
Media 
  
depending on the active file or source (for exam- 
ple video file, DVD). 
  
Aspect ra- | Information 
tio 
    
Aspect ra- | Information 
tio 
  
Automatic |The MMI detects the picture for- 
mat of the source and displays the 
image in the optimal 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. 
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. 
  
  
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. 
      
  
Zoom The image is enlarged to fill the en- 
tire Infotainment system display. 
Switch the function off if the image 
is distorted. 
  
Cinema- 
scope 
Use this setting for films in cinema 
format 21:9.  Black bars will appear 
on the upper/lower edge in the In- 
fotainment system display. 
  
Original The image is displayed in the ratio 
of the source format. Select this 
option if the image is distorted or a 
section of the image is cut off 
when Auto is selected. 
         
@ 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. 
Supported media and file formats 
Leta TN] 
The following audio/video files are supported by 
the DVD drive, Jukebox, 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 of 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 (such as an iPod page 155, MTP player, USB 
storage device in “USB Device Subclass 1 and 6” that conforms 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 
       
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Audio files Video files 
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 
Layer3  |Audio9 (H.264) 
and 10 
File exten- | .mp3 -wma -m4a flac -mpg -mp4 .wmv; 
sion -m4b -mpeg -m4v .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 
files 
    
DVD drive: max. 
Jukebox: approximately 10 GB memory capacity; max. 3,000 files can be imported 
USB storage device and memory cards: max. 10,000 files per medium; max. 1,000 
files per playlist/directory 
1,000 files per medium 
    
G) Tips 
— The media drives do not support the Win- 
dows Media Audio 9 Voice format. 
— To compress MP3 files, a bit rate of at least 
160 kbit/s i s recommended. The display 
showing the remaining play time may differ 
for MP3 files with variable bit rate. 
— Special characters (such as those in ID3 tag 
information) may display differently or may 
Trouble shooting 
not always display, depending on the sys- 
tem language. 
— The manufacturer of the storage device can 
provide information about its “USB Device 
Subclass”. 
— Some MTP player functions are not support- 
ed, such as rating music tracks and video 
playback. 
  
Problem Solution 
  
Audi music interface/Bluetooth au- 
dio player: mobile device is not sup- | connections/> 
ported. 
mobile devices 
Read the instructions in the chapter > page 155, Multimedia 
learn about supported mobile devices in the Audi database for 
page 153, Bluetooth audio player.  You can 
at www.audiusa.com/bluetooth. 
  
AUX input: the volume is too high/too 
low when starting playback through 
  
the AUX input. 
  
Adjust the volume of the mobile device to approximately 70% 
of the maximum output > page 160, Input level. > 
    
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Media 
  
  
Problem Solution 
  
Audi music interface: the mobile de- 
vice is not recognized as a source. 
For many cell phones or mobile devices, playback is not possi- 
ble when the battery level is too low (less than 5% of its ca- 
pacity). The mobile device will only be recognized as a media 
source in the MMI after connecting if the battery charge level 
is sufficient. 
  
Audi music interface: malfunctions 
during audio playback through an 
iPod/iPhone. 
The Bluetooth audio player function is switched on. Switch 
this function off > page 169 when you are not using the Blue- 
tooth audio player. 
  
AUX input: there is static when con- 
necting and disconnecting the AUX 
connection cable. 
When connecting and disconnecting, the External audio play- 
er source is already selected. Before connecting or disconnect- 
ing the mobile device,  either mute the device (see 
=> page 171) or switch to a different audio source (for exam- 
ple > page 146, Opening the radio). 
  
Bluetooth audio player/Wi-Fi audio 
player: audio playback interference. 
Only one  interface should be actively used at a time to ensure 
problem-free playback. 
  
Wi-Fi audio player: audio playback in- 
terference. 
Audio playback interference can occur on some cell phones if 
the Internet connection in the vehicle was not established 
through the SIM card reader* on the MMI control panel and 
the mobile data option on the cell phone is switched on. De- 
activate the mobile data option on your cell phone. 
  
Jukebox: tracks on the imported play- 
list are grayed out. 
When importing playlists, all of the files themselves must be 
imported. 
  
Jukebox: imported tracks cannot be 
played or found. 
If you cannot find imported tracks in the media center, they 
may not be supported. Only copy supported files > page 162 
to the Jukebox. 
  
Wi-Fi audio player: multiple devices 
are connected to the Wi-Fi hotspot. A 
media player (such as a smartphone) 
appears as the media source and can- 
not be changed. 
Close the myAudi app on the connected devices (such as 
smartphones) that are not being used as the Wi-Fi audio play- 
er. Likewise, close the UPnP server apps or the media permis- 
sions on the integrated UPnP/DLNA server. Connect the de- 
sired device as a Wi-Fi audio player > page 153. 
  
Online media*: connection failed be- 
tween the MMI and the myAudi app. 
To establish a connection to the MMI, the MMI connection 
switch must be switched on in the myAudi app status screen. 
  
Bluetooth audio player: interference 
with track display  and audio playback. 
Playback interference can occur when using the Bluetooth au- 
dio player if a music player app from a third party provider is 
open. Audi recommends using the integrated media player on 
your Bluetooth device (such as a smartphone). 
  
  
Wi-Fi hotspot*: your Wi-Fi device is 
disconnected from the Wi-Fi hotspot. 
  
Make sure the network optimization functions are switched 
off in the Wi-Fi settings or in the network settings for your 
Wi-Fi device. For additional information refer to the user 
guide for your Wi-Fi device. 
  
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Treedate Tae eli) Wi-Fi audio player 
Applies to: vehicles with Audi phone box Requirement: the Wi-Fi hotspot on the MMI 
— Connect new device: search for and connect a = page 129 and the Wi-Fi on your Wi-Fi audio 
cell phone. player must be switched on. 
— List of devices already paired: select your cell — Connect new device: press the control knob. 
phone from the list of all the devices that are Search for and connect a Wi-Fi capable device. 
already paired. — Disconnecting the Wi-Fi audio player: deacti- 
vate Wi-Fi on your Wi-Fi-capable device. The 
device will be automatically removed from the 
Applies to: vehicles with Audi connect list. 
— Connect new device: search for and connect a @) Note 
mobile device (such as a smartphone). 
Always follow the information found in >@ in 
— List of devices already paired: select your cell 
General information on page 124. 
phone from the list of all devices already 
paired, or insert a mini SIM card in the SIM card 
@ Note Display contacts from a cell phone (or an addi- 
tional cell phone). 
Always follow the information found in >@ in 
General information on page 124. Requirement: cell phones must not be connected 
to the MMI through the Bluetooth remote SIM 
access profile or through the Handsfree profile. 
myAudi app 
Applies to: vehicles with Audi connect — Connect new device: search for and connect a 
new cell phone. 
— List of devices already paired: select your cell 
phone from the list of all the cell phones that 
— Connect new device: search for and connect a are already paired. 
mobile device (such as a smartphone). 
— List of devices already paired: select your mo- Menace 
bile device from the list of all the devices that Applies to: vehicles with Audi smartphone interface 
are already paired. 
Requirement: the myAudi app must be installed 
and open on your mobile device. 
— Connect your cell phone to the Audi music in- 
terface > page 156 using a USB adapter 
=> page 155, fig. 134. 
Bluetooth player — Select your cell phone from the list of cell 
phones that have already been connected. 
Audio player 
Requirement: the Bluetooth function and visibili- 
ty must be switched on in the MMI > page 169 
and on the Bluetooth audio player. Additional options 
— Connect new device: press the control knob. Depending on the selected function, you can  use 
Select Bluetooth audio player. Search for and the right control button to access the available 
connect a mobile device. additional options in the connection manager. 
— List of devices already paired: select a Blue- 
tooth device from the list of all the devices that 
are already paired. — Bluetooth: select and confirm a setting for the 
Bluetooth connection visibility. Select Visible > 
Bluetooth settings 
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System settings 
  
for the MMI to be visible to other devices. Se- 
lect Invisible for the MMI to not be visible to 
other devices. However, it is still possible to es- 
tablish a Bluetooth connection with paired de- 
vices when the visibility is switched off. Select 
Off to turn visibility off. Then a Bluetooth con- 
nection is not possible. 
— Bluetooth audio player: when this function is 
switched on , the Bluetooth audio player is 
available as a source in the Media menu. 
— Delete Bluetooth device: the selected cell 
phone/mobile device is disconnected from the 
MMI. 
— Show Bluetooth profiles: you can Connect or 
Disconnect the Handsfree profile and the Di- 
rectory/contacts* separately. 
— Bluetooth name: the MMI Bluetooth name (for 
example ,AUDI MMI 2017“) is displayed and 
can be changed. 
When the function is switched on [M, the symbol 
© appears in the Infotainment system display 
=> page 101, fig. 107. 
Online settings* 
— Data connection settings: See > page 128, Cell 
phone network. 
— Data usage counter: the amount of data pack- 
ets that are sent and received through the MMI 
is displayed. You can reset the data usage infor- 
mation to zero using the Reset data counter 
option. 
— Network status: the mobile network provider 
for data service as well as the network status 
are displayed. 
Wi-Fi settings 
See > page 129. 
SIM PIN settings* 
— Automatic PIN entry: when this function is 
switched on , the SIM PIN is automatically 
saved in the MMI after it is entered for the first 
time. The SIM PIN for four different SIM cards 
can be saved in the MMI. With the function 
switched off, the currently stored SIM PIN is 
deleted from the MMI. When the automatic 
PIN entry is switched on, there are no SIM PIN 
prompts. 
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— Disable PIN query: when switched on, there are 
no SIM PIN queries. The automatic PIN entry is 
not used in this case. 
— Change PIN: you can change the PIN on your 
SIM card. First enter the current SIM PIN. The 
SIM PIN may only contain digits 0-9. The new 
SIM PIN must be entered twice for security and 
then it will be saved to the SIM card. 
Apple CarPlay sound settings/Android Auto 
sound settings 
Applies to: vehicles with Audi smartphone interface 
See > page 171. 
About Apple CarPlay/About Android Auto 
Applies to: vehicles with  Audi smartphone interface 
Here you will find legal information regarding the 
use of Apple CarPlay or Android Auto and infor- 
mation about device-specific data exchange. 
Delete Apple CarPlay device/Delete Android 
Auto device 
Applies to: vehicles with Audi smartphone interface 
Requirement: your cell phone  must not be con- 
nected to the Audi music interface with a USB 
adapter. 
Select: Audi smartphone interface > a device 
from the list > right control button. 
To remove your mobile device from the list, select 
and confirm Delete Apple CarPlay device or De- 
lete Android Auto device. 
G) Tips 
Some SIM cards do not allow the SIM PIN 
queries to be switched off. 
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 151. Select and confirm the  drive > 
Start update. The length of the process de- 
pends on the size of the update.  

Airbag system 
  
  
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. 
     
ZA\ 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 under 
the U.S. Federal Standard if a child that is 
heavier than the typical one-year old child is 
on the front passenger seat and the other 
conditions for airbag deployment are met. 
— For its own safety, a child should always ride 
    
properly restrained for its age and size. 
PN NE Te te Miceli alia es-le Rea) 
Your vehicle is equipped with a front Advanced 
Airbag System in compliance with United States 
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 
208, as well as Canada Motor Vehicle Safety 
Standard (CMVSS) 208 as applicable at the time 
your vehicle was manufactured. 
  
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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. 
The front Advanced Airbag System for the front 
seat occupants is not a substitute for your safety 
belts. Rather, it  is part of the overall occupant re- 
straint system in your vehicle. Always remember 
that the airbag system can only help to protect 
you, if you are sitting upright, wearing your safe- 
ty belt and wearing it properly. This is why you 
and 
your passengers must always be properly re- 
strained, not just because the law requires you to 
be. 
The Advanced Airbag System in your vehicle has 
been certified to meet the “low risk” require- 
ments for 3 and 6 year-old children on the pas- 
senger side and very small adults on the driver 
side. The low risk deployment criteria are intend- 
ed to help reduce the risk of injury through inter- 
action with the front airbag that can occur, for 
example, by being too close to the steering wheel 
and instrument panel when the airbag inflates. 
In addition, the system has been certified to 
comply with the “suppression” requirements of 
the Safety Standard, to turn off the front airbag 
for infants 12 months old and younger who are 
restrained on the front passenger seat in child re- 
straints  that are listed in the Standard 
=> page 213, Child restraints and Advanced front 
airbag system. 
“Suppression” requires the front airbag on the 
passenger side to be turned off if: 
—a child up to about one year of age is restrained 
on the front passenger seat in one of the rear- 
facing or forward-facing infant restraints listed 
in Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 208 
with which the Advanced Airbag System in your 
vehicle was certified. For a listing of the child 
restraints that were used to certify your vehi- 
cle's compliance with the US Safety Standard 
=> page 213, 
—a person is detected on the front passenger 
seat  that has an electrical capacitance that is >  

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Advanced Airbag System from functioning 
properly. 
— Repairs to the front passenger seat must be 
performed by qualified and properly trained 
workshop personnel. 
— Never remove the front passenger or driver 
seat from the vehicle. 
— Never remove the upholstery from the front 
passenger Seat. 
— Never disassemble or remove parts from the 
seat or disconnect wires from it. 
— Never carry sharp objects in your pockets or 
put them on the seat. The capacitive passen- 
ger detection mat in the front passenger 
seat will not function  properly if  it is punc- 
tured. 
— Never carry things on your lap or carry ob- 
jects on the front passenger seat. Such ob- 
jects  can 
influence the capacitance regis- 
tered by the capacitive passenger detection 
system, so that incorrect information is pro- 
vided to the airbag control unit. 
— Never store items under the front passenger 
seat. Parts of the Advanced Airbag System 
under the passenger seat could be dam- 
aged, preventing them and the airbag sys- 
tem from working properly. 
— Never place seat covers or replacement up- 
holstery that have not been specifically ap- 
proved by Audi on the front seats. 
— Seat covers can prevent the Advanced Airbag 
System from recognizing child restraints or 
occupants on the front passenger seat and 
prevent the side airbag in the seat backrest 
from deploying properly. 
— If a seat heater has been retrofitted or oth- 
erwise added to the front passenger seat, 
never install any child restraint system on 
this seat. 
— Never use cushions, pillows, blankets, or 
similar items on the front passenger seat. 
The additional layers prevent the capacitive 
passenger detection system from accurately 
measuring the capacitance of the child safe- 
ty seat and/or the person on the seat and 
thus keep the Advanced Airbag System from 
working properly. 
— Never place or use any electrical device 
(such as a laptop, CD player, electronic 
games device, power inverter or seat heater 
for child seats) on the front passenger seat 
if the device is connected to the 12-volt 
socket or the cigarette lighter socket. Such 
devices can influence the capacitance regis- 
tered by the capacitive passenger detection 
system, so that incorrect information is pro- 
vided to the airbag control unit. 
— If you must use a child restraint on the front 
passenger seat and the child restraint man- 
ufacturer's instructions require the use of a 
towel, foam cushion or something else to 
properly position the child restraint, make 
certain that the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF 
3%; light comes on and stays on whenever 
the child restraint is installed on the front 
passenger Seat. 
— If the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF #; light 
does not come on and stay on, have the air- 
bag system inspected by your Audi dealer. 
  
  
  
ZA WARNING 
If the front passenger seat  gets wet, dry it im- 
mediately. 
— If liquid soaks into the front passenger seat, 
this can keep the airbag system from work- 
ing properly and may, for instance, deacti- 
vate the passenger frontal airbag. If this 
happens, the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF 3; 
light will come on and stay on together with 
the airbag indicator light ka in the instru- 
ment cluster. 
— If liquid is pooled on the seat, but  has not 
soaked in, this may also keep the airbag sys- 
tem from working properly and cause the 
passenger frontal airbag to be enabled 
(turned on), even though there is a properly 
installed child restraint system on the seat. 
Wet towels or other wet things on the seat 
cushion can have the same effect. If the 
front passenger frontal airbag is turned on, 
the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF #; light will 
turn off. 
    
    
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met, be sure to check the light regularly to make 
certain that the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF 3; 
light stays on continuously whenever the ignition 
is on. If the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF %; light 
does not appear on and does not stay on all the 
time, stop as soon as it is safe to do so and 
— reactivate the system by turning the ignition off 
for more than 4 seconds and then turning it on 
again; 
— remove and reinstall the child restraint. Make 
sure that the child restraint is properly installed 
and that the safety belt for the front passenger 
seat has been correctly routed through the 
child restraint as described in the child restraint 
manufacturer's instructions; 
— make sure that the convertible locking retractor 
on the safety belt for the front passenger seat 
has been activated and that the safety belt has 
been pulled tight. 
— make sure that no electrical device (such as a 
laptop, CD player, electronic games device, 
power inverter or seat heater for child seats) is 
placed or used on the front passenger seat if 
the device is connected to the 12-volt socket or 
the cigarette lighter socket; 
— make sure that no seat heater has been retrofit- 
ted or otherwise added to the front passenger 
seat; 
— make sure that nothing can interfere with the 
safety belt buckles and that they are not ob- 
structed; 
— make sure that there are no wet objects (such 
as a wet towel) and no water or other liquids on 
the front passenger seat cushion. 
If the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF 3; light still 
does not come on... 
If the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF 3%; light still 
does not come on and does not stay on continu- 
ously (when the ignition is switched on), 
— take the child restraint off the front passenger 
seat and have the airbag system inspected by 
your  Audi dealer immediately. 
The PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF 3; light 
should NOT come on... 
The PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF %; light should 
NOT come on when the ignition is on and an adult 
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is sitting in a proper seating position on the front 
passenger seat. If the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF 
#; light comes on and stays on while driving, un- 
der these circumstances, make sure that: 
— the adult on the front passenger seat is proper- 
ly seated on the center of the seat cushion with 
his or her back up against the backrest and the 
backrest is not reclined, 
— the adult is not taking weight off the seat by 
holding on to the passenger assist handle 
above the front passenger door or supporting 
their weight on the armrest, 
— the safety belt is being properly worn and that 
there is not a lot of slack in the safety belt web- 
bing, 
— there are no aftermarket seat covers or cush- 
ions or other things (such as blankets) on the 
front passenger seat  that might cause the ca- 
pacitive passenger detection system to miscal- 
culate electrical capacitance. 
Me eT eae toleol g) 
monitoring the Advanced Airbag System 
ZX WARNING 
— If the status of the Advanced Airbag System 
has changed while the vehicle is moving, the 
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF 7; ON @ light 
blinks for about 5 seconds to catch the driv- 
er's attention. If this happens, always stop 
as soon as it is safe to do so and check the 
steps described above. 
— If the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF %; light 
does not go off when an adult who is not 
very small is sitting on the front passenger 
seat after taking the steps described above, 
have the airbag system inspected by your 
authorized Audi dealer  before transporting 
anyone on the front passenger seat. 
        
ZA WARNING 
An airbag system that is not functioning prop- 
erly cannot provide supplemental protection 
in a frontal crash. 
— If the airbag indicator light > page 17 
comes when the vehicle is being used, have 
the system inspected immediately by your