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ZA WARNING
— As the driver, do not allow usage of the Wi-
Fi hotspot to distract you from driving, as
this could increase the risk of an accident.
— It is only safe to use tablets, laptops, mobile
devices and other similar devices when the
vehicle is stationary because, like all loose
objects, they could be thrown around the in-
side of the vehicle in a crash and cause seri-
ous injuries. Store these types of devices se-
curely while driving.
— Do not use any Wi-Fi devices within range of
the airbags while driving. Also read the
warnings in the chapter > page 187.

@ Note
Always follow the information found in >@ in
General information on page 124.
@) Tips
— The Wi-Fi connection is reconfigured when
inserting or removing the mini SIM card in
the SIM card reader*. There may be a tem-
porary interruption in audio playback, de-
pending on the media player.
— Always read the chapter > page 124, Audi
connect.
— Please note that a Wi-Fi connection does
not automatically make it possible to use
the Internet. For additional information,
see > page 124.
— To avoid interruptions during playback, de-
activate the power saving function on the
media player or connect it to a charger.
— The loading times for the audio data depend
on the media player used and the number of
files
that it contains.
—A maximum of 2,000 entries per directory
are displayed in the MMI.
— Songs downloaded for offline use using mu-
sic streaming services are stored on your
mobile device (such as a smartphone) and
may be DRM protected. The Wi-Fi audio
player will not play DRM protected files.
— Contact an authorized Audi dealer or au-
thorized Audi Service Facility for additional
information on the Wi-Fi audio player.
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Online media and
Internet radio
Applies to: vehicles with Audi connect
You can playback and operate various online me-
dia services and Internet radio using the MMI.

> Press the [MEDIA] button. Press the left control
button until the sources overview > page 157,
fig. 137 is displayed.

Applies to: online media and Internet radio usage
Requirement:
— The myAudi app must be installed and open on
your mobile device.
— You must be logged in to your myAudi account
in the myAudi app and you must have selected
your vehicle.
— The Wi-Fi function on the mobile device and on
the MMI must be switched on.
—If necessary, check in the connection manager
=> page 168 if the mobile device you connected
is selected under the MMI connect app ().
—The MMI must be connected to the network.
— The symbol for the Online media* source
= page 157, fig. 137 is shown in the MMI.
Applies to: online media usage
Additional requirement:
— A supported online media service must be avail-
able in the country where the vehicle is being
operated.
— You must have an account with a supported on-
line media service.
— Depending on the online media service, you
may need to install and open an app on your
mobile device.
Starting Online media
— Press the [MEDIA] button. Press the left control
button until the sources overview > page 157 is
displayed.
— Select and confirm an online media service.


Starting Internet radio
— Press the [MEDIA] button. Press the left control
button until the sources overview > page 157 is
displayed.
— Select and confirm Internet radio. The Internet
radio browser or the last station that was play-
ing is shown.

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approximately 70% of the maximum vol-
ume.
— Functionality is not guaranteed for mobile
devices that do not conform to the USB 2.0
specification.
— USB hubs are not supported.
— Some versions of the iPod such as the iPod
shuffle cannot be connected to the USB
adapter
for devices with Apple Dock connec-
tor. Connect these devices using a AUX con-
nector cable.
— Video playback through the Audi music in-
terface is only supported if the connected
device is recognized as a USB storage device
(for example a USB stick). Apple devices and
MTP devices (such as smartphones) are not
recognized as USB storage devices.
— iPod or iPhone malfunctions also affect the
operation of the MMI. Reset your iPod or
iPhone if this happens.
— For important information on operating
your iPod or iPhone, refer to the user guide
for the device. Audi recommends updating
the iPod or iPhone software to the latest
version.
— For more information about the Audi music
interface and supported devices, check the
Audi database for mobile devices at www.
audiusa.com/mp3 or contact an authorized
Audi dealer or authorized Audi Service Fa-
cility.
Playing media
@ Jukebox
@—e an
©— SD card
@Q— Audi music interface
aa audio player
Fig. 136 Diagram: possible sources in the Media menu

Bluetooth audio player
~ Wi-Fi audio player
@— Online media
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Fig. 137 Diagram: possible sources in the Media menu

You can start and operate various media through
the MMI control panel.
Requirement: a media source must contain au-
dio/video files > page 151.
> Press the [MEDIA] button. Press the left control
button until the sources overview is displayed.
> Select and confirm the desired source, or
> press the [MEDIA] button repeatedly until the
desired source is selected.


Depending on the vehicle equipment, the follow-
ing sources may be displayed in the Media menu:
Switch to radio: the Radio menu opens
=> page 146.
@ Jukebox ..................000. 151
@ DVD/€D drive esse 2 2 cscs es wees L5SiL
@ SDeardreader ................ 151
@ Audi music interface ........... 156
such as iPod, USB stick
© External audio player........... 156
such as an MP3 player connected to
the AUX input
© Bluetooth audio player ......... 153
@ Wi-Fiaudio player* ............ 153
Online media* and Internet radio* . 154
— Playing audio/video files: select a source in the
Media menu > category (such as artists > al-
bum > track).
— Moving one level up in the folder structure:
press the [BACK] button, or select and confirm
Folder up.


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— Selecting the previous/next track/chapter)):
Press the On/Off knob for the MMI control pan-
el briefly to the left KK or to the right Pel.
— Fast-forwarding and rewinding audio/video
files: press and hold the On/Off knob on the
MMI control panel to the left Kd or right Pol for
a longer time.
— Pausing or resuming playback: press the
On/Off knob on the MMI control panel briefly.
G@) Tips
— You can scroll through long lists quickly by
turning the control knob quickly. The scroll-
ing speed depends on the number of list en-
tries.
— For safety reasons, the video image is only
displayed when the vehicle is stationary. On-
ly the sound from the video plays while driv-
ing.
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Fig. 138 Example: USB stick categories
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Nie (=fol-)
Fig. 139 Example: USB stick categories
Various categories for selecting audio/video files
are available in the media center.

)) Depending on the DVD, this may not be possible during
playback.
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> Press the [MEDIA] button. Press the left control
button until the sources overview is displayed.
Select and confirm the desired source.

@ Active source
The active source is highlighted. The active
source symbol @) may change depending on the
connected device, the online media service*, or
Internet radio*. The device name may be dis-
played (for example: myPhone). As an example, a
USB stick is shown > fig. 138 connected to the
Audi music interface.
Depending on the active source, you can select
audio/video files* from the following categories
and add them to the playlist:
@ Favorites
The Favorites category appears if at least one en-
try is stored in the favorites list. See > page 160.
@ Artists
All available artists are displayed. Select and con-
firm
an artist, an album and then a track.
@ Albums
All available albums are displayed. Select and
confirm an album and then a track.
© Genres
All available genres are displayed. Select and con-
firm a genre (such as Pop), an artist, an album
and then a song.
© Tracks
All available tracks are displayed. Select and con-
firm a track.
@ Folders
The folder structure or track/chapter list is dis-
played. Select a folder, if necessary. Select and
confirm a track.

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Playlists
All available playlists from the source and the
smart playlists are displayed. Select and confirm
a playlist and then a track.
Smart playlists:
— Last played tracks: the last tracks played in the
selected source are displayed.
— Most played: the most played songs in the se-
lected source are displayed.
— 5 stars to 1 star: tracks from the selected
source are displayed according to their rating.
— Unrated: all files from the selected source
without rating information (for example, in the
ID3 tag) are displayed.
© Videos
All available video files are displayed. Select and
confirm a video file.
@) Tips
— Only the categories supported by the medi-
um are available. For example, CD/DVD-
ROM tracks cannot be selected with catego-
ries such as Artists, Albums or Genres.
With an iPod (source: Audi music interface
= page 155), the Podcasts, Audio books
and Composers categories are also availa-
ble.
— For safety reasons, the video image is only
displayed when the vehicle is stationary. On-
ly the sound from the video plays while driv-
ing.
— When synchronizing a portable device with
"Cloud“ services, playlists may display incor-
rectly
in the MMI. Use the media center in
the device.
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Rock Banc

Fig. 140 Input field and results list for free text search
You can search in the active source, for example
for tracks and video files.
You can open the free text search depending on
the selected source.
Requirement: the playlist > page 159 or media
center > page 158 must be displayed.
Opening free text search
> Keep turning the control knob to the left until
the free text search input field @ appears, or
push the control knob up.
Using the free text search: See > page 100, Free
text search.
Entries that contain the entered search term are
listed
in the results list @). You can search for ar-
tists @, albums @) or tracks @) as well as genres
and videos.
(i) Tips
— Only files in the active source will be
searched.
— If you open free text search in the Folders
category (7) or the Composers, Podcasts
and Audio books categories, it will only
search through the files in that folder.
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Hymn
The big B
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Sola
Dasha
Again

Fig. 141 Example: playlist
The track, artist, album and album cover, if appli-
cable, will appear in the playlist.
Options
See > page 160, Additional settings.
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Back to 'Playback'
The options menu is closed. The track currently
playing appears in the playlist > page 159,
fig. 141.
Play similar music
The track currently playing is quickly analyzed for
features such as artist, genres, mood, and beat,
and a smart playlist with similar tracks will be
shown.
Play more...
A smart playlist is shown based on the track cur-
rently playing. You can select between a playlist
with more tracks by this artist, from this album
or of this genre.
Set as ringtone*!)
Requirement: a mobile device must be connected
to the MMI. The track currently playing must be
in the Jukebox > page 152.
The selected track will be used as the ringtone
for incoming calls.
Gracenote online database*
Requirement: the MMI must be connected to the
Internet.
Depending on availability, various information
will load about the track currently playing when
this function is switched on M.
Copy to jukebox
See > page 152, Adding files to the Jukebox.
Favorites
See > page 160.
Additional options
Requirement: the vehicle must be stationary and
a video file or a DVD must be playing.

) This function is not available for all cell phones.
2) Depending on the DVD, this may not be possible during
playback.
Parental control
Playback of video DVDs can be restricted using
parental control.
Enter the password for parental control. Pass-
word set at the factory: 1234. You have the fol-
lowing options:
— Protection level: select and confirm the protec-
tion level (for example, Level 5). Eight different
protection levels can be set for parental con-
trol. If you set the parental control level at Lev-
el 5, all DVDs from levels 1-5 can be played.
Video DVDs with a higher level will not play. Se-
lect Unrestricted to remove all of the restric-
tions.
— Change password: edit the current password.
Switch to full screen
The video image is displayed. Turn the control
knob to display the playlist, or press the [BACK
button.


Replay video
When this function is switched on M, the current
video will replay.
Show DVD menu
Selecting a menu item: select and confirm a
menu item, or move your finger on the MMI
touch control pad and press the control knob.
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
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depending on the active file or source (for exam-
ple video file, DVD).

Aspect ra- | Information
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Aspect ra- | Information
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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
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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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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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