Audi connect
Show on map
You can show selected contents on the map and
use them for route guidance.
Log in
See > page 127.
Read out)
You can allow the MMI to read out the selected
contents.
Call
If a phone number was assigned to an entry, you
can call the number, for example to reserve tick-
ets.
Refresh
The contents for the selected Audi connect Info-
tainment service are refreshed.
Start route guidance
If a location was saved with an entry, you can use
it as the navigation destination. Route guidance
starts immediately.
Change search area
The set search area can be changed at any time.
Additional information on search areas can be
found under > page 135.
Closing Audi connect Infotainment services
Regardless of the function selected, you can
close an Audi connect Infotainment service at
any time and return to the home screen.
Services
Applies to: vehicles with Audi connect Infotainment
Depending on the country and the vehicle equip-
ment, the following services may be available:
Weather
Information on current weather conditions as
well as weather forecasts for the selected search
area.
> Select and confirm Weather.
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News
> Select: Online news > desired newsfeed > a
headline.
If you logged in to myAudi in your vehicle
= page 127, personalized newsfeeds can be dis-
played.
Twitter
Requirement: you must have connected your ve-
hicle with myAudi > page 127. You must have
connected your myAudi account with Twitter.
You can only connect one Twitter account with
your myAudi account. Not all settings can be ad-
justed in the MMI. Some can only be adjusted
through the Twitter website.
> Select Twitter > left control button > desired
function (for example, Trends).
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General information on page 125.
Additional options
Applies to: vehicles with Audi connect Infotainment
> Select: [MENU] button > Audi connect > right
control button.
Depending on the equipment and the country,
the following options may be available in the
overview of Audi connect Infotainment services:
About Audi connect
Here you will find legal information regarding
Audi connect Infotainment usage.
Log in
See > page 127.
Connection manager
See > page 172.
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Audi connect
License subscription
The validity and expiration date of your licenses
are displayed.
Refresh
The content of the selected Audi connect Info-
tainment service or the entire Audi connect Info-
tainment list is updated.
Data privacy
Requirement: the ignition must be switched on.
Location, vehicle, and personal data are transmit-
ted when using Audi connect services.
Allowing sending of data
— Select and confirm Activate data connection.
The data module for the use of all Audi connect
services will be active.
Restricting sending of data
— Select and confirm Activate privacy. The data
connection is limited or deactivated depending
on the equipment. The majority of Audi connect
services will not be available.
The following interfaces are not affected by this
setting: Bluetooth, Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE),
Wi-Fi connection, Audi smartphone interface
(ASI), Near Field Communication (NFC), charging
communication (e-tron), Electronic Toll Collect
(ETC), if equipped.
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Always follow the information found in >@ in
General information on page 125.
G) Tips
If the transmission of data is limited, data
will still be transmitted to verify subscrip-
tions.
Settings
Cell phone network
> Select: [MENU] button > Audi connect > right
control button > Connection manager.
> Select: right control button > Online settings >
Data connection settings.
Depending on the country, vehicle equipment,
and connection type, the following functions may
be available:
Data connection settings
Using the Data connection settings menu, you
can set when the system should connect to the
Internet. The Internet connection disconnects
automatically once the requested Audi connect
Infotainment service no longer requires any data.
— Connection setup: you can select when a data
connection should be established.
— Audi connect (MMI): when this function is
switched on, a data connection is automatically
established in order to use Audi connect Info-
tainment services.
— Wi-Fi devices: when this function is switched
on, you can allow or deny Internet connections.
Connection settings
The connection is configured automatically based
on the SIM card being used. The following values
can be changed. You can obtain more information
from your cell phone service provider.
— APN: the access point depends on the cell
phone service provider and is assigned auto-
matically.
— User name: your cell phone service provider as-
signs the user name for your online profile.
— Password: your cell phone service provider as-
signs the password for your online profile.
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in General information on page 125.
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Always follow the information found in >@ in
General information on page 125.
(i) Tips
For more information on roaming charges,
contact your cell phone service provider.
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Wi-Fi settings
Applies to: vehicles with Wi-Fi hotspot
You can use the MMI as a Wi-Fi hotspot to con-
nect
up to eight Wi-Fi devices to the Internet.
Requirement: the ignition must be switched on.
> Select: [MENU] button > Telephone > right con-
trol button > Wi-Fi settings.
Depending on the country and the vehicle equip-
ment, the following functions may be available:
Wi-Fi
When this function is switched on, the MMI Wi-Fi
hotspot is active and visible to other devices (for
example, laptops and cell phones). You can con-
nect your Wi-Fi device to the MMI and use the In-
ternet connection if necessary. If you switch off
the Wi-Fi in the MMI, the Wi-Fi hotspot will be
deactivated. Therefore, any other devices access-
ing the Wi-Fi hotspot will no longer be connected
to the Wi-Fi.
Network key
The Wi-Fi connection between your vehicle and
your Wi-Fi device is encrypted. To establish a con-
nection, you must enter the following values
when setting up your wireless device. You can
change them if necessary.
— Access point (SSID): name of the Wi-Fi net-
work.
— Password: a random password was set at the
factory in the MMI. The password can be
changed. The encryption method requires a
password to be at least eight characters long.
Choose a secure password.
— Visible to others: your Wi-Fi network visibility
can be switched on or off.
Network search
A list of available Wi-Fi networks in your area is
displayed.
Connection to personal hotspot
The MMI Wi-Fi hotspot is activated. An MMI In-
ternet connection to a personal Wi-Fi hotspot
(such as a smartphone) can be established. For
additional information, see > page 126.
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Always follow the information found in © in
General information on page 125.
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In vehicles without Audi connect Infotain-
ment, the use of the Wi-Fi hotspot is only
possible for the Wi-Fi audio player*. A data
connection to the Internet cannot be estab-
lished.
Data Privacy
Applies to: vehicles with Audi connect Infotainment
AUDI AG collects, uses, stores and shares your
personal information, such as contact data, vehi-
cle data, usage data, driving data and precise ge-
olocation, in order to provide you with the prod-
ucts and services you have purchased or request-
ed, and for a number of other purposes, for ex-
ample, to track quality issues, to performance
and safety, to meet our internal compliance or le-
gal requirements and to market to customers
and potential customers. For a more complete
list of the data we collect, how we use it and with
whom we share it, please visit your Audi nation-
al/sales region website at www.audi.com.
The collection, use and sharing may vary depend-
ing on your model and model year, your subscrip-
tion status, or the service offering. For example,
collection, use and sharing may vary between Au-
di connect services, if you have designated a key
user, or if you are driving a model equipped with
persistent data logging. Please review the com-
plete Privacy Statement to understand our data
handling practices with respect to a particular
service.
You can find additional information about our da-
ta privacy practices in your MMI.
> Select: [MENU] button > Audi connect > right
control button > About Audi connect.
Navigation
Navigation
Opening navigation
Applies to: vehicles with navigation system
The navigation system directs you to your destination, around traffic incidents, and on alternative
routes, if desired.
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Fig. 118 Diagram: Enter destination menu
> Press the [NAV/MAP] button.
The Enter destination menu is displayed after
opening navigation > fig. 118. The following in-
formation can be displayed in the Infotainment
system display:
@ Input field for free text search > page 133
@ Home address > page 134
Last destinations > page 133 pag
Stored favorites > page 134 pag
As soon as you select an entry from the list (de-
pending on the vehicle equipment), the corre-
sponding destination displays as a map preview*
© ° fig. 118.
If you have connected a mobile device to the
MMI, your directory contacts will also be listed if
they have navigation data assigned to them.
The Favorites (4) menu item as well as the direc-
tory/contacts are only shown in the Enter desti-
nation menu if you have entered one or more
characters using the input field.
Switching between the destination entry and
the map
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— Press the [NAV/MAP] button repeatedly until
the map is displayed. Or: select the left control
button > Switch to map.
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— The demands of traffic require your full at-
tention. Always read the chapter > page 92,
Traffic safety information.
— Obey all traffic laws when driving.
— The route calculated by the navigation sys-
tem is a recommendation for reaching your
destination. Obey traffic lights, stopping re-
strictions, one-way streets, lane change re-
strictions, etc.
— Adjust the volume of the audio system so
that signals from outside the vehicle, such
as police and fire sirens, can be heard easily
at all times.
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If the driving directions conflict with traffic
laws, obey the traffic laws.
Navigation
Country/state selection: see > page 133, Nar-
rowing the search area.
Store as favorite: see > page 138.
Home address
Applies to: vehicles with navigation system
NAV/MAP. > Press the button repeatedly until
the Enter destination menu is displayed
=> page 132, fig. 118.
Storing a home address
— Select and confirm Home address (2)
=> page 132, fig. 118. After opening the home
address for the first time, you will be asked to
create a home address.
— Select and confirm Create now.
— Enter a destination or select a destination from
the list.
Editing the home address
— Select Home address (2) > page 132, fig. 118.
— Select: right control button > Edit home ad-
dress.
— Select and confirm a new destination as the
home address.
The selected destination is stored as the new
home address.
Favorites
Applies to: vehicles with navigation system
NAV/MAP > Press the button repeatedly until
the Enter destination menu is displayed
=> page 132, fig. 118.
— Storing a destination as a favorite: search for
the desired destination using the input field.
Or: select a destination from the list. Select:
right control button > Store as favorite.
— Renaming a favorite: select the left control
button > Favorites > a favorite from the list >
right control button > Rename favorite.
— Move favorite: select a favorite from the list >
right control button > Move favorite. Select
and confirm the location of the selected favor-
ite.
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— Deleting a favorite: select a favorite from the
list > right control button > Delete favorite >
Delete this favorite or Delete all favorites.
Directory contacts
Applies to: vehicles with navigation system
Two addresses (private/business) can be as-
signed as destinations for each contact in the di-
rectory.
NAV/MAP > Press the button repeatedly until
the Enter destination menu is displayed
=> page 132, fig. 118.
Storing a destination as a contact in the
directory
Requirement: a cell phone must be connected to
the MMI.
— Select: a destination > right control button >
Add destination to contact.
— Enter the first letters of the desired contact in
the free text search input field > page 132,
fig. 118 and then select a contact from the list.
— Select and confirm Add business destination or
Add private destination.
Additional settings
Navigation settings
Applies
to: vehicles with navigation system
> Press the [NAV/MAP button repeatedly until
the Enter destination menu is displayed
=> page 132, fig. 118.
> Select: right control button > Navigation set-
tings.
Depending on the selected function, the follow-
ing settings can be selected:
Show alternative routes
Up to three route suggestions and their proper-
ties are displayed on the overview map when the
function is switched on 4. See > page 139, Al-
ternative routes.
Low fuel warning
A message is displayed if the fuel gauge goes be-
low the reserve marking when this function is >
Navigation
Online traffic information
Applies to: vehicles with navigation system and Audi connect
The MMI can receive real-time online traffic information about congestion, accidents, road construc-
tion, and other incidents.
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Fig. 126 Example: online traffic information display* without better route
Requirement: the requirements for Audi connect
must be met > page 125.
> Press the [NAV/MAP
the map is displayed.
> Select: right control button > Online traffic da-
ta>On(M).
> Select: left control button > Traffic messages.
The traffic information overview is shown.
button repeatedly until
Depending on vehicle equipment, the following
information may be shown in the traffic informa-
tion overview > fig. 126:
@ Amessage will appear if the MMI calculates a
better route for the current route guidance.
More
information can be found under
=> page 145.
@ The status line in the Infotainment display
indicates the reception of traffic information
TMC] or [ONLINE]).
@® The current selected traffic message is also
shown as a map preview in the Infotainment
system display.
@ Color-coded markings along the route indi-
cate the traffic flow.
Traffic display
Green: traffic is flowing freely.
Yellow: stop-and-go traffic.
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Red: congestion.
Shaded markings indicate the length of the area
with congestion.
Colored warning symbols: there is a traffic inci-
dent immediately ahead on the route.
Grayed out warning symbols: traffic incidents
that are not on your route.
Red warning symbols: all warning symbols will
be red when route guidance is not active.
The display of colored markings, warning sym-
bols, etc. can be set in the Map content menu
> page 143.
You can switch off the reception of online traffic
information at any time > page 144.
Switching the traffic map display on
For an optimum traffic information display:
NAV/MAP] button > right control button > Map
settings > Map display > Traffic.
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You can also display the online traffic informa-
tion in the satellite map*») > page 143 or the
standard map > page 140, fig. 123
G) Tips
— Online traffic information is not available in
Canada.
— Always read the chapter > page 125, Audi
connect.
— Having the Online traffic data function
switched on provides the most accurate re-
ports of traffic situations as well as traffic
forecasting. Your vehicle transmits and
processes its anonymous, encrypted posi-
tion information at regular intervals to the
traffic data provider. If you do not want to
use this, you can switch off the online traf-
fic information function at any time.
— The online traffic information network is
currently not available in all countries, and
the coverage is not nationwide. For addi-
tional information, visit www.audiusa.com.
Traffic information (TMC)
Applies to: vehicles with navigation system
> Press the LNAV/MAP| button repeatedly until
the map is displayed.
> Select: left control button > Traffic messages.
TMC traffic messages are switched on at the fac-
tory.
Multiple traffic messages are summarized in the
overview under the corresponding street names
or highway names.
— Displaying all traffic messages for a street/
highway: select and confirm the |¢ symbol. A
list of all the traffic messages for the selected
street/highway is displayed.
— Opening the detailed view of a traffic mes-
sage: if you select an entry from the list, the
traffic information will be shown as a map pre-
view @) > page 144, fig. 126. Select and con-
2) AUDI AG provides access to services from third party pro-
viders. Permanent availability cannot be guaranteed, be-
cause that depends on the third party provider.
firm a traffic message to display the details for
that message.
— Displaying the selected traffic message on the
map: select the right control button > Show on
map.
— Displaying the next traffic message on the
map: press the control knob.
Traffic information display
Colored warning symbols: traffic incidents on
your route are shown in the upper section of the
list and are sorted according to distance.
Warning symbols with +: avoided traffic inci-
dents.
Grayed out warning symbols: traffic incidents
that are not on your route. They are sorted ac-
cording to road type (expressway, highway, other
road), country and name.
Shaded markings indicate the length of the area
with congestion.
G@) Tips
Critical traffic information, such as warnings
about wrong-way drivers, is automatically dis-
played. To hide the traffic information, press
the [BACK] button or the control knob.
— TMC traffic reports are not available in Can-
ada. For more information, please contact
Sirius Canada.
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Applies to: vehicles with navigation system
By receiving traffic information through TMC,
your MMI calculates a better route if available
and the possible time saved compared to the
current route. You can decide which route you
would like to use.
NAV/MAP > Press the
the
map is displayed.
button repeatedly until
Requirement: route guidance must be active.
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— Check for any connection requests on your
Bluetooth device.
— Multiple Bluetooth audio players can be
connected to the MMI, but only one mobile
device can be active.
— Bluetooth protocols AVRCP (1.0/1.3/1.4)
and A2DP are supported.
— Note the volume setting on your Bluetooth
device. Audi recommends setting your mo-
bile device to the maximum volume when
using it as a Bluetooth audio player.
— The supported media functions (such as
shuffle) depend on the Bluetooth device be-
ing used.
— For more information on supported devices,
visit www.audiusa.com/bluetooth or con-
tact an authorized Audi dealer or authorized
Audi Service Facility.
Wi-Fi audio player
Applies to: vehicles with Wi-Fi audio player
Using the Wi-Fi audio player media source on the
MMI, you can connect and operate your Wi-Fi-ca-
pable media player (such as a smartphone) to
wirelessly play music from your media player li-
brary. The media player is connected through the
vehicle's Wi-Fi hotspot. A UPnP Server app or an
integrated UPnP/DLNA server on your media
player is required to access your media player li-
brary.
Requirement: the Wi-Fi function on your media
player must be switched on. The myAudi app or a
UPnP server app must be installed on your media
player. Or: you must be using a media player with
an integrated UPnP/DLNA server.
— Connecting a media player: press the [MEDIA
button. Press the left control button until the
sources overview > page 160 is displayed. Se-
lect and confirm Wi-Fi audio player 7)
=> page 160, fig. 138.
—If necessary, select and confirm Wi-Fi turned
off > Turn on Wi-Fi to activate Wi-Fi in the
MMI. Select Wi-Fi settings, if necessary. Select
the same settings on the wireless media player
that are used for the Wi-Fi hotspot.
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— Starting the Wi-Fi audio player: start the
myAudi app or a UPnP server app. Or: set me-
dia permissions on your media player.
Operating the media player: the media player is
operated through the MMI.
— Press the left control button repeatedly until
the Folders menu item appears. Select and con-
firm
Folders.
— Playing music from the media player: select
and confirm Media center.
Web radio: see > page 157.
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— As the driver, do not allow usage of the Wi-
Fi hotspot to distract you from driving, as
this could increase the risk of an accident.
— It is only safe to use tablets, laptops, mobile
devices and other similar devices when the
vehicle is stationary because, like all loose
objects, they could be thrown around the in-
side of the vehicle in a crash and cause seri-
ous injuries. Store these types of devices se-
curely while driving.
— Do not use any Wi-Fi devices within range of
the airbags while driving. Also read the
warnings in the chapter > page 189.
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Always follow the information found in >@ in
General information on page 125.
G) Tips
— The Wi-Fi connection is reconfigured when
inserting or removing the mini SIM card in
the SIM card reader*. There may be a tem-
porary interruption in audio playback, de-
pending on the media player.
— Always read the chapter > page 125, Audi
connect.
— Please note that a Wi-Fi connection does
not automatically make it possible to use
the Internet. For additional information,
see > page 125.
—To avoid interruptions during playback, de-
activate the power saving function on the
media player or connect it to a charger.