle,youwillneeda
myAudiaccount.Registeratwww.audiusa.
com/myaudi.
>Linkyourvehicletotheaccountatwww.
audiusa.com/myaudiandthenverifyyour
myAudiaccountimmediatelyinordertouse
the Audiconnectvehiclecontrolservices.
>YoucanalsoverifyyourmyAudiaccountlater.
Loginatwww.audiusa.com/myaudiwithyour
accessinformationandverifyyourmyAudiac-
countinusermanagementusingtheverifica-
tionprocessthatisgiven.
>Select:[MENU]button>Audiconnect>ifnec-
essary,Displayavailablefunctions>rightcon-
trolbutton>Audiconnectusermanagement>
Keyuser>Set keyuser.
>
EnteryourmyAudiuser nameandthe10-digit
vehiclecode=page29.Thekeyuserisset.You
havetherightstouse the Audiconnectvehicle
controlservices>page198aswellastheabili-
tytomanageothervehiclefunctionsandany
otherusers.
Resettingtheprimaryuser
Ifyouremovethekeyuser,allotherusersand
theirauthorizationswillbedeleted.Itwillno
longerbepossibletouse the Audiconnectvehi-
clecontrolservices.
Requirement:akeyusermustbeset.theignition
mustbe switchedon.
Select:[MENU]button>Audiconnect>right
controlbutton>Audiconnectusermanagement
>Keyuser>Resetkeyuser.
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UsingthemyAudiapp
>InstallthemyAudiapponyourmobiledevice
andloginwithyouraccessinformation.
(i)Tips
—Itmayalsobenecessarytoenteryour4-
digitmyAudiPINwhenaccessingsomeAudi
connectvehiclecontrolservices.
—Storethevehiclecodeinasecureplace.It
maybenecessaryto re-enterthevehicle
code.
—Payattentiontoupper-andlower-caselet-
terswhenenteringthevehiclecode.
—Ifyoudonot havethe10-digitvehiclecode,
contactanauthorizedAudidealerorauthor-
izedAudiServiceFacility.
Additionaloptions
AppliestovehicleswithAudiconnectvehiclecontrol
Licensesubscription
Thevalidityandexpirationdateofyoursubscrip-
tionsaredisplayed.Whenthisfunctionisactivat-
ed,youwillbenotifiedbeforeyoursubscription
expires.
Select:[MENU]button>Audiconnect>Display
availablefunctions>rightcontrolbutton>Li-
censesubscription.
Warninglevels
Requirement:theprimaryusermusthavesetone
ormorewarninglevels.Secondaryuserscanonly
seeifawarninglevelisactiveornot.
Select:[MENU]button>Audiconnect>right
controlbutton>Alerts.
Appliesto:vehicleswith Audiconnectvehiclecontrol
Dependingonthecountryandthevehicleequip-
ment,thefollowingservicesmaybeavailable:
Remotelockingandunlocking
Requirement:thevehiclemustbeparkingand
theignitionmustbeswitchedoff.
Thisserviceallowsyoutounlockor lockyourve-
hicle.
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Vehiclestatusreport
Thisservicetransfersdriverinformationsystem
datatoaserver.Dependingonthevehicleequip-
ment,certaindatamaybeaccessed,suchasthe
remainingrangeormileage.Thevaluesmaydif-
ferfromthevaluesdisplayedinthevehicle.
CarFinder
Thisservicetransmitstheparkinglocationtoa
serverwhentheignitionisswitchedoff.Thevehi-
clelocation,yourlocation,ortheroutetoyour
vehiclecanbedisplayed.Thenewparkingloca-
tioncannotbedeterminedwiththisserviceifthe
vehicleismovedaftershuttingthevehicleoff
andwithoutswitchingtheignitiononandoff
again,forexampleifthevehicleistowedorsto-
len.
—Deactivatingandactivatingtheparkingposi-
tion:Select:[MENU]>Audiconnect>Carfind-
er.
OnlineAudiservicerequest
Requirement:theservicemustbeactivatedon-
lineatwww.audiusa.com/myaudiandanauthor-
izedAudidealerorauthorizedAudiservicefacili-
tymustbeselected.
Thisservicetransmitsservice-relevantdatato
yourselectedauthorizedAudidealerorauthor-
izedAudiservicefacility.Theywillcontactyou
beforeyournextserviceappointment.
StolenVehicleLocator
Thisserviceassistsyouinlocatingyourvehicleif
itisstolen.
—Contactthepolice.YoureceiveaCaseID.
—CalltheservicehotlineandgiveyourCaseID.
Theservicehotlinewillforwardtheestablished
datatothepolice.YoureceivetheAudiService
hotlinenumberwhenyoupurchaseyourvehicle.
GeofencingAlert
Requirement:akeyusermustbesetinthevehi-
cle>page198.
Thisserviceallowsyoutosetpermittedandfor-
biddenzonesforyourvehicleaswellassettime
limitsforthesezones.Ifyourvehicleleavesa
permittedzoneorentersaforbiddenzone,you
willbenotifiedwithapushnotificationand/oran
e-mail.
SpeedAlert
Requirement:akeyusermustbesetinthevehi-
cle>page198.
Youcansetuptotwospeedlimitsforyourvehi-
cleusingthis service.Ifyourvehicleexceedsaset
speedlimit,youwillbenotifiedwithapushnoti-
ficationand/ore-mail.
ValetAlert
Requirement:akeyusermustbesetinthevehi-
cle>page198.
Ifyougiveyourvehicletoaparkingservice,you
cansetazoneandaspeedlimitusingthemyAu-
diapp.Ifthevehicleleavesthezoneorexceeds
thespeedlimit,youwillbenotifiedwithapush
notificationand/ore-mail.
Z\WARNING
Donotignoremessagesandwarningorindi-
catorlightsthatturnoninthevehiclebe-
causeoftheinformationinthevehiclestatus
report.Thiscouldlead tobreakdownsinon
theroad,accidentsandseriousinjuries.
@)Tips
Forsomeservices,youcanselectifyouwould
liketobenotifiedwithapushnotification
and/orane-mail.
Settings
ce)atelatMariano)4
>Select:[MENU]button>rightcontrolbutton>
Connectionmanager.
>Select:rightcontrolbutton>Onlinesettings>
Dataconnectionsettings.
Depending onthecountry,vehicleequipment,
andconnectiontype,thefollowingfunctionsmay
beavailable:
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Audiconnect
Dataconnectionsettings
UsingtheDataconnectionsettingsmenu,you
cansetwhenthesystemshouldconnecttothe
Internet.TheInternetconnectiondisconnects
automaticallyoncetherequested Audiconnect
Infotainmentservicenolongerrequiresanydata.
—Audiconnect(MMI):whenthisfunctionis
switchedon,adataconnectionisautomatically
establishedinordertouseAudiconnectInfo-
tainmentservices.
—Wi-Fidevices:whenthisfunctionisswitched
on,youcanallowordenyInternetconnections.
@)Note
Alwaysfollowtheinformationfoundin>@in
Wi-Fisettingsonpage200.
@Tips
Formoreinformationonroamingcharges,
contactyourcellphoneserviceprovider.
Wi-Fisettings
Appliesto:vehicleswithWi-Fihotspot
Youcan use theMMIasaWi-Fihotspottocon-
nect
uptoeight Wi-FidevicestotheInternet.
Requirement:theignitionmustbeswitchedon.
>Select:[MENU]button>Telephone>rightcon-
trolbutton>Wi-Fisettings.
Dependingonthecountryandthevehicleequip-
ment,thefollowing functionsmaybeavailable:
Wi-Fi
Whenthisfunctionisswitchedon,theMMIWi-Fi
hotspotisactiveandvisibletootherdevices(for
example,laptopsandcellphones).Youcancon-
nectyourWi-FidevicetotheMMIanduse theIn-
ternetconnectionifnecessary.Ifyouswitchoff
theWi-FiintheMMI,theWi-Fihotspotwillbe
deactivated.Therefore,anyotherdevicesaccess-
ingtheWi-Fihotspotwillnolongerbeconnected
totheWi-Fi.
Networkkey
TheWi-Ficonnectionbetweenyourvehicleand
yourWi-Fideviceisencrypted.Toestablishacon-
200
nection,youmustenterthefollowingvalues
whensettingupyourwirelessdevice.Youcan
changethemifnecessary.
—Accesspoint(SSID):nameoftheWi-Finet-
work.
—Password:arandompasswordwassetatthe
factoryintheMMI.Thepasswordcanbe
changed.TheWPA2encryptionmethodre-
quiresapasswordtobeatleast8characters
long.Chooseasecurepassword.
—Visibletoothers:yourWi-Finetworkvisibility
can be switchedonoroff.
ZAWARNING
—Itisonlysafe tousetablets,laptops,mobile
devicesandothersimilardeviceswhenthe
vehicleisstationarybecause,likeallloose
objects,theycouldbethrownaroundthein-
sideofthevehicleinacrashandcauseseri-
ousinjuries.Storethesetypesofdevicesse-
curelywhiledriving.
—To reducetheriskofanaccident,use theAu-
diconnectInfotainmentserviceswithaWi-
Fihotspotonlyintherearseatwhentheve-
hicleisinmotion,oronlywhenthevehicleis
stationary.
—Donotuseanywirelessdevicesonthefront
seatswithinrangeoftheairbagswhiledriv-
ing.Also readthewarningsinthechapter
=>page272,Frontairbags.
—Asthedriver,donotallowusageoftheWi-
Fihotspottodistractyoufromdriving,as
thiscouldincreasetheriskofanaccident.
C)Note
—Incertainsituations,theWi-Fihotspotdata
connectionmaybeestablishedasareplace-
mentfortheSIMcardonyourWi-Fidevice.
Thisfeature dependsontheconfiguration
ofyourWi-Fideviceandoperatingsystem.
Thiscouldresultinfeesdepending onyour
cellphoneserviceprovider,especiallyifyou
areusingthisfeaturewhileabroad.Aflat
ratedataplanisstronglyrecommended.For
moreinformation,contactyourcellphone
serviceproviderorrefertotheowner'sman-
ualforyourWi-Fidevice.