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Voice recognition system
Voice recognition system
General information
Applies to: vehicles with voice recognition system
You can operate many functions in the vehicle
easily using voice commands.
Using the voice recognition system optimally
> Speak clearly and distinctly at a normal volume.
Speak louder when driving faster.
» Emphasize the words in the commands evenly
and do not leave long pauses.
>» Close the doors, the windows, and the sunroof*
to reduce background noise. Make sure that
passengers are not speaking when you are giv-
ing a voice command.
> Do not direct the vents toward the hands-free
microphone, which is in the roof headliner/on
the driver’s safety belt* near the front interior
lights. For additional information on the safety
belt microphone’, see > page 141.
> Only the driver should speak to the system, be-
cause the handsfree microphone is aimed to-
ward this seating position.
Z\ WARNING
— Direct your full attention to driving. As the
driver, you have complete responsibility for
safety in traffic. Only use the functions in
such a way that you always maintain com-
plete control over your vehicle in all traffic
situations.
— Do not use the voice recognition system in
emergencies because your voice may change
in stressful situations. The system may take
longer to dial the number or may not be
able to dial it at all. Dial the emergency
number manually.
G) Tips
There are no voice guidance* prompts when a
dialog is active.
Operating
Applies to: vehicles with voice recognition system
Requirement: the ignition and the MMI must be
switched on. A system language supported by
the voice recognition system must be set. There
must be no phone calls in progress and the park-
ing aid must not be active.
> Switching on: briefly press the [2] button @)
=> page 14, fig. 10 on the multifunction steer-
ing wheel and say the desired command after
the Beep.
> Switching off: press and hold the |] button,
or:
» Say the command Cancel.
> Pausing: say the command Pause. To resume,
press the |] button.
> Correcting: press the [5] button one time ©)
=> page 12, fig. 6, or:
> Say the command Correction.
Input assistance
The system guides you through the input with
visual and audio feedback.
— Visual input assistance: after switching on
voice recognition, a display with a selection of
possible commands appears. This command
display can be switched on or off. Select:
MENU] > Settings > left control button > MMI
settings > Speech dialog system.
— Audio input assistance: to have the possible
commands read, press the [2] button on the
multifunction steering wheel briefly and say
Help.
Additional settings
See > page 194, Voice recognition system.
@) Tips
— The dialog pauses when there is an incom-
ing phone call and will continue if you ig-
nore the call. The dialog ends if you answer
the call.
— You can select an item in the list using ei-
ther the voice recognition system or the
control knob.
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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
Outbox
All text messages to be sent are displayed.
Drafts
Displays all text messages that have not yet been
sent and stored text messages.
Deleted
Displays all deleted text messages.
@) Tips
Messages that are deleted in the MMI are also
deleted in the mobile device automatically.
Write text message
Applies to: cell phones with Bluetooth Message Access Profile
(MAP)
MENU > Select: button > Telephone > left con-
trol button > text message (myPhone)/text
message (secondary phone)*.
Write new text message
Select and confirm the desired template from the
list. Enter a recipient. Select and confirm Send.
Reply*
Select and confirm the desired template from the
list. Select and confirm Send.
Message options
Applies to: cell phones with Bluetooth Message Access Profile
(MAP)
MENU > Select: button > Telephone > left con-
trol button > text message (myPhone)/text
message (secondary phone)* > Inbox/Sent/
Outbox > right control button.
The following options may be available depend-
ing on the selected menu.
Reply*
A reply can be sent for the selected message in
the Inbox.
D_ Not available in all languages.
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Forward
The selected text message can be forwarded to a
different recipient.
Send again*
The selected text message can be resent.
Delete this text message*
The selected text message can be deleted.
Read out!)
You can have the MMI read an open text mes-
sage.
Text messaging settings*
To display when a new text message is received,
enable the Text message notifications. New text
messages are indicated with an envelope M in
the Infotainment system display status line.
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
deleted in the mobile device automatically.
Applies to: cell phones with Bluetooth Message Access Profile
(MAP)
Depending on the type of cell phone used, you
can receive and send e-mails through the MMI. >
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Telephone
Requirement: your mobile device must be con-
nected to the MMI via Bluetooth Message Access
Profile (Bluetooth MAP) > page 129.
> Select: [MENU] button > Telephone > left con-
trol button > e-mail (myPhone)/e-mail (secon-
dary phone)*.
Write new e-mail
— Using a template: select and confirm the de-
sired template from the list.
— Enter one or more recipients.
— Select and confirm Send.
Inbox
All received e-mails are displayed.
Sent
All sent e-mails are displayed.
Outbox
All e-mails that will be sent are displayed.
Drafts
All saved e-mails that have not been sent yet are
displayed.
@) Note
Read the information about Audi connect, and
be sure to note the connectivity costs section
=> page 142.
G) Tips
To ensure that your sent e-mails are received,
connect your cell phone to the Wi-Fi hotspot*
in the vehicle so that the e-mail app on your
cell phone continues to have Internet access.
If you are still not receiving e-mails even
though you have a successful connection,
then contact your e-mail service provider or
your cell phone service provider.
) Not available in all languages.
Message options
Applies to: cell phones with Bluetooth Message Access Profile
(MAP)
> Select: [MENU] button > Telephone > left con-
trol button > e-mail (myPhone)/e-mail (secon-
dary phone)* > Inbox/Sent/Outbox > right
control button.
The following options may be available depend-
ing on the selected menu.
Store as template
Ten e-mail templates are stored in the MMI. You
can save up to 10 additional templates of your
own.
— Create an e-mail.
— Select and confirm Store as template.
Resume last edited e-mail
The last e-mail in progress can be resumed.
Reply*
A reply can be sent for the selected e-mail in the
Inbox.
Reply to all*
A reply can be sent for the selected e-mail in the
Inbox and it will be sent to all of the entered re-
cipients.
Forward
The selected e-mail can be forwarded to a differ-
ent recipient.
Delete this message*
The selected e-mail can be deleted.
Read out)
You can have the MMI read an open e-mail.
E-mail settings*
To display when a new e-mail is received, activate
the E-mail notifications. New e-mails are indicat-
ed with an envelope & in the Infotainment sys-
tem display status line.
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Audi connect
@) Tips
— For some Audi connect Infotainment serv-
ices, you may also have to enter your myAu-
di access information when accessing
services in the MMI.
— Some Audi connect Infotainment services
must be activated at my.audi.com.
—To make logging in easier in the vehicle, you
will receive an 8-digit myAudi PIN as an al-
ternative to your myAudi password after you
have created a myAudi account.
— Depending on the country, you may be able
to use the myAudi app or my.audi.com.
— For detailed information on configuration,
visit my.audi.com.
Accessing Audi connect Infotainment
Applies to: vehicles with Audi connect Infotainment
> Select: the [MENU] button > Audi connect.
A list of all of the available Audi connect Infotain-
ment services is shown on the Infotainment sys-
tem display.
You can also filter the Audi connect Infotainment
services by category:
> Select: [MENU] button > Audi connect > left
control button > for example, Navigation for
the Audi connect Infotainment services in the
Navigation menu.
Erm aac
Applies to: vehicles with Audi connect Infotainment
> Select: [MENU] button > Audi connect > desired
Audi connect Infotainment service > right con-
trol button.
Depending on the equipment and the Audi con-
nect
Infotainment service selected, the following
basic functions may be available:
Save as preview
You can also see a preview of the selected Audi
connect Infotainment services on the Audi con-
nect
Infotainment home page.
) Not available in all languages.
Show on map
You can show selected contents on the map and
use them for route guidance.
Log in
See > page 144.
Read out)
You can allow the MMI to read out the selected
contents.
Call
If a phone number was assigned to an entry, you
can call the number, for example to reserve tick-
ets.
Refresh
The contents for the selected Audi connect Info-
tainment service are refreshed.
Start route guidance
If a location was saved with an entry, you can use
it as the navigation destination. Route guidance
starts immediately.
Change search area
The set search area can be changed at any time.
Additional information on search areas can be
found under > page 152.
Closing Audi connect Infotainment services
Regardless of the function selected, you can
close an Audi connect Infotainment service at
any time and return to the home screen.
Services
Applies to: vehicles with Audi connect Infotainment
Depending on the country and the vehicle equip-
ment, the following services may be available:
Weather information
Information on current weather conditions as
well as weather forecasts for the selected search
area.
> Select and confirm Weather.
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Media
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 172, Adding files to the Jukebox.
Favorites
See > page 180.
Additional options
Requirement: the vehicle must be stationary and
a video file* or a DVD* must be playing.
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
depending on the active file or source (for exam-
ple video file*, DVD*).
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.
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
D Depending on the DVD, this may not be possible during
playback.
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when Auto is selected.
Media
Audio files Video files*
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 DVD drive*: max. 1,000 files per medium
files Jukebox*: approximately 10 GB storage space; max. 3,000 files can be imported
USB storage devices and memory cards: max. 10,000 files per medium; max. 1,000
files per playlist/directory
@) Tips 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.
— 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 is 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
Applies to: vehicles with a CD drive
The following audio file properties are supported
by the CD drive:
Audio files
Supported Audio CDs (up to 80 min) with CD text (artist, album, track)*, CD-ROMs with a capaci-
media ty of up to 700 MB
File system CD file system: ISO9660, Joliet, UDF
Metadata Album cover: GIF, JPG, PNG with max. 800x800 px. The album cover from the medi-
um may be displayed, depending on availability.
Format MPEG 1/2 Windows Media Au- | MPEG 2/4 FLAC
Layer-3 dio 9 and 10
File extension |.mp3 .wma -m4a flac
.m4b;
-aac
Playlists -M3U; .PLS; .WPL; .M3U8; .ASX
Characteristics | up to maximum 320 kbit/s and 48 kHz sampling frequencies |48 kHz sampling
frequency
Number of Maximum 1,000 files per medium
files
G@) Tips 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 >
— To compress MP3 files, a bit rate of at least
160 kbit/s is recommended. The display
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not always display, depending on the sys-
tem language.
Troubleshooting
Problem Solution
Audi music interface*/Bluetooth au-
dio player*: mobile device is not sup-
ported.
Read the instructions in the chapter > page 176, Multimedia
connections/=> page 173, Bluetooth audio player.
Audi music interface*/AUX input: the
volume is too high/too low when
starting playback through the AUX in-
put.
Adjust the volume of the mobile device to approximately 70%
of the maximum output > page 181, Input level.
Audi music interface*: the portable
device 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 192 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 193) or switch to a different audio source (for exam-
ple > page 165, 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
interference.
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
playlist 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 183
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 174.
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.
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