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Assistsystems
Thedisplaybrightnessadjustsautomaticallyto
thebrightnessofthesurroundings,bothinthe
informationandinthewarningstage.Invery
darkorverybrightsurroundings,theautomatic
adjustmentwillsetthedisplaytotheminimum
ormaximumlevel.Insuchcases,youmaynotice
nochangewhenadjustingthebrightness, orthe
changemayonlybenoticeableoncethesur-
roundingschange.
Adjustthebrightnesstoalevelwherethedisplay
intheinformationstagewillnotdisruptyour
view
ahead.Ifyouchangethebrightness,thedis-
playintheexteriormirrorwillbrieflyshowthe
brightnesslevelintheinformationstage.The
brightness ofthewarningstageislinkedtothe
brightnessintheinformationstageandisadjust-
edalongwiththeinformationstage.
@)Tips
—Sideassistisnotactivewhileyouaremak-
ingtheadjustment.
—Yoursettingsareautomaticallystoredand
assignedtotheremotecontrolkeybeing
used.
Messages
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudisideassist
Ifthesideassistswitchesoffautomatically,a
messageappearsintheInfotainmentsystemdis-
play.
Audisideassist:currentlyunavailable.
Sensorvisionrestrictedduetosurroundings.
Seeowner'smanual
Theradarsensorvisionisimpaired.Donotcover
theareainfront ofthesensorswithbikewheels,
stickers,dirtorotherobjects.Cleantheareacov-
eringthesensors,ifnecessary>page73,fig.77.
E]Audisideassist:currentlyunavailable.
Seeowner'smanual
Sideassistcannotbe switchedonatthistimebe-
causethereisamalfunction(forexample,the
batterychargelevelmaybetoolow).
Audisideassist:malfunction!Please
contactService
Thesystemcannotguaranteethatitwilldetect
vehiclescorrectlyandithasswitchedoff.The
sensorshavebeenmovedor arefaulty.Havethe
systemcheckedbyanauthorizedAudidealeror
authorizedAudiServiceFacilitysoon.
Audidriveselect(drive
settings)
Introduction
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudidriveselect
Driveselectmakesitpossibletoexperiencedif-
ferenttypesofvehiclecharacteristicsinonevehi-
cle.Thedrivercanselectfromthreemodes,
Comfort,Auto,andDynamic,usingthesistbut-
toninthecenterconsoleorbyusingtheInfotain-
mentsystem.Thisallowsyoutoswitchbetween
asportyandacomfortabledrivingmode,forex-
ample.IntheIndividualmode,thesettingscan
be
adjustedtoyourpersonalpreferences.This
makesitpossibletocombinesettingssuchasa
sportyenginesettingwithlightsteering.
ZA\WARNING
UsingAudidriveselectincorrectlycanlead to
collisions,otheraccidentsandseriousinju-
ries.
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudidriveselect
Thevehiclesetupineachmodedependsonthe
vehicle'sfeatures.
Engineandautomatictransmission
Dependingonthemode,theengineandauto-
matictransmissionrespondmorequicklyorina
morebalancedmannertoacceleratorpedal
movements.
Suspensioncontrol(Audimagneticride)*
Thesuspensioncontrolusessensorstorecordin-
formationregardingsteeringmovements,brak-
ingandaccelerationoperationsbythedriver,as
wellasinformationabouttheroadsurface,driv-
ingspeed,andload.Withdriveselect,youcan>
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Parkingaid
Parkingaid
Introduction
Appliesto:vehicleswithrearparkingsystem/parkingsystem
plus
Dependingonthevehicleequipment,various
parkingaidswillhelpyouwhenparkingandma-
neuvering.
Therearparkingsystemisanaudible parkingaid
thatwarnsyouofobstaclesbehindthevehicle
=>page79.
Theparkingsystemplusassistsyouwhilepark-
ingbyaudiblyandvisuallywarningyouofobjects
detectedinfrontofandbehindthevehicle
=>page79.
Therearviewcamerashowstheareabehindthe
vehicleintheInfotainmentsystemdisplay.The
linesintherearviewcameraimagehelpyouto
parkormaneuver>page80.
ZAWARNING
—Alwayslookfortrafficandcheckthearea
aroundyourvehiclebylookingatitdirectly
aswell.Theparkingsystemcannotreplace
thedriver'sattention.Thedriverisalways
responsiblewhenenteringorexitingapark-
ingspaceandduringsimilarmaneuvers.
—Pleasenotethatsomesurfaces,suchas
clothing,arenotdetectedbythesystem.
—Sensorsandcamerashaveblindspotsin
whichpeopleandobjectscannotbedetect-
ed.Beespeciallycautiousofsmallchildren
andanimals.
— Thesensorscanbedisplacedbyimpactsor
damagetotheradiatorgrille,bumper,
wheelhousingandtheunderbody.Thepark-
ingsystemmaybeimpairedasaresult.
HaveanauthorizedAudidealerorauthor-
izedAudiServiceFacilitychecktheirfunc-
tion.
—Makesurethesensorsarenotobstructedby
stickers,depositsorothermaterials.Ifthey
are,thesensorfunctioncouldbeimpaired.
Foradditionalinformationoncleaning,see
=page270.
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@)Note
—Someobjectsarenotdetectedordisplayed
bythesystemundercertaincircumstances:
—objectssuchasbarrierchains,trailerdraw
bars,verticalpolesorfences
—objectsabovethesensorssuchaswallex-
tensions
—objectswithcertainsurfacesorstructures
suchaschainlinkfencesorpowdersnow
—Ifyoucontinuedrivingclosertoalowob-
ject,itmaydisappearfromthe sensor
range.NotethatyouwillnoLongerbe
warnedaboutthisobstacle.
—Maintainenoughdistancefromthecurbto
reducetheriskofdamagetotherims.
G)Tips
— The systemmayprovideawarningeven
thoughtherearenoobstaclesinthecover-
ageareainsomesituations,suchas:
—certainroadsurfacesor whenthereistall
grass
—externalultrasonicsourcessuchasfrom
cleaningvehicles
—inheavyrain,snow,orthickvehicleex-
haust
—Werecommendthatyoupracticeparkingin
atraffic-freelocationorparkinglotto be-
come
familiarwiththesystem.Practice
parkingingoodlightand weathercondi-
tions.
—Youcanchangethevolumeofthesignals.
—Whatappearsinthedisplayisslightlyde-
layed.
— Thesensorsmustbekeptcleanandfreeof
snowandicefortheparkingaidtooperate.

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Electronicstabilization
control (ESC)
ElectronicStabilizationControl(ESC)supports
driversafety.Itreducestheriskofslippingand
improvesdrivingstability.ESCdetectscriticalsit-
uationssuchasthevehicleoversteeringandun-
dersteeringorthewheelsarespinning.The
brakesareappliedortheenginetorqueisre-
ducedinordertostabilizethevehicle.Whenthe
ESCengages,theBindicatorlightblinksinthe
instrumentcluster.
ThefollowingsystemsareintegratedintheESC:
Anti-lockbrakingsystem(ABS)
ABSpreventsthewheelsfromlockingwhenbrak-
ing.Thevehiclecanstillbesteeredevenduring
hardbraking.Applysteadypressuretothebrake
pedal.Donotpumpthepedal.Apulsinginthe
brakepedalindicatesthatthesystemisacting to
stabilizethevehicle.
Brakeassistsystem
Thebrakeassistsystemcandecreasebrakingdis-
tance.Itincreasesbrakingpowerwhenthe driver
pressesthebrakepedalquicklyinemergencysit-
uations.Youmustpressandholdthebrakepedal
untilthedangeroussituationisover.
Anti-SlipRegulation(ASR)
ASRreducesdrivepowerwhenthedrivewheels
beginspinningandadaptsthepowertotheroad
conditions.Thismakesiteasiertostart,acceler-
ateanddriveuphills.
ElectronicDifferentialLock(EDL)
TheEDLappliesthe brakestowheelsthatare
slippingandtransfersthedrivepowertotheoth-
erwheels.Thisfunctionisnotavailableathigher
speeds.
Inextremecases,EDLautomaticallyswitchesoff
tokeepthebrakeonthebrakedwheelfromover-
heating.Thevehicleisstillfunctioningcorrectly.
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EDLwillswitchonagainautomaticallywhencon-
ditionshavereturnedtonormal.
Powersteering
The ESCcanalsosupportvehiclestability
throughsteering.
Selectivewheeltorquecontrol
Selectivewheeltorquecontrolisusedwhendriv-
ingoncurves.Brakingistargetedtowardthe
wheelsontheinsideofthecurveasneeded.This
allowsmoreprecisedrivingincurves.
Automaticpost-collisionbrakingsystem
Theautomaticpost-collisionbrakingsystemcan
helptoreducetheriskofslidingandofaddition-
alcollisionsafteranaccident.Iftheairbagcon-
trolmoduledetectsacollisionaboveacertainve-
hiclespeed, thevehicleisbraked by theESC.
Thevehicledoesnotbrakeautomaticallyifoneof
thefollowingoccurs:
—Thedriverpressestheacceleratorpedal
—Thebrakingforcegeneratedbythepressed
brakepedalisgreaterthanthebrakingforce
thatwouldbeinitiatedbythesystem
—TheESC,thebrakesystem,orthevehicleelec-
tricalsystemisnotfunctioning
ZAWARNING
—TheESCanditsintegratedsystemscannot
overcomethelimitsimposedbynatural
physicallaws.Thisisespeciallyimportanton
slipperyorwetroads.Ifthesystemsbegin
acting tostabilizeyourvehicle,youshould
immediatelyalteryourspeedtomatchthe
roadandtrafficconditions.Donotletthein-
creasedsafetyprovidedtemptyouintotak-
ingrisks.Thiscouldincreaseyourriskofa
collision.
—Pleasenotetheriskofacollisionincreases
whendrivingfast,especiallythroughcurves
andonslipperyorwetroads,andwhendriv-
ingtooclosetoobjectsahead.The ESC and
itsintegratedsystemscannotalwayspre-
ventcollisions-thereisstillariskofacci-
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—Acceleratecarefullywhendrivingoncondition.Differenttiresizescanleadtoa
smooth,slipperysurfacessuchasiceandreductioninenginepower.
snow.Thedrivewheelscanspinevenwhen—Youmayhearnoiseswhenthesystemsde-
thesecontrolsystemsareinstalledandthisscribedareworking.
canaffectdrivingstabilityandincreasethe
riskofacollision.
G)Tips
— TheABSandASRonlyfunctioncorrectly
whenallfourwheelshaveasimilarwear
ScaleLiemelal
TheESCisautomaticallyswitchedonwhentheignitionisswitchedon.
functionislimitedorswitchedoff.Theamountof
stabilizationcontrolwilldifferdependingonthe
level.
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Thefollowingexamplesareunusualsituations
whereitmaymakesensetoswitchsportmode
oninordertoallowthewheelstospin:
—Rocking thevehicletofreeitwhenitisstuck
—Drivingindeepsnoworonlooseground
—Drivingwithsnowchains
Fig.88Uppercenterconsole,53OFFbutton
The ESCisdesignedtofunctioninlevels.Depend-
ingonthelevelselected,theESCstabilization
SportmodeonESC/ASRoffSportmodeofforESC/ASR
on
BehaviorThe ESC andASRstabiliza-|Thestabilizationfunctionis|Thefullstabilizationfunc-
tionfunctionsarelimitednotavailable>A\.ESCand_|tionoftheESC andASRis
>A.ASRareswitchedoff.availableagain.
OperatingPressthe2OFF]buttonPressandholdthe|&OFFPressthe2OFF]button
briefly.buttonlongerthan3sec-again.
onds.
IndicatorBiturnson.BBandaaturnon.BiturnsofforFJand
lightsaaturnoff.
MessagesStabilizationcontrol(ESC):|Stabilizationcontrol(ESC):|Stabilizationcontrol
sport.Warning!Limitedoff.Warning!Restricted(ESC):on
stabilitystability
AWARNING—Thestabilizationfunctionislimitedwhen
sportmodeisswitchedon.Thedriving
wheelscouldspinandthevehiclecould
swerve,especiallyonslickorslipperyroad
surfaces.
Youshouldonly switchsportmodeonor
switchESC/ASRoffifyourdrivingabilitiesand
roadconditionspermit.
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—Thereisnovehiclestabilizationwhen
ESC/ASRareswitchedoff.
@)Tips
—Whenthecruisecontrolsystem*isswitched
on,ESC/ASRcannotbeswitchedofforsport
modecannotbeswitchedon.
—MalfunctionsintherearspoilerortheAudi
magneticridemaymakeitimpossibleto
switchtheESC/ASRoffor toswitchsport
modeon.
Brakes
Youcanapplythevehicle'sbrakesusingthebrake
pedal.
Operatingnoise
Noisesmayoccurwhenbrakingdependingonthe
speed,
brakingforce,andoutsideconditionssuch
astemperatureandhumidity.
Brakingeffect
Theresponsetimefromthebrakesdependson
theweatherandenvironmentalconditions.To
ensuretheoptimumbrakingeffect,thebrake
systemiscleanedatregularintervals.Thisis
donebyapplyingthebrakepadstothebrakero-
torsforashortperiodoftimewhendrivingat
highspeedswhenthewindshieldwipersare
switchedon.
Ifthebrakesystembecomesdamp,forexample
afterdrivinginheavyrain,thebrakingeffectmay
bedelayed.Otherfactorsthatcouldtemporarily
increasetheresponsetimeofthebrakesinclude:
—Wetconditions
—Lowtemperatures,ice,andsnow
—Roadscoveredinsalt
—Dirtybrakepads
Corrosion
Corrosionmayformonthebrakerotorsifthereis
noheavybraking,ifthevehicleisnotdrivenfor
longperiodsoftime,orifthevehicleisnotdriv-
enfrequentlyorforlongdistances.Inthiscase,
brakingheavilyseveraltimeswhiledrivingat
highspeedscancleanthebrakerotors>A\.
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Brakepads
Newbrakepadsdonotachievetheirfullbraking
effectduringthefirst250miles(400km).They
mustbe“brokenin”first.However,youcancom-
pensatefortheslightlyreducedbrakingforceby
pressingfirmlyonthebrakepedal.Avoidheavy
brakingduring thebreak-inperiod.
Brakepadweardependslargelyonthewaythe
vehicleisdrivenandonoperatingconditions.
Brakepadwearincreaseswhendrivingfrequently
inthecityorshortdistancesorwhenusingavery
sportydrivingstyle.
Ceramicbrakes
Appliesto:vehicleswithceramicbrakes
Ceramicbrakesprovideexcellentdeceleration
rates.
Thebreak-inperiodfornewceramicbrakesmay
besignificantlylongerthanforstandardbrake
rotors.Duetothepropertiesofthematerial,
theymaycausenoisesatlowerspeeds.Ceramic
brakesalsoabsorbmoremoistureinwetcondi-
tions.Therefore,therewilltemporarilybeless
brakingforcethanwhenthebrakesaredry.You
cancompensateforthisbypressingthebrake
pedalharder.
AWARNING
—Onlyapplythebrakesforthepurposeof
cleaningthebrakesystemwhenroadand
trafficconditionspermit.Youmustnoten-
dangerotherroadusersandincreasethe
riskofanaccident.
—Duetotheriskofinjury,onlyhaveanau-
thorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudi
ServiceFacilityworkonthebrakesystem.
Incorrectrepairscouldimpairthefunction.
—Neverletthevehiclerollwhiletheengineis
stoppedbecausethisincreasestheriskofan
accident.
— Depending onvehicleequipment,thebrake
pedalmaymovedownwardautomatically
duringautonomousbrakingmaneuvers.To
reducetheriskofinjury,donotplaceyour
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Isthisanoffroadvehicle?
YourAudiisnot anoffroadvehicle-thereisnot
enoughgroundclearance.Forthisreason,avoid
difficultterrain.
Z\WARNING
—Also,invehicleswithallwheeldrive,adapt
yourdrivingstyletothecurrentroadand
trafficconditions.Donotlettheincreased
safetyprovidedtemptyouintotakingrisks,
becausethisincreasestheriskofanacci-
dent.
— Thebrakingabilityofyourvehicleislimited
tothetractionofthewheels.In thisway,it
isnotdifferentfromatwowheeldrivevehi-
cle.Donot betemptedtoacceleratetoa
highspeedwhentheroadisslippery,be-
causethisincreasestheriskofanaccident.
—Notethatonwetstreets,thefrontwheels
can“hydroplane’”ifdrivingatspeedsthat
aretoohigh.Unlikefrontwheeldrivevehi-
cles,theengineRPMdoesnotincreasesud-
denlywhenthevehiclebeginshydroplaning.
Forthisreason,adaptyourspeedtothe
roadconditionstoreducetheriskofanacci-
dent.
Rearspoiler
Appliesto:vehicleswithretractablerearspoiler
Theextendablerearspoilerincreasesdrivingsta-
bility.
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Fig.89Centerconsole:buttonfortherearspoiler
Therearspoilerretractsandextends.Itcanbe
activatedinvariousoperatingmodes(manual
modeorautomaticmode).
838
Automaticmode(normaloperation)
—Automaticextension:therearspoilerwillauto-
maticallyextendwhenspeedsexceedapproxi-
mately75mph(120km/h).
—Automaticretraction:therearspoilerwillauto-
maticallyretractwhenspeedsdecreasetoun-
derapproximately50mph(80km/h).
Manualmode
—Extendingmanually:brieflytapthe>fig.89
buttontofullyextendtherearspoiler.
—Retractingmanually:whendrivingatspeeds
belowapproximately10mph(20km/h),press
andholdthebuttontoretracttherearspoiler.
Whenatspeedsbetween10mph(20km/h)
and75mph(120km/h),therearspoilerwill
completelyretractwhenyoutap thebutton.
Indicatorlights
8if8Rearspoiler:malfunction!Pleasecon-
tactService
Therearspoilermaynot haveextendedduetoa
malfunction.Thiscouldchangethevehicle'sdriv-
ingcharacteristicsathighspeeds.Donotdrive
fasterthan85mph(140km/h).Drivetoanau-
thorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudiService
Facilityimmediatelytohavethemalfunctioncor-
rected.Thecoloroftheindicatorlightdepends
onthevehiclespeed.
ZAWARNING
Drivingathigherspeedswithouttherear
spoilerdeployedcanimpairhandlingcharac-
teristics,makingthevehiclehardertocontrol.
—Alwaysmakesurethatthespoilerisde-
ployedwhendrivingatspeedsover85mph
(140km/h).Iftherearspoilerwarning/indi-
catorlightintheinstrumentclustercomes
on,therearspoilermaynot havedeployed.
—Neverdriveatspeedshigherthan85mph
(140km/h)ifthespoilerisnotdeployed.
Havethespoilerinspectedassoonaspossi-
blebyanauthorizedAudidealerorqualified
workshop.
—Alwaysobeyspeedlimitsandothertraffic
laws.

Navigation
Navigation
Openingnavigation
Appliesto:vehicleswithnavigationsystem
Thenavigationsystemdirectsyoutoyourdestination,aroundtrafficincidents,andonalternative
routes,ifdesired.
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Fig.114Diagram:Enterdestinationmenu
>Pressthe [NAV/MAP]button.
TheEnterdestinationmenuisdisplayedafter
openingnavigation>fig.114.Thefollowingin-
formationcan bedisplayedintheInfotainment
systemdisplay:
@Inputfieldforfreetextsearch>page131
@Homeaddress>page132
Lastdestinations>page131pag
Storedfavorites>page132g'
Assoonasyouselectanentryfromthelist(de-
pendingonthevehicleequipment),thecorre-
spondingdestinationdisplaysasamappreview*
©°fig.114.
Ifyouhaveconnectedamobiledevicetothe
MMI,yourdirectorycontactswillalsobelistedif
they havenavigationdataassignedtothem.
TheFavorites(4)menuitemaswellasthedirec-
tory/contactsareonlyshownintheEnterdesti-
nationmenuifyouhaveenteredoneormore
charactersusingtheinputfield.
Switchingbetweenthedestinationentryand
themap
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—Pressthe [NAV/MAP]buttonrepeatedlyuntil
themapisdisplayed.Or:selecttheleftcontrol
button>Switchtomap.
ZA\WARNING
— Thedemandsoftrafficrequireyourfullat-
tention.Alwaysreadthechapter>page90,
Trafficsafety information.
—Obeyalltrafficlawswhendriving.
— Theroutecalculatedbythenavigationsys-
temisarecommendationforreachingyour
destination.Obeytrafficlights,stoppingre-
strictions,one-waystreets,lanechangere-
strictions,etc.
—Adjustthevolumeoftheaudiosystemso
thatsignalsfromoutsidethevehicle,such
aspoliceandfiresirens,canbeheardeasily
atalltimes.
@)Note
Ifthedrivingdirectionsconflictwithtraffic
laws,obeythetrafficlaws.

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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>page157usingtheapplicableUSB
adapter>page156,fig. 131.
> SelectandconfirmActivateAppleCarPlayor
ActivateAndroidAutonow.
>Follow thesysteminstructions.
>Payattentiontoanyadditionalsystemprompts
onyoursmartphone,ifapplicable.
IfyouchosenottouseAppleCarPlayorAndroid
Autowhenconnectingyoursmartphoneforthe
firsttime,youcanstarttheAudismartphonein-
terfacelateronusingtheConnectionmanager.
>Select:[MENU]button>Audismartphonein-
terface>Changetoconnectionmanager.
>Connectyour smartphonetotheAudimusicin-
terface>page157usingtheapplicableUSB
adapter>page156,fig. 131.
>SelectandconfirmAudismartphoneinterface
intheConnectionmanager>page170.You
canselectyoursmartphoneinthelistofdevi-
cesthatarealreadypaired>page171.
>Follow thesysteminstructions.
)Inpreparationatthetimeofprinting.
ZAWARNING
Drivingrequiresyourcompleteandundivided
attention.Asthedriver,youhavecompletere-
sponsibilityforsafetyintraffic.Neveroperate
mobiledeviceswhiledriving,becausethisin-
creasestheriskofanaccident.
@)Note
Alwaysfollowtheinformationfoundin>@in
Generalinformationonpage123.
@)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*
=>page107.
— ThemenulanguageshownintheMMIis
basedonthesettingsinyoursmartphone.
—ThetimedisplayedintheMMIisbasedon
thesettingsinyoursmartphone.
—SomeMMIfunctionsarenotavailablewhen
AppleCarPlayorAndroidAutoisactive.
—Youcannotconnectanymobiledevicesvia
BluetoothwhenanAppleCarPlayconnec-
tionisactive.
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