2020 AUDI A3 Owner´s Manual

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Radio

Radio functions
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Applies to: vehicles with free text search
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Fig. 183 Infotainment system: input field and results list
for free text search
Using the free text search, you can select the or-
der that the search terms are entered in the input
field. Search in all frequency bands for a station
name or program type, such as News.
— Opening the free text search: when in a station
list, keep turning the control knob to the left
until the free text search input field is dis-
played.
— Using the free text search: see > page 154,
Free text search.
You can also search for frequencies.
Stations from the presets () are displayed in the
results list @ 9 fig. 183. The symbol @) indicates
which station list you switched to based on the
station selection.
Additional options
>» Select: [RADIO] button > right control button.


The following options are available depending on
the frequency band:
— Sound settings: see > page 234.
— Store as preset: see > page 209, Presets.
— Tag this song for iTunes*: connect your Apple
device to the Audi music interface* on your
MMI. Select and confirm Tag this song for
iTunes. The track that is currently playing is
stored on your Apple device. Synchronize your
Apple device with iTunes. The tagged track will
display the next time you open your iTunes me-
dia center. If there is no Apple device connect-
ed, the tagged tracks are stored temporarily in
the MMI (maximum of 50 tracks). Once you
connect your Apple device to the Audi music in-
terface, the tags are stored on the device.
— Manage SiriusXM alerts: see > page 208, Sir-
iusXM alerts.
— Store artist as favorite/Store track as favorite:
see > page 208, SiriusXM alerts.
— Manual tuning: the frequency bars are dis-
played. Select and confirm the desired frequen-
ry.
— Seek: the radio tunes to the previous or next re-
ceivable station.
— Scan: all stations are played for several seconds
each.
— Radio settings: see > page 209.
> Select: [RADIO] button > left control button >a
frequency band (such as FM) > a station.
> Select: right control button > Radio text.


Information that accompanies the program (such
as artist, composer, track) is displayed.
Browsing through radio text entries: turn the
control knob to the left or right.
Requirement: a radio text entry must be dis-
played and the station must be broadcasting a
phone number, a navigation destination or a text
message number as Radio Text Plus information.
If a location, a phone number or a text message
number is included with a radio text entry, the ra-
dio text will be shown with a colored border. You
have the following options:
Call*/Start route guidance*/Write text mes-
sage*:
— Select a radio text entry with Radio Text Plus in-
formation and press the control knob.
— Select and confirm Call*/Start route guid-
ance*/Write text message*. Press the [BACK
button to cancel.
(i) Tips
The availability of radio text and RadioText
Plus depends on the radio station.


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SiriusXM alerts
Applies to: vehicles with SiriusXM

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Fig. 184 Infotainment system: SiriusXM alert notification
You can display an overview of your favorite ar-
tists or tracks that are currently being played ona
SiriusXM channel.

> Select: [RADIO] button > left control button >
SiriusXM.

After you have stored a SiriusXM alert for your fa-
vorite tracks or artists, you can display an over-
view of your favorite tracks or artists currently
being received in the SiriusXM alerts menu and
play them immediately. You can also receive a Sir-
iusXM alert notification @ for these tracks or ar-
tists in the entertainment sliding menu
> fig. 184.
Storing a SiriusXM alert
Requirement: your favorite track or artist must
be playing on a SiriusXM channel.
— Select: right control button > Store track as fa-
vorite or Store artist as favorite.
Switching SiriusXM alert notifications on
and off
— Select: right control button > SiriusXM alert
notifications.
When the function is switched on (M, a SiriusXM
alert notification is displayed for several seconds
in the entertainment sliding menu for the Radio
and Navigation menus. @) ° fig. 184 displayed.
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Playing tracks/artists from Sirius XM alerts
Requirement: a SiriusXM alert must be stored for
a track/artist and it must be currently playing on
a SiriusXM channel.
— Select: left control button > SiriusXM alerts >
an entry from the list. The selected track/artist
is played.
Playing tracks/artists from the
entertainment sliding menu
Requirement: the SiriusXM alert notifications
function must be switched on. You must be in the
Radio and Navigation menu. A SiriusXM alert no-
tification is displayed in the entertainment slid-
ing menu @) © fig. 184.
— Push the control knob down.
— Select and confirm the desired track/artist.
Managing SiriusXM alerts
— Select: right control button > Manage SiriusXM
alerts.
— Switching SiriusXM alerts on/off: when the
function is switched on [M, you are notified
when this track or artist is being played ona
SiriusXM channel.
— Deleting Sirius XM alerts: select an entry from
the list > right control button > Delete from
alerts > Delete this entry or Delete all entries.
View: additional station information
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Fig. 185 Infotainment system: "Now Playing" screen
Requirement: you must be tuned to a radio sta-
tion. The Show "Now Playing" screen option
must be switched on > page 210.
Symbols in the "Now Playing" screen > fig. 185:
@ Radio text availability
Radio text is available for the selected sta-
tion > page 207.

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@ iTunes® Tagging Additional frequency bands
The Tag this song for iTunes option is availa- Depending on the vehicle equipment, you may al-
ble for the set station > page 207, Addition- so be able to select additional frequency bands
al options. @/@® ° fig. 186 in the selection menu.
@ FMHD Radio technology
The station is received through FM HD Radio Presets
technology.
You can store your favorite stations from every @ Screen view
frequency band in the presets list.
Display Cover art or Station logo
= page 210, Preferred picture view*. > Select: the [RADIO] button > left control button
> Presets.


Displaying the station list:
Requirement: the presets list must be displayed.
turn the control knob, or press the [BACK] button.
— Storing presets: select and confirm a free pre-


Radio menu set space. Follow the system instructions.
— Select and confirm a station from the list if
@= necessary.
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@o— Sire ueicns Requirement: a station list must be displayed.
(3 Gita — Saving a preset: select: a station from the list
® iM > right control button > Store as preset, or
TAN press and hold the control knob for several sec-
HA onds.
Fig. 186 Infotainment system: Radio menu — Displaying the presets list: select: [RADIO] but-
ton > Presets.
> Select: [RADIO] button > left control button.
Requirement: the presets list must be displayed.


Selecting the frequency band: select and con- — Listening to presets: select and confirm a pre-
firm the desired frequency band in the “Radio” set from the list.
menu © fig. 186, or press the [RADIO] button re- — Move preset: select a preset from the list >
peatedly until the desired frequency band is se- right control button > Move preset, or press
lected. Displays the station list. and hold the control knob for several seconds.
‘ Select and confirm the location of the selected
@ Favorites
The presets list is displayed > page 209, Pre- preset.
— Deleting a preset: select a preset from the list
> right control button > Delete preset > Delete
this preset or Delete all presets.
sets.
@ Applies to: vehicles with SiriusXM
SiriusXM alerts
After you have stored a SiriusXM alert for Additional settings
your favorite tracks or artists > page 208, an
overview of your favorite tracks or artists cur- Radio settings
rently being received on SiriusXM is dis-
played.

> Select: [RADIO] button > right control button >
Radio settings.

® Applies to: vehicles with SiriusXM
SiriusXM The following settings can be selected, depend-
The SiriusXM channel list is displayed. ing.on the band thatisselected: »
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Radio

Station names (FM)
Variable: scrolling text transmitted by the FM
stations is shown in the Infotainment system dis-
play.
Fixed: scrolling text transmitted by the FM sta-
tions is not shown in the Infotainment system
display. Only the current section of the scrolling
text is displayed.
FM/AM HD Radio*
You can switch HD Radio reception on or off.
Channel sorting (SiriusXM*)
You can set the channel sorting for SiriusXM sta-
tion lists* by:
— Channel number: the channels are sorted in as-
cending order according to their channel num-
ber.
— Channel name: the channels are listed in alpha-
betical order.
— First category, then channel number: the chan-
nels are sorted by their category and then by
their channel numbers.
— First category, then channel name: the sta-
tions are sorted by their category and then by
their channel names.
Category filter (SiriusXM*)
The stations shown in the station list can be fil-
tered by your personal preferences and by pro-
gram type. The program categories that you can
select depend on what is offered by your provid-
er. Select the All categories option to deactivate
all filter options and display all available stations
in the satellite station list.
Troubleshooting
Show "Now Playing" screen
When the function is switched on ¥ and the sta-
tions or presets list is open, the display will
switch to the Show "Now Playing" screen view
after approximately five seconds > page 208. De-
pending on availability, information about the set
station (such as station name, artist and station
logo) may be displayed in this view.
Preferred picture view*
You can set your preferred screen view for the
Show "Now Playing" screen > page 208.
— Station logo: the station logo is displayed, de-
pending on availability.
— Cover art: the album cover is displayed if availa-
ble.
Gracenote online database*
Requirement: the MMI must be connected to the
Internet. The Cover art option must be selected
= page 210, Preferred picture view*.
When the function is switched on (¥, the album
cover or genre cover for the song that is playing is
loaded from the Gracenote online database, de-
pending on availability.
Subscription status (SiriusXM)*
This option is available when your subscription is
about to expire or has already expired. The expi-
ration date for your license is displayed.
Call to SiriusXM”*: the contact information for
your satellite radio provider is displayed. To call
your satellite radio provider using the MMI, press
Call to SiriusXM”*.

Problem Solution

A station with poor reception is no longer
displayed in the station list once you
switch to a different station.

Store the station as a preset in advance. Access the pre-
sets using the presets list > page 209.

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Media

Media
Introduction
There are various media drives and connections
available in the MMI. For example, you can play
audio/video* files from the Jukebox* or connect
your mobile device to the Audi music interface*
and operate it through the MMI.
Notes
Media and format restrictions: the MMI (includ-
ing the SD card reader and the USB storage de-
vice connection*) was tested with a variety of
products and media available in the market.
However, there may be cases where individual de-
vices or media and audio/video* files may not be
recognized, may play only with restrictions or
may not play at all.
Digital Rights Management: please note that
the audio/video* files are subject to copyright
protection.
The media drives do not play files that are pro-
tected by DRM and that are identified with the
symbol fi.
Data security: never store important data on SD
cards, the Jukebox*, CDs/DVDs or mobile devices.
Audi AG is not responsible for damaged or lost
files and media.
Loading times: the more files/folders/playlists
that are on a storage medium, the longer it will
take to load the audio/video* files. Audi recom-
mends using storage media that only contain au-
dio/video files*. To decrease the time it takes to
load audio/video files*, create subfolders (for ex-
ample, for the artist or album). The loading time
will also increase when importing files.
Additional information: when playing, audio
files are automatically displayed with any addi-
tional information that is stored (such as the ar-
tist, track and album cover). If this information is
not available on the storage medium, the MMI
will check the Gracenote metadata database.
However, in some cases, the additional informa-
tion may not be displayed.
Restricted functionality: reset the Media set-
tings to the factory default settings if functional-
ity is restricted > page 231.
If functionality is restricted, reset the Jukebox*
to the factory default settings > page 231.
For information about the properties of support-
ed media and file formats, see > page 224.
CG) Note
Always follow the information found in © in
General information on page 182.
CD/DVD operation
CD/DVD and format restrictions: the functionali-
ty of individual storage media may be limited due
to the variety of blank CDs/DVDs available and
the various capacities. Audio CDs or video DVDs
with copy protection, CDs/DVDs that do not con-
form to the standard, and multisession CDs may
have limited playback or may not play at all. Audi
recommends finalizing the recording process
when creating multisession CDs. Multisession
DVDs are not supported.
Using CDs/DVDs, the CD drive or the DVD drive:
to ensure correct, high-quality playback and to
prevent damage to the drive or disc reading er-
rors, always store CDs/DVDs in a protective
sleeve and do not expose them to direct sunlight.
Do not use:
— Damaged, dirty or scratched CDs/DVDs
— Single CDs/DVDs with 3 in (8 cm) diameter
— CD/DVDs that are not round
— CDs/DVDs with labels
— Protective rings
— Cleaning CDs
Thermal protection switch: CD/DVD playback
may be temporarily unavailable if outside tem-
peratures
are extremely hot or cold. A thermal
protection switch is installed to protect the
CD/DVD and the laser.
Laser devices: laser devices are divided into safe-
ty classes 1 to 4 in accordance with DIN IEC 76
211
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Media

(CO) 6/VDE 0837. The optical readers that are in-
stalled conform to safety class 1. Lasers in this
class are very weak and well-shielded, so there is
no danger if used correctly.
Media drives
SD card reader
The SD card reader is located in the glove com-
partment.
— Inserting the SD card: the angled corner of the
SD card must face toward the right front when
inserting. Slide the SD card into the card reader
slot until the SD card clicks into place.
— Automatic playback: playback will start auto-
matically if the inserted SD card contains sup-
ported audio/video files* > page 224.
— Removing the SD card: press briefly on the SD
card.
The SD card reader is accessed and operated
through the MMI @) > page 219, fig. 191.
@) Note
Only use one-piece SD cards. If adapter cards
(SD cards with more than one piece) are used,
the card could fall out of the adapter when
driving because of vibrations. Individual
pieces could then become stuck in the drive
and impair the functionality.
@ Tips
The SIM card reader then does not function.
DVD drive
Applies to: vehicles with a DVD drive
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Fig. 187 Glove compartment: DVD drive
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— Loading a CD/DVD: the CD/DVD is pulled in au-
tomatically. Slide the CD/DVD straight into the
DVD slot @) with the label facing up.
— Automatic playback: playback will start auto-
matically if the inserted CD/DVD contains sup-
ported audio/video* files > page 224.
— Ejecting a CD/DVD: press the button @.
The CD/DVD is pulled in again automatically if it
is not removed from the DVD slot within approxi-
mately ten seconds after ejecting it.
The DVD drive is accessed and operated through
the MMI Q) & page 219, fig. 191.
C) Note
— Never force a CD/DVD into the drive. The
CD/DVD is pulled in automatically.
— Do not insert CDs/DVDs with labels into the
drive. Labels can come loose from the
CD/DVD and damage the drive.
G) Tips
— CDs/DVDs that contain audio files with a
high data rate may not play.
—The SIM card reader then does not function.
Applies to: vehicles with a CD drive
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Fig. 188 Glove compartment: CD drive
— Loading a CD: the CD is pulled in automatically.
Slide the CD straight into the slot @ with the
label facing up.
— Automatic playback: playback will start auto-
matically if the inserted CD contains supported
audio files > page 226.
— Ejecting a CD: press the button @.

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The CD is pulled in again automatically if it is not
removed from the slot within ten seconds of
ejecting it.
The CD drive is accessed and operated through
the MMI > page 219.
@) Note
— Never force a CD into the drive. The CD is
pulled in automatically.
— Do not insert CDs with labels into the drive.
Labels can come loose from the CD and
damage the drive.
(i) Tips
CD playback cannot be guaranteed with audio
files that have a high data rate.
Applies to: vehicles with Jukebox

> Press the [MEDIA] button. Press the left control
button until the sources overview > page 219 is
displayed. Select and confirm Jukebox.

After you have filled the Jukebox with music
and/or videos, for example from your SD card,
you can play these files directly from the Jukebox.
The Jukebox memory capacity is approximately
10 GB.
Adding files to the Jukebox

— Press the [MEDIA] button. Press the left control
button until the sources overview > page 219 is
displayed. Select one of the following sources
to copy to the Jukebox: SD card*, CD-ROM",
DVD-ROM*, USB storage device*.

Requirement: the media center (for example,
tracks, albums) must be open.
— Selecting an entry: select an entry from the
media center. Select: right control button >
Copy to jukebox > This entry or Entire list.
Requirement: the playlist must be open. See
=> page 222.
— Selecting a track: select the track that is cur-
rently playing. Select: right control button >

)) Not in the Playback view.
Copy to jukebox > This track or Entire album or
This artist.
Requirement: a video file must be playing.
— Select: right control button > Copy to jukebox.
The copying process begins. The status of the
copying process is shown in the MMI.
— Hiding the importing process: select and con-
firm
Continue copying in background. The im-
porting process is hidden.
— Canceling the importing process: select and
confirm Cancel copying, or remove the source
that is currently being imported. Files already
copied remain.
Requirement: the copying process must be active
in the background.
— Showing the copying process: select: right
control button > Copying in progress.
When importing, the audio files are automatical-
ly sorted into the media center categories based
on the stored additional information > page 220.
The copied video files are stored in the media
center under the Videos category.
Playing the Jukebox
Requirement: the Jukebox must contain audio/
video files > page 213, Adding files to the Juke-
box.
The Jukebox is accessed and operated through
the MMI @ © page 219, fig. 191.
Displaying Jukebox memory capacity
Select: right control button > Jukebox memory
capacity. Information about the Jukebox memory
capacity and the number of stored tracks is dis-
played.
Deleting tracks from the Jukebox!)
Requirement: the Jukebox must contain audio/
video files.
— Deleting an entry: select an entry from the
Jukebox media center. Select: right control but-
ton > Delete from jukebox > This entry or En-
tire list.
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— The status of the deleting process is shown in
the MMI. Jukebox playback stops during the de-
leting process and starts again automatically
once the deletion is complete.
@) Note
Do not import audio/video files when the en-
gine is turned off because this will drain the
vehicle battery.
@ Tips
— Tracks from audio CDs cannot be imported
to the Jukebox for legal reasons.
— Files that have already been imported are
automatically recognized and cannot be
copied to the Jukebox again.
— It is not possible to play audio/video* files
in the CD/DVD* drive while importing them.
— The Jukebox does not provide an export
function due to legal reasons.
— Files or tracks without additional stored in-
formation are listed as Unknown. Audi rec-
ommends adding additional information
(such as ID3 tags) to audio files.
— Reset the Jukebox to the factory default set-
tings when selling your vehicle > page 231.
Bluetooth audio player
Applies to: vehicles with Bluetooth audio player
With the Bluetooth audio player, you can play
music wirelessly from your Bluetooth-capable de-
vice (such as a cell phone) through the MMI.
Requirement: the vehicle must be stationary and
the ignition must be switched on. The Bluetooth
settings will open on your mobile device during
the connection setup. The Bluetooth function and
visibility of the MMI S page 233 and mobile de-
vice must be switched on. The Bluetooth audio
player > page 233 must be switched on in the
MMI.
— Connecting a Bluetooth device: press the
[MEDIA] button. Press the left control button
until the sources overview is displayed. Select
and confirm Bluetooth audio player @)
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— If necessary, select and confirm Not connected
> Connect Bluetooth audio player. The Blue-
tooth device search starts. Follow the instruc-
tions in the MMI.
— Select and confirm the desired Bluetooth device
from the list. The MMI generates a PIN for the
connection.
— Select and confirm Yes.
— Enter the PIN for connecting on your Bluetooth
device, or if the PIN is already displayed on your
Bluetooth device, confirm it on the Bluetooth
device. The time allowed for entering the PIN is
limited to approximately 30 seconds.
The media is started and operated through the
mobile device or the MMI, depending on the de-
vice being used.
G) Tips
— 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.
—Aselection of supported Bluetooth devices
can be found in the database for tested mo-
bile devices at www.audi.com/bluetooth.
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.