Voice recognition system
Command overview Sequences of commands used to perform an ac-
agn information tion are identified with a “>”, for example say:
: : . , Enter address > (then) Enter country/state.
Applies to: vehicles with voice recognition system
The majority shown are main commands. This
system also recognizes synonyms in certain cas-
es. For a business address, you can also say busi-
ness, work, office or at the office.
The following overviews describe the commands
that can be used to operate the MMI using the
voice recognition system.
Alternative commands are separated using a “/”,
for example say: Telephone / (or) Navigation /
(or) Radio.
Commands
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Applies to: vehicles with voice recognition system
You can always use the global commands, re-
gardless of the menu selected.
Function Say:
Opening a menu Telephone / Directory / Navigation / Radio / Media / Audi con-
nect* / Vehicle / Sound
Having the possible commands Help / Help speech dialog system / Help Telephone / Help Navi-
read aloud gation / Help Map / Help Radio / Help Media / Help Audi con-
nect*
Telephone functions Call (XY), for example Call "John Smith" /
Enter number / Redial / Directory / Read out text message
Navigation functions Navigate to (XY), for example Navigate to "John Smith" /
Enter address / Cancel route guidance / Map / Online destina-
tions* / Online destination (XY)*
Accessing favorites Favorites > follow the system prompts
Selecting an entry from a list Line (XY)
Scrolling through a list Next page / Previous page
Correcting the command given Correction
Switching the voice recognition sys- | Cancel
tem off
Telephone
Applies to: vehicles with voice recognition system and telephone
Requirement: a cell phone must be connected to Depending on the vehicle equipment and the se-
the MMI > page 129 and the Telephone menu lected menu item, you can say the following com-
must be open > table on page 124. mands:
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Voice recognition system
Requirement: you must be in the Navigation or Depending on the vehicle equipment and the se-
Map menu. lected menu item, you can say the following com-
mands for additional settings in navigation:
Function Say:
General map options Map / Day map / Night map / Automatically change map color
Map type 2D heading-up map / 2D north-up map / 3D map / Destina-
tion map / Overview map / Standard map / Traffic map / Satel-
lite map*?)
Showing the route list Route list
Showing the remaining distance/ Destination information
time when route guidance is active
Speed limit prompt How fast can I drive here
Setting voice guidance for active Voice guidance on / Voice guidance off / Voice guidance short-
route guidance ened / Voice guidance complete / Voice guidance traffic
Blocking a certain section on the Block route for (XY) meters/kilometers/yards/miles / Block
route next route / Avoid next section of route
a) AUDI AG provides access to services from third party providers. Permanent availability cannot be guaranteed, because that
depends on the third party provider.
® Note are located and which menu language you
have selected.
Read the information about Audi connect, and
be sure to note the connectivity costs section
=@ in General information on page 142.
G) Tips
Destinations may have to be spelled when en-
tered, depending on the country where you
Applies to: vehicles with voice recognition system
Requirement: the Radio must already be open. Depending on the vehicle equipment and the se-
lected frequency band, you can say the following
commands:
Function Say:
Selecting the frequency band FM / SiriusXM* / AM
Selecting a station from the station | Channel (XY) / Frequency (XY) / Last stations
list
Selecting a station from the presets | Radio presets > Line (XY)
Setting the frequency Frequency (XY)
Setting the frequency Frequency (XY) / Frequency (XY) HD 1
Correcting data input No I meant (XY)
Closing the full-screen command Close
list
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Telephone
— Telephone settings: See > page 140.
Favorites
Requirement: a phone number or contact must
be stored as a favorite > page 135.
Select and confirm a favorite in the favorites list.
Directory
Requirement: you must have at least one contact
stored in your cell phone.
Select and confirm a phone number from the di-
rectory > page 138.
Enter number
— Entering a phone number as a sequence of
numbers: enter a phone number using the
number speller.
— Entering the phone number as a sequence of
letters: select and confirm |ABC| above the
number speller. Enter a sequence of letters us-
ing the letter speller, for example AUDISER-
VICE.
— Dialing a phone number: select and confirm &,
or push the control knob downward. Select and
confirm OK.
— Deleting individual characters: select and con-
firm &l.
— Deleting all characters entered at once: turn
the control knob with the character selection to
land press and hold the control knob, or se-
lect: right control button > Clear input field.
Tone sequences (DTMF) can be entered directly
into the speller during a phone call.
Accepting or ending a call
Applies to: vehicles with telephone
> Accepting a call: select and confirm Answer.
> Declining a call: select and confirm Decline.
> Muting the active call: select and confirm
Mute.
> Ending a phone call/cancel dialing: select and
confirm End call.
> Answering another call: See > page 134, Dur-
ing a phone call.
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G) Tips
The radio or media playback is muted during a
phone call.
During a phone call
Applies to: vehicles with telephone
Requirement: there must be a call in progress.
> Press the right control button.
The following options may be possible during a
call depending on the mobile device being used
and the type of connection:
— Making an additional call: select: Find contact
> Call list/Directory/Favorites > an entry from
the list.
— Accepting an incoming call when there is an
active call and a call on hold: select Replace.
The active call is replaced with the incoming
call.
— Answering another call: if there is an incoming
call while another call is active, you can select
Answer to put the existing call on hold and an-
swer the incoming call. If you select Decline,
the incoming call will be declined.
Additional functions include:
Mute: if you select and confirm this function, the
other person on the phone cannot hear you. You
will still be able to hear the other person.
Hold call/Resume: you can place the existing call
on hold and resume it again. To resume the call,
select and confirm the call you would like to re-
sume.
Transfer call to mobile device*: select and con-
firm Transfer call to mobile device to transfer
the existing call from the MMI to your cell phone.
Switch to hands-free mode*: Requirement: you
must have a phone call in progress on your cell
phone. Select and confirm Switch to hands-free
mode to transfer the call from your cell phone to
the MMI.
Swap call: alternate between two phone calls
while one of the calls is on hold. Selecting End
call will end the active phone call. A phone call >
Telephone
Connection manager
See > page 190.
Bluetooth settings
See > page 192.
Online settings*
See > page 192.
Wi-Fi settings*
See > page 147.
Telephone settings
See > page 140.
() Tips
Messages that are deleted in the MMI are also
automatically deleted in the connected cell
phone.
Listening to voicemail
Applies to: vehicles with telephone
MENU > Select: button > Telephone > left con-
trol button. Select and confirm Call list/Direc-
tory/Favorites > Voicemail.
Requirement: there must be no voicemail num-
ber stored.
> Entering the voicemail number: enter the de-
sired number. Select and confirm OK.
Requirement: a voicemail number must be stor-
ed.
> Dialing the voicemail number: select and con-
firm
Voicemail.
@) Tips
This service must be set up and activated in
advance by the cell phone service provider.
Emergency call functions
Applies to: vehicles with telephone
> Select: [MENU] button > Telephone > left con-
trol button > Dial number > Enter emergency
call number (for example, 911) > OK.
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Z\ WARNING
— Because your phone works with radio sig-
nals, a connection cannot be guaranteed un-
der all circumstances. Do not rely on only
your phone when it comes to essential com-
munication (such as a medical emergency).
— Always follow the instructions given by the
emergency personnel during an emergency
call and only end the call when they instruct
you to do so.
() Tips
Emergency numbers are not the same every-
where. Find out which emergency number is
used in your current location.
Directory
Opening the directory
Applies to: vehicles with telephone
After connecting the cell phone, the contacts in it
are automatically imported into the MMI.
Requirement: you must have at least one contact
stored in your cell phone.
MENU > Select: button > Telephone > left con-
trol button > Directory.
> Selecting a contact: select and confirm a con-
tact from the directory. The phone numbers for
your selected contact are displayed. Select and
confirm a phone number to start a call.
> Free text search for a contact: see > page 119.
Contacts are displayed in alphabetical order and
can be sorted by first or last name > page 140,
Sort order.
(i) Tips
— Check for a possible request to synchronize
on your cell phone. Requests to synchronize
the directory must be confirmed so that
your cell phone contacts can be loaded into
the MMI.
—The directory from the cell phone with the
active connection will always be displayed.
— The contacts from the mobile device may
not be transferred in alphabetical order. If >
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Radio
Radio
Opening the radio
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Fig. 146 Infotainment system: SiriusXM station list
Depending on the vehicle equipment, the radio
may support the FM, AM, and SiriusXM (satellite
radio) frequency bands. Using the HD Radio re-
ceiver also allows you to receive radio stations on
the FM and AM bands in digital format.
> Press the [RADIO] button.
After opening the radio, the last opened station
list is displayed.
Selecting a station: select and confirm a station
from the station list. FM/AM stations that can be
received by digital radio are marked with the HD
Radio
technology symbol 4) @). If reception
quality declines, the radio may automatically
switch to the analog FM/AM station depending
on availability. Digital HD Radio stations* may
contain multiple additional stations*. The availa-
ble additional stations* are listed under the radio
station. If you lose reception, the additional sta-
tions* are muted since they can no longer be re-
ceived.
Setting the frequency band: press the [RADIO
button
repeatedly until the desired frequency
band is set.
Updating the station list: station lists are updat-
ed automatically.
Depending on the station list, the following in-
formation may be displayed:
@ Favorites
The station is stored as a preset. The symbol
shows the stored location in the presets list
(for example, 21).
@ Radio text (shortened display)
If available, program information about the
set station is displayed in all of the station
lists.
@ Frequency
@® Station name
© Channel number
If there is a loss of radio signal (SiriusXM*), the
following system information is displayed in the
station list:
NoSignal: the tuner is currently not receiving a
satellite signal @).
The system information turns off when the radio
stations are received again.
@ Tips
— Contact the SiriusXM* provider if you would
like to receive satellite programming.
— Buildings, tunnels, bridges, open areas, oth-
er vehicles or objects on the vehicle roof can
affect reception.
— Satellite radio is not available in Alaska and
Hawaii.
— iTunes tagging* is not supported by all radio
stations.
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Radio
Radio functions
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Fig. 147 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 119.
You can also search for frequencies.
Stations from the presets list (3) are displayed in
the results list @. 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 193.
— Store as favorite: See > page 167.
— Delete all entries: all entries are deleted in the
Last stations view.
—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
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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.
— Manual tuning: the frequency bars are dis-
played. Select and confirm the desired frequen-
vy.
— 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 168.
> Select: [RADIO] button > left control button >a
frequency band (such as FM) > a station.
> Select: right control button > Radio text.
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 RadioText 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 RadioText 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.
@) Tips
The availability of radio text and RadioText
Plus depends on the radio station.
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Radio
menu > fig. 149, or press the [RADIO] button re-
peatedly until the desired frequency band is se-
lected. Displays the station list.
@ Switch to media
The Media menu is displayed > page 178.
@ Presets
The presets list is displayed > page 167, Pre-
sets.
@® Last stations
The last stations listened to from all frequen-
Fig. 148 Infotainment system: “Now Playing" screen
Requirement: you must be tuned to a radio sta- cy bands are shown in the list. Select and
tion. The Show "Now Playing" screen option confirm a station for immediate playback.
must be switched on
> page 168. @ Applies to: vehicle with SiriusxM
Symbols in the "Now Playing" screen > fig. 148: SiriusXM
@ Radio text availability The SiriusXM channel list is displayed.
Radio text is available for the selected sta- © FM
tion > page 166. The FM station list is displayed.
@ iTunes® Tagging
The Tag this song for iTunes option is availa-
ble for the set station > page 166, Addition-
al options.
@ FMHD Radio technology
The station is received through FM HD Radio
Additional frequency bands
Depending on the vehicle equipment, you can se-
lect additional frequency bands in the selection
menu > fig. 149.
Presets
technology.
® Screen view You can store your favorite stations from ever y' y
Display Cover art or Station logo frequency band in the presets list:
=> page 168.
> Select: the [RADIO button > Presets.
Displaying the station list: turn the control
knob, or press the [BACK] button.
Requirement: the presets list must be displayed.
— 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.
9) | Change to media
eens Requirement: a station list must be displayed.
— Storing presets: Select: a station from the list
> right control button > Store as preset, or
press and hold the control knob for several sec-
onds.
Fig. 149 Infotainment system: radio menu — Displaying the presets list: select: [RADIO] but-
ton > Presets. >
> Select: [RADIO] button > left control button.
Selecting the frequency band: select and con-
firm the desired frequency band in the “Radio”
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Radio
Requirement: the favorites list must be dis-
played.
— Listening to presets: select and confirm a pre-
set from the list.
— Moving a preset: select a preset from the list >
right control button > Move preset, or press
and hold the control knob for several seconds.
Select and confirm the location of the selected
preset.
— Deleting a preset: select a preset from the list
> right control button > Delete preset > Delete
this preset or Delete all presets.
Additional settings
Radio settings
> Select: [RADIO] button > right control button >
Radio settings.
The following settings can be selected, depend-
ing on the band that is selected:
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.
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— 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.
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 "Now Playing" screen view after ap-
proximately five seconds > page 167. Depending
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 167.
— Station logo: the station logo is displayed, de-
pending on availability.
— Cover art: the album cover or genre cover is dis-
played, depending on availability.
Gracenote online database*
Requirement: the MMI must be connected to the
Internet. The Cover art option must be selected
= page 168, 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”*.