Voice recognition system
Voice recognition system
Operating
Applies to: vehicles with voice recognition system
You can operate many Infotainment functions
conveniently by speaking.
Requirement: the ignition and the MMI must be
switched on. A system language supported by
the voice recognition system must be set. There
must be no phone calls in progress and the park-
ing aid must not be active.
> Switching on: briefly press the [2] button @)
=> page 14, fig. 10 on the multifunction steer-
ing wheel and say the desired command after
the Beep.
> Switching off: press and hold the |™] button.
Or: say the command Cancel.
> Pausing: say the command Pause. To resume,
press the |] button.
> Correcting: press the [>] button one time ©
=> page 12, fig. 6. Or: say the command Correc-
tion.
Input assistance
The system guides you through the input with
visual and audio feedback.
— Visual input assistance: after switching on
voice recognition, a display with a selection of
possible commands appears. The command
display can be switched on/off under [MENU] >
Settings > left control button > MMI settings >
Speech dialog system.
— Audio input assistance: to have the possible
commands read, press the [2] button on the
multifunction steering wheel briefly and say
Help.
For the system to understand you:
Speak clearly and distinctly at a normal volume.
Speak louder when driving faster.
Emphasize the words in the commands evenly
and do not leave long pauses.
Do not speak a command when the voice recogni-
tion system is making an announcement.
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Close the doors, the windows, and the sunroof*
to reduce background noise. Make sure that pas-
sengers are not speaking when you are giving a
voice command.
Do not direct the vents toward the handsfree mi-
crophone, which is near the front interior lights
on the roof headliner or on the driver's safety
belt*. For additional information on the safety
belt microphone, see > page 123.
Only
use the system from the driver's seat be-
cause the hands-free microphone is directed to-
ward that seat.
Additional settings
See > page 176, Voice recognition system.
ZA\ WARNING
— Direct your full attention to driving. As the
driver, you have complete responsibility for
safety in traffic. Only use the functions in
such a way that you always maintain com-
plete control over your vehicle in all traffic
situations.
— Do not use the voice recognition system in
emergencies because your voice may change
in stressful situations. The system may take
longer to dial the number or may not be
able to dial it at all. Dial the emergency
number manually.
G) Tips
—The dialog pauses when there is an incom-
ing phone call and will continue if you ig-
nore the call. The dialog ends if you answer
the call.
— There are no voice guidance* prompts when
a dialog is active.
— You can select an item in the list using ei-
ther the voice recognition system or the
control knob.
Voice recognition system
Requirement: you must be in the Navigation or
Map menu. You can say the following commands
for more settings in Navigation:
Function Say:
General map options Map / Day map / Night map / Automatically change map color
Map type 2D heading-up map / 2D north-up map / 3D map / Destina-
tion map / Overview map / Standard map / Traffic map / Satel-
lite map*?
Showing the route list Route list
Showing the remaining distance/ Destination information
time when route guidance is active
Speed limit prompt How fast can I drive here
Setting voice guidance for active Voice guidance on | Voice guidance off | Voice guidance short-
route guidance ened | Voice guidance complete | Voice guidance traffic
Blocking a certain section on the Block route for (XY) meters/kilometers/yards/miles / Block
route next route / Avoid next section of route
a) AUDI AG provides access to services from third party providers. Permanent availability cannot be guaranteed, because that
depends on the third party provider.
@) Tips you are located and which menu language
= you have selected.
— Always read the chapter > page 125, Audi
connect.
— Destinations may have to be spelled when
entered, depending on the country where
Applies to: vehicles with voice recognition system
Requirement: the Radio must already be open. You can say the following commands depending
on the selected frequency band:
Function Say:
Selecting the frequency band FM / SiriusXM* / AM
Selecting a station from the station | Channel (XY) / Frequency (XY) / Last stations
list
Selecting a station from the presets | Radio presets > Line (XY)
Setting the frequency Frequency (XY)
Setting the frequency Frequency (XY) / Frequency (XY) HD 1
Correcting data input No I meant (XY)
Closing the full-screen command Close
list
Applies to: vehicles with voice recognition system
Requirement: you must be in the Media menu. You can say the following commands depending
on the active media:
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Telephone
@ Tips
— Please note that you may have to activate
the receiving and sending of text messages
in your cell phone depending on the SIM
card being used (for example, when using a
Multi-SIM). You can obtain more informa-
tion from your mobile device service provid-
er or from your mobile device user guide.
— For more information on supported 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.
Write text message
Applies to: cell phones with Bluetooth Message Access Profile
(MAP)
> Select: [MENU] button > Telephone > left con-
trol button > text message (myPhone)/text
message (secondary phone)*.
Write new text message
Select and confirm the desired template from the
list. Enter a recipient. Select and confirm Send.
Reply*
Select and confirm the desired template from the
list. Select and confirm Send.
Message options
Applies to: cell phones with Bluetooth Message Access Profile
(MAP)
> Select: [MENU] button > Telephone > left con-
trol button > text message (myPhone)/text
message (secondary phone)* > Inbox/Sent/
Outbox > right control button.
The following options may be available depend-
ing on the selected menu.
) Not available in all languages.
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Reply*
A reply can be sent for the selected message in
the Inbox.
Forward
The selected text message can be forwarded to a
different recipient.
Send again*
The selected text message can be resent.
Delete this text message*
The selected text message can be deleted.
Read out)
You can have the MMI read an open text mes-
sage.
Text messaging settings*
To display when a new text message is received,
enable the Text message notifications. New text
messages are indicated with an envelope & in
the Infotainment system display status line.
Connection manager
See > page 172.
Bluetooth settings
See > page 174.
Online settings
See > page 174.
Wi-Fi settings
See > page 130, Wi-Fi settings.
Telephone settings
See > page 122.
@ Tips
Messages that are deleted in the MMI are also
deleted in the mobile device automatically.
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Telephone
Applies to: cell phones with Bluetooth Message Access Profile
(MAP)
Depending on the type of cell phone used, you
can receive and send e-mails through the MMI.
Requirement: the Message Access Profile (MAP)
must be activated in the Bluetooth settings on
your cell phone and your cell phone must be con-
nected to the MMI > page 110. You can find out
if your mobile device supports this function by
checking your mobile device owner's manual.
> Select: [MENU] button > Telephone > left con-
trol button > e-mail (myPhone)/e-mail (secon-
dary phone)*.
Write new e-mail
— Using a template: select and confirm the de-
sired template from the list.
— Enter one or more recipients.
— Select and confirm Send.
Inbox
All received e-mails are displayed.
Sent
All sent e-mails are displayed.
Outbox
All e-mails that will be sent are displayed.
Drafts
All saved e-mails that have not been sent yet are
displayed.
@) Note
Always follow the information found in >@ in
General information on page 125.
@ Tips
— For more information on supported mobile
devices, visit www.audiusa.com/bluetooth
or contact an authorized Audi dealer or au-
thorized Audi Service Facility.
) Not available in all languages.
— If you are still not receiving e-mails even
though you have a successful connection,
then contact your e-mail service provider or
your cell phone service provider.
Message options
Applies to: cell phones with Bluetooth Message Access Profile
(MAP)
> Select: [MENU] button > Telephone > left con-
trol button > e-mail (myPhone)/e-mail (secon-
dary phone)* > Inbox/Sent/Outbox > right
control button.
The following options may be available depend-
ing on the selected menu.
Store as template
Ten e-mail templates are stored in the MMI. You
can save up to 10 additional templates of your
own.
— Create an e-mail.
— Select and confirm Store as template.
Resume last edited e-mail
The last e-mail in progress can be resumed.
Reply*
A reply can be sent for the selected e-mail in the
Inbox.
Reply to all*
A reply can be sent for the selected e-mail in the
Inbox and it will be sent to all of the entered re-
cipients.
Forward
The selected e-mail can be forwarded to a differ-
ent recipient.
Delete this message*
The selected e-mail can be deleted.
Read out)
You can have the MMI read an open e-mail.
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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.
D_ Not available in all languages.
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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).
ZA WARNING
Always follow the information found in > A\
in General information on page 125.
@) Note
Always follow the information found in @ in
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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Media
Audio track!)
You can manually set the audio track (language
and audio format). The language and audio for-
mat options depend on the video DVD.
Subtitles!)
You can manually select subtitles for playback.
The languages available depend on the DVD.
Aspect ratio
Audi recommends the Automatic setting for the
picture format. You can set the picture format
depending on the active file or source (for exam-
ple video file*, DVD*).
Aspect ra- | Information
tio
Original The image is displayed in the ratio
of the source format. Select this
option if the image is distorted ora
section of the image is cut off
when Auto is selected.
4:3 The image is set to the 4:3 picture
format. Black bars are shown on
the sides of the Infotainment sys-
tem display.
Aspect ra- | Information
tio
16:9 The image is set to the 16:9 picture
format. Black bars are shown in the
upper and lower edges of the Info-
tainment system display.
Automatic |The MMI detects the picture for-
mat of the source and displays the
image in the optimum ratio. Black
bars may appear on the sides of
the display, depending on the
source format and the Infotain-
ment system display that is instal-
led.
Zoom The image is enlarged to fill the en-
tire Infotainment system display.
Switch the function off if the image
is distorted.
Cinema- Use this setting for films in cinema
scope format 21:9. Black bars will appear
on the upper/lower edge in the In-
fotainment system display.
D Depending on the DVD, this may not be possible during
playback.
@ Tips
— Not all video DVDs have parental control.
— The protection levels for the Parental con-
trol are based on the US standards from the
Motion Picture Association of America
(MPAA). Note that the age levels for video
DVDs in European countries may differ.
— Password entry for Parental control will be
locked for approximately one minute if you
enter the incorrect password three times in
a row. The password can only be reset by an
authorized Audi dealer.
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Media
Supported media and file formats
The following audio/video files are supported by the DVD drive, the Jukebox*, the SD card reader and
the connection for USB storage devices:
Audio files Video files*
Supported SD/SDHC/SDXC/MMC memory cards: with a capacity up to 128 GB
media DVD drive: audio CDs (up to 80 min.) with CD text (artist, album, song)*, CD-ROMs with
a capacity up to 700 MB; DVD+R/RW; DVD video; DVD audio with audio tracks that are
compatible with a DVD video player
Audi music interface: mobile devices > page 158 such as iPods and MTP players, USB
storage devices in “USB Device Subclass 1 and 6” that conform to USB 2.0: USB sticks,
USB MP3 players (Plug-and-Play capable), external USB flash drives and hard drives
File system Memory cards: exFAT, FAT, FAT32, NTFS
USB storage devices: FAT, FAT32, NTFS
USB storage device partitions: 2 per USB connection
CD/DVD file systems: ISO9660, Joliet, UDF
Metadata Album cover: GIF, JPG, PNG with max.
800x800 px. The album cover from the
medium or from Gracenote is displayed,
depending on availability.
Format MPEG Windows |MPEG FLAC MPEG MPEG4 | Windows Media Vid-
1/2 Media 2/4 1/2 AVC e09
Layer-3 | Audio 9 (H.264)
and 10
File exten- | .mp3 .wma .m4a; flac -Mpg; -mp4; -wmv;
sion .m4b; -mpeg .mA4v; .asf
aac -Mov;
avi
Playlists -M3U; .PLS; .WPL; .M3U8; .ASX
Characteris- | up to maximum 320 kbit/s and | 48 kHz up to maximum 2,000 kbit/s and
tics 48 kHz sampling frequencies | sampling 720x576 px. at maximum 25 fps
frequency
Number of DVD drive*: max. 1,000 files per medium
files Jukebox*: approximately 10 GB storage space; max. 3,000 files can be imported
USB storage devices and memory cards: max. 10,000 files per medium; max. 1,000
files per playlist/directory
@ Ti — Special characters (such as those in ID3 tag
ips : : : :
information) may display differently or may
not always display, depending on the sys-
tem language.
— The media drives do not support the Win-
dows Media Audio 9 Voice format.
—To ee MP3 files, a bit rate of at least —The manufacturer of the storage device can
160 kbit/s is recommended. The display provide information about its “USB Device
showing the remaining play time may differ Subclass”.
for MP3 files with variable bit rate.
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Media
— Some MTP player functions are not support-
ed, such as rating music tracks and video
playback.
Applies to: vehicles with a CD drive
The
following audio file properties are supported by the CD drive:
Audio files
Supported Audio CDs (up to 80 min) with CD text (artist, album, track)*, CD-ROMs with a capaci-
media ty of up to 700 MB
File system CD file system: ISO9660, Joliet, UDF
Metadata Album cover: GIF, JPG, PNG with max. 800x800 px. The album cover from the medi-
um may be displayed, depending on availability.
Format MPEG 1/2 Windows Media Au- | MPEG 2/4 FLAC
Layer-3 dio 9 and 10
File
extension |.mp3 .wma .m4a; flac
-m4b;
aac
Playlists -M3U; .PLS; .WPL; .M3U8; .ASX
Characteristics up to maximum 320 kbit/s and 48 kHz sampling frequencies
48 kHz sampling
frequency
Number of
files
Maximum 1,000 files per medium
@) Tips
— To compress MP3 files, a bit rate of at least
160 kbit/s is recommended. The display
— Special characters (such as those in ID3 tag
information) may display differently or may
tem language.
showing the remaining play time may differ
for MP3 files with variable bit rate.
Troubleshooting
not always display, depending on the sys-
Problem Solution
Audi music interface*/Bluetooth au-
dio player*: mobile device is not sup-
ported.
Read the instructions in the chapter > page 158, Multimedia
connections/=> page 155, Bluetooth audio player. You can
learn about supported mobile devices in the Audi database for
mobile devices at www.audiusa.com/bluetooth.
Audi music interface*/AUX input: the
volume is too high/too low when
starting playback through the AUX in-
put.
Adjust the volume of the mobile device to approximately 70%
of the maximum output > page 163, Input level. >
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