2020 AUDI A3 navigation

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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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Radio

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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System settings

Switch off pop-up: when the function is switched
on [M, the messages in the Infotainment system
display regarding the charging status of your cell
phone in the Audi phone box are hidden. The re-
minder not to forget your cell phone when leav-
ing the vehicle is also switched off.
Tool tips
When this function is switched on M, your MMI
shows you tips for input. The frequency of how
often it displays decreases with time.
Speech dialog system
Applies to: vehicles with voice recognition system
Depending on vehicle equipment, the following
functions
may be available:
Command display: when this function is switch-
ed on [M, the MMI will show you the possible
commands for voice input in the respective
menu.
Short dialog: when this function is switched on
, a shorter form of the prompts is used.
Command during voice output: this function is
switched on at the factory. When this function is
switched on M, you can say new commands dur-
ing announcements. You do not need to wait for
the signal tone (beep) during an announcement.
When the function is switched off (J, you need to
wait for the signal tone (beep) to say a new com-
mand.


Volume: you can adjust the volume of the
prompts by turning the control knob.
Individual speech training (only when the vehi-
cle is stationary): you can adapt the voice recog-
nition system to your voice or pronunciation in or-
der to improve the system's ability to recognize
your speech. Individual speech training is com-
prised of 20 speech entries that consist of com-
mands and sequences of numbers. You can de-
lete the programmed voice training with the Re-
set individual speech training function.
Display brightness
You can adjust the brightness of the Infotain-
ment system display by turning the control knob.
Factory settings
Depending on the vehicle equipment, the follow-
ing functions can be reset to factory settings:
— Sound settings
— Radio
— Media settings
— Jukebox
— Directory
— Telephone
— Bluetooth and Wi-Fi
— Navigation settings
— Navigation and online memory
— Speech dialog system
— Message settings
— Apps
—Tool tips
— Audi connect
— Audi smartphone interface
You can select the desired functions individually
or all at once with the option Select all entries.
Select and confirm Restore factory settings.
@ Tips
Make sure that not only the settings were de-
leted but also the stored data, if necessary.
Connection manager
Introduction
The connection manager provides an overview of
your connected devices and their network status:

> Select: [MENU] button > Settings > left control
button > MMI settings > Connection manager.
> Select and confirm a menu item.

If a mobile device was already connected and you
select
and confirm the corresponding menu item,
the device name and connection status are dis-
played under the menu item.
You can individually connect () or disconnect
(L)) a paired device.


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 >
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System settings

To remove your mobile device from the list, select
and confirm Delete Apple CarPlay device or De-
lete Android Auto device.
System update

> Select: [MENU] button > Settings > left control
button > System maintenance.

— System update: insert the storage device with
the update data into the appropriate drive
=> page 212. Select and confirm: the drive >
Start update. The length of the process de-
pends on the size of the update.
— Reset driver installation: the selected media
driver package is reset to the settings at the
time of delivery.
— Version information: information on the MMI
software version and the navigation database*
software version is displayed. The Software in-
formation function also provides information
on the software contained in the MMI and the
licensing agreement.
Sound settings
The sound distribution and volume of the MMI
can be adjusted individually. The settings depend
on the vehicle equipment.

> Select: [MENU] button > Sound > left control
button > Entertainment.

Treble/Bass
You can adjust the Treble and Bass settings by
turning the control knob. The changed settings
only apply for the audio source that is active at
the time. This allows you to adjust the sound set-
tings for each audio source separately.
Balance/fader (Sound focus)
— Adjusting the sound distribution to the left or
right: press the control knob. Turn the control
knob to the left or right to the desired position.
— Adjusting the sound distribution to the front
or rear: press the control knob again. Turn the
control knob to the left or right to the desired
position.
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— Adjusting the sound distribution using the
MMI touch: move your finger on the MMI touch
control panel in the desired direction.
Sound effects
Select and confirm a Focus setting:
— All: all speakers in the vehicle are active (sym-
metrical sound distribution).
— Front: only the speakers in the front of the ve-
hicle are active.
— Rear: only the speakers in the rear of the vehi-
cle are active.
Surround level
Turn the control knob to adjust the surround
sound level.
Subwoofer
Turn the control knob to adjust the subwoofer.
Speed dependent volume control
Turn the control knob to adjust the playback vol-
ume to the noise inside the vehicle.
Volume settings
Adjusting the volume
The volume of an audio source or a system mes-
sage (for example, from the voice recognition
system*) can be adjusted directly while the sound
is playing using the On/Off knob.
> Increasing or decreasing the volume: turn the
On/Off knob @) > page 146, fig. 144 to the
right or left.
> Muting or pausing: press the On/Off knob
briefly, or:
> Turn the On/Off knob to the left until the sym-
bol @ > page 155 appears. An active audio/
video source is stopped.
> Unmuting or resuming: press the On/Off knob
briefly, or:
> Turn the On/Off knob to the right.

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To reduce the risk of an accident, adjust the
volume of the audio system so that audible
signals from outside the vehicle, such as >

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System settings


police and fire sirens, can be heard easily at all
times.
@) Tips
The volume is automatically adjusted to a pre-
set level when the MMI is switched on.
Adjusting the system volume
> Select: [MENU] button > Sound > left control
button.



Telephone
Applies to: vehicles with telephone
Mute telephone: messages and ringtones are set
to mute.
Ringtone: see > page 180, Ringtone and volume
settings.
Ringtone volume: you can adjust the volume of
the selected ringtone by turning the control
knob.
Message volume: you can adjust the volume of
the notification for an incoming text message by
turning the control knob.
Microphone input level: you can adjust the call
volume during a phone call by turning the control
knob.
Navigation
Applies to: vehicles with navigation system
Voice guidance: see > page 198.
Voice guidance during phone call: see
=> page 198.
Voice guidance volume: you can adjust the voice
guidance volume by turning the control knob or
you can adjust it while route guidance is active by
turning the On/Off knob.
Entertainment fader: the volume of audio play-
back can be temporarily lowered when the park-
ing system or voice guidance is active.
Voice recognition system
Applies to: vehicles with voice recognition system
Command display: see > page 231.
Short dialog: see > page 231.
Speech dialog system volume: see > page 231.
Individual speech training: see > page 231.
Parking aid*
You can adjust the volume of the signal tone by
turning the control knob.
— Adjusting the Front volume: select and con-
firm High, Medium or Low.
— Adjusting the Rear volume: select and confirm
High, Medium or Low.
MMI touch*
Turn the control knob to adjust the volume of the
spoken prompts from the MMI touch*.
Restarting the MMI
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Fig. 197 MMI control panel: button combination for re-
start
> Briefly press the control knob and both buttons
at the same time to immediately open the
menu upward > fig. 197.
Software License
information
Information on MMI software and licensing
agreements

> Select: [MENU] button > Settings > left control
button > System maintenance > Version infor-
mation, or:
> online at www.audi.com/softwareinfo.
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Airbag system


— Never hold the steering wheel at the 12
o'clock position or with your hands any-
where inside the steering wheel or on the
steering wheel hub. Holding the steering
wheel the wrong way increases the risk of
severe injury to the arms, hands, and head if
the driver airbag deploys.

ZA\ WARNING
Objects between you and the airbag will in-
crease the risk of injury in a crash by interfer-
ing with the way the airbag unfolds and/or by
being pushed into you as the airbag inflates.
— Always make sure nothing is in the front air-
bag deployment zone that could be struck
by the airbag when it inflates.
— Objects in the zone of a deploying airbag can
become projectiles when the airbag deploys
and cause serious personal injury.
— Never hold things in your hands or on your
lap when the vehicle is in use.
— Never place accessories or other objects
(such as cup holders, telephone brackets,
note pads, navigation systems, or things
that are large, heavy, or bulky) on the doors;
never attach them to the doors or the wind-
shield; never place them over or near or at-
tach them to the area marked ,, AIRBAG“ on
the steering wheel, instrument panel or the
seat backrests; never place them between
these areas and you or any other person in
the vehicle.
— Never attach objects to the windshield
above the passenger front airbag, such as
accessory GPS navigation units or music
players. Such objects could cause serious in-
jury in a collision, especially when the air-
bags inflate.
— Never recline the front passenger seat to
transport objects. Items can also move into
the deployment area of the side airbags or
the front airbag during breaking or in a sud-
den maneuver. Objects near the airbags can
fly dangerously through the passenger com-
partment and cause injury, particularly
when the seat is reclined and the airbags in-
flate.

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Z\ WARNING
A person on the front passenger seat, espe-
cially infants and small children, will receive
serious injuries and can even be killed by be-
ing too close to the airbag when it inflates.
— Although the Advanced Airbag System in
your vehicle is designed to turn off the front
passenger airbag if an infant or a small child
is on the front passenger seat, nobody can
absolutely guarantee that deployment un-
der these special conditions is impossible in
all conceivable situations that may happen
during the useful life of your vehicle.
— The Advanced Airbag System can deploy in
accordance with the ,,low risk“ option for 3-
and 6-year-old children under the U.S. Fed-
eral Standard if a child with electrical capac-
itance greater than the combined capaci-
tance of a typical one-year old infant re-
strained in one of the forward facing or rear-
ward-facing child seats with which your ve-
hicle was certified is on the front passenger
seat and the other conditions for airbag de-
ployment are met.
— Accident statistics have shown that children
are generally safer in the rear seat area than
in the front seating position.
— For their own safety, all children, especially
12 years and younger, should always ride in
the back properly restrained for their age
and
size.
Advanced front airbag system
Your vehicle is equipped with a front Advanced
Airbag System in compliance with United States
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 208, as
well as Canada Motor Vehicle Safety Standard
(CMVSS) 208 as applicable at the time your vehi-
cle was manufactured.

The front Advanced Airbag System supplements
the safety belts to provide additional protection
for the driver's and front passenger's heads and
upper bodies in frontal crashes. The airbags in-
flate only in frontal impacts when the vehicle de-
celeration is high enough.

Accessories and technical changes

Accessories and
technical changes
Warranty
Your vehicle is covered by various warranties:
— New Vehicle Limited Warranty
— Limited Warranty Against Corrosion Perforation
— Emissions Control System Warranties: Federal
Emissions Control System Defect Warranty,
Federal Emissions Performance Warranty
— Applies to: USA models: Kansas Safety Belt
Limited Warranty
— Applies to: USA models: California Emissions
Control Warranties: Short-term Emissions De-
fects Warranty, Long-term Emissions Defects
Warranty, TZEV models Emissions Defects
Warranty, California Emissions Performance
Warranty
You can find detailed information in your Warran-
ty & Maintenance Booklet and in the California
Emissions Booklet*.
Audi Literature Shop
Service information is made available as soon as
possible after a model is introduced and can be
ordered in the Audi Literature Shop: http://
literature.audiusa.com
Driving in other
countries
Government regulations in the United States and
Canada require motor vehicles to comply with
emissions regulations and safety standards.
Therefore, vehicles that were produced for the
U.S. and Canadian markets are different from
vehicles produced for other countries.
If you plan to use your vehicle outside of the
United States or Canada, it is possible that:
— Fuel may have a significantly lower octane rat-
ing. Unsuitable fuels can cause engine damage.
— Proper maintenance and repair work may not
be possible because special service equipment,
tools, or measuring devices needed for your ve-
hicle may not be available.
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— Replacement parts may not always be availa-
ble.
— Navigation systems for vehicles built for the
U.S.A. and Canada will not necessarily work in
Europe, and may not work in other countries.
() Note
Audi is not liable for damage to the vehicle re-
sulting from these country-specific differen-
ces.
Maintenance, repairs,
and technical modifi-
cations
Note the safety precautions > page 304, General
information and > page 354, Raising the vehicle.
General information
Due to the increasing complexity of technology in
these vehicles, as well as the safety and environ-
mental standards that apply, you can only per-
form a very limited amount of repairs and modifi-
cations to the vehicle yourself.
Proof of maintenance work may be required to
submit a claim within the warranty period.
We recommend that you have your vehicle serv-
iced by an authorized Audi dealer or authorized
Audi Service Facility and that Audi Genuine Parts
and Audi Genuine Accessories are used. This
helps to ensure that your vehicle's functionality,
performance, and safety are not impaired.
Maintenance and repairs
Your vehicle was designed to help keep mainte-
nance requirements to a minimum. Some regular
maintenance is required to help ensure that your
vehicle runs in a safe, economical, and reliable
manner. Please refer to your Warranty & Mainte-
nance Booklet for more detailed information
about vehicle maintenance.
When operating the vehicle under more extreme
operating conditions, for example when outside
temperatures are very low or in very dusty envi-
ronments, certain maintenance should be per-
formed between the specified intervals.

Index

Audio player
Bluetooth audio player................ 214
Wi-Fi audio player...............00005 214
AUGIOTISCK san 4 2 wees 2 a wea.8 2 Aas a ¢ 222
Audi phone box......... 0. ce eee eee eee 171
Audi presense......... 0.00. c eee eee 125
MESSAGES saree 5 x sens 5 x seme 5 e ewe = 124,128
AUGISIGGIASSISE sivas ¢ < wacom 3 § suas 4 § Sac & 131
Cleaning the sensors...............004 343
MGSSAGES caszass » « annsoice & 0: cones @ 0 ornare « 6 cnene 135
Rear cross-traffic assist................ 134
Audi smartphone interface.......... 228, 233
Audi virtual cockpit
refer to Instrument cluster.............. 14
AUTO
Automatic headlights .................. 43
Climate control system ...........-.000. 66
Auto Lock (central locking system) ......... 25
Automatic belt retractor... .......0...05 248
Automatic transmission............-...0- 75
Automatic wipe/wash system............. 49
Auxiliary climate control................. 68
AUX input... 06. eee eee 217
Average consumption................005 22
Average speed... 1... cece eee eee 22
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Balance:(SOund) aii os weve av owe va neues « 234
Band
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Battery, scorn so sccm 6 2 serene © x aor 6 MEER oo 315
Charge level display.................00. 14
CHANGING scx ¢ < sacs x § anes & ¢ Same Fk eR 316
High-voltage battery...............008. 96
Winter operation.............2.00 eee 315
Battery (vehicle)
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Before driving............-.0 eee eens 237
Belt temsiomensten «+ serene a axnuoe a 0 acme 0 0 ae 252
Better route (navigation)................ 205
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Bluetooth
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Connecting acell phone............... 169
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Boosterséats.. « « can 2 ¢ ees os eeu ee ees 287
BOOSETUNGtION = wee < 2 seme 2 2 eee 2 e sees 76
Boost pressure indicator................. 23
Brake fluid
Checking brake fluid level
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Brake assist
Brake fluid
Emergency braking function
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New brake pads
Break-in security feature................. 30
Breaking in
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NEW TIRES sc « = cows « 2 cares & eee ¢ v een 326
Newevelicles. « css: sv wns se wesc a 2 amenes 3 6 78
Browser
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BUDS: a i cconine 2 os cesnors & awanawe so avai 8 ans He 362
Buttons
Control panel (MMI)................-. 146
Multifunction steering wheel......... 17,20
Programming (multifunction steering
wheel)... 0.0.0... cece eee eee eee eens 19
Switching the Infotainment system display
ON/OFF iccen xo meron oo ee ae Se oo poe © 8 147
Cable (USB adapter/AUX connector cable).. 217
California Proposition 65 Warning........ 305
Battery specitt@inss + sccmss ux suas a 6 onawents x a 315
Galblists s secs 2 2 semen 2 waew v anor ee eR 173
Calloptions ess s seca ss pen & x dees 5 eee 180
Capacities
Fureltanke: « 2 wc 2s wise + meni os mie a oo 380
Washer fluid reservoir...............-5 380
Car key... cece eee eee eee 26
Care washes x sass i a seesiice 6 0 arovacs 6 w waneane 0 ane 342
Catalytic Converters « sesci ss wave a 8 eres 6 6 303
CD drive (media drives)................. 212