2021 AUDI A4 display

Audi connect

and vehicle equipment, the Internet connection
may be established using an embedded SIM card
(eSIM).

ZA WARNING
Always follow the information found in > A\

in General information on page 173.

@) Note
Always follow the information found in >@ in
General information on page 173.
Embedded SIM card
Applies to: vehicles with Audi connect Infotainment and an
embedded SIM card
The data connection for Audi connect Infotain-
ment services is made through an embedded SIM
card (eSIM card) that is installed in the vehicle.
You can use the Audi connect Infotainment serv-
ices immediately.
@) Note
Always follow the information found in >@ in
General information on page 173.
Using a Wi-Fi hotspot
Applies to: vehicles with Wi-Fi hotspot
You can connect up to eight Wi-Fi devices (such
as smartphones) with the MMI Wi-Fi hotspot. If
the MMI is connected to the Internet
= page 173, the connected Wi-Fi devices can also
use the MMI’s Internet connection.
Requirement: the ignition must be switched on. A
data plan must be available > page 177.
» Applies to: MMI: Select on the home screen:
SETTINGS > Connection settings > Wi-Fi
Switch on the Wi-Fi hotspot.
> Applies to: MMI: Select on the home screen:
SETTINGS > Connection settings > Wi-Fi > Wi-
Fi hotspot settings. The access data for the Wi-
Fi hotspot is displayed. Switch on the visibility
of the Wi-Fi hotspot if necessary.
> Switch the Wi-Fi function on in your mobile de-
vice and connect it to the MMI Wi-Fi hotspot
using the authentication data that is shown.
174
> Follow any additional system prompts on your
Wi-Fi device if necessary.
Your device is successfully connected with the
MMI's Wi-Fi hotspot.

Z\ WARNING
Always follow the information found in > AV
in General information on page 173.
C) Note
Always follow the information found in © in
General information on page 173.
@ Tips
The system complies with United States FCC
regulations and ISED regulations > page 284.

Audi connect
Infotainment services
Applies to: vehicles with Audi connect Infotainment
Some Audi connect Infotainment services must
be configured through your personal myAudi ac-
count at my.audi.com before using them for the
first time.
G) Tips
—A myAudi user must be logged in for some
Audi connect Infotainment services.
— Some Audi connect Infotainment services
must be activated at my.audi.com.
— 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.
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
Applies to: MMI
> Press WEATHER on the home screen.

8W1012721BC
Audi connect

Editing settings: Select: WEATHER > Ga.
> To display the weather for a location, press ona
location in the list.
> To display the weather for your current loca-
tion, press on the location that is marked with
the crosshairs.
Requirement: route guidance must be active.
> To display the weather at your destination,
press on the location that is marked with the
flag FB.
Adding a location: select: WEATHER > G4 > Ina
new city > a location.
Removing a location: select: WEATHER > 44 > Z
> one or more locations or Select all > Delete.
Online news
>» Applies to: MMI: Select on the home screen:
NEWS.
Access to the calendar
Requirement: the myAudi app must be installed
and open on your mobile device. Access to your
calendar must be enabled on your mobile device.
You must be logged into the myAudi app with
your myAudi login data and you must have select-
ed your vehicle. The Wi-Fi function on your mo-
bile device and the MMI must be enabled and
your mobile device must be paired to the MMI
Wi-Fi hotspot > page 176, Wi-Fi.
You can display the your mobile device calendar
on the MMI.
> Applies to: MMI: Select on the home screen:
CALENDAR.

Z\ WARNING
Always follow the information found in > AV
in General information on page 173.

@) Note
Always follow the information found in >@ in
General information on page 173.
Functions on demand
Displaying purchased functions
Applies to: vehicles with functions on demand
Depending on the country and vehicle equip-
ment, you can purchase functions on demand
through a myAudi account in the myAudi app at
any time.
The following options are available for displaying
purchased functions in the vehicle.
> Applies to: MMI: Select on the home screen:
PURCHASES.
@ Tips
— Equipment installed at the factory may be
displayed as purchased functions.
— The availability of functions in the myAudi
app varies depending on the country. For
additional information, visit my.audi.com.
— At the time this manual was printed, func-
tions on demand was a planned function.
Functions on demand is not available in your
vehicle.
Messages
Applies to: vehicles with functions on demand
If a message about a function that requires a li-
cense is displayed, the function is no longer avail-
able. Check the MMI Purchases menu to see if
you have a license for this function or if the Li-
cense has expired. Purchase the function if neces-
sary using functions on demand.
Audi connect vehicle
control services
Applies to: vehicles with Audi connect vehicle control
Using Audi connect vehicle control services, you
can perform tasks such as viewing data about
your vehicle or control vehicle functions remote-
ly.
You can view and use services available for your
vehicle at my.audi.com or through the myAudi
app.
175

Audi connect

Information about the services and the corre-
sponding app was accurate at the time this man-
ual was printed. The scope of services depends
on the country and equipment. There may be
changes over the service life of the vehicle.

ZA WARNING
— Always follow the information found in > AA
in General information on page 173.
— Driver messages, text messages, and illumi-
nated warning and indicator lights in the ve-
hicle always take priority over information
from the Audi connect services. The infor-
mation displayed by the Audi connect serv-
ices should not cause you to take safety
risks. This can result in the vehicle breaking
down in traffic and to serious injuries or ac-
cidents.
G) Tips
— Accessing specific data or controlling func-
tions remotely depends on the charge level
of the vehicle battery. Therefore, these
functions only have limited availability after
switching off the ignition.

— An eSIM card establishes the Internet con-
nection for Audi connect vehicle control
services. The costs for this are included in
the price of Audi connect vehicle control
services. The cell phone network, for exam-
ple, must be available to use these services.
Applies to: vehicles with Audi connect vehicle control
Create a myAudi account by registering in the
myAudi app or at my.audi.com, depending on
your country.
>» Set the key user > page 30.
> Install the myAudi app on your mobile device
and log in with your access information.
@ Tips
Some services require you to enter a 4-digit
PIN that you set up during registration.
176
Settings
Applies to: vehicles with Wi-Fi hotspot
Requirement: the ignition must be switched on.
> Applies to: MMI: Select on the home screen:
SETTINGS > Connection settings > Wi-Fi
Depending on the country and the vehicle equip-
ment, the following functions may be available:
Wi-Fi
When the function is switched on, the MMI's Wi-
Fi hotspot is active and Wi-Fi devices can be con-
nected to the hotspot.
Wi-Fi hotspot settings
The Wi-Fi connection between the MMI and your
Wi-Fi device is encrypted. You can change the fol-
lowing information if needed.
— Access point (SSID): name of the Wi-Fi hot-
spot.
— Password: an initial password was set at the
factory in the MMI. Audi recommends changing
the initial password. Only use secure passwords
that conform to the general guidelines for se-
cure passwords. For more information, refer to
reputable and current sources on password se-
curity.
Allow data connection through Wi-Fi
When the function is switched on, mobile devices
can use the Internet connection through the Wi-
Fi hotspot. A data plan is needed to do this.

ZA\ WARNING
Always follow the information found in > A\
in General information on page 173.
@) Note
Always follow the information found in >@ in
General information on page 173.

8W1012721BC
Navigation

Navigation
Opening navigation
Applies to: vehicles with navigation system



Fig. 139 Route guidance not started
The navigation system directs you to your desti-
nation, around traffic incidents, and on alterna-
tive routes, if desired.
Opening navigation
» Applies to: MMI: Press NAVIGATION on the
home screen.
After accessing the navigation for the first time,
the map is displayed.
Opening navigation using the multifunction
steering wheel
> Applies to: multifunction steering wheel: Select
the Navigation tab in the instrument cluster.
> To display navigation when route guidance has
started, select in the instrument cluster: the
button > Map.
The following functions are available in the MMI:
@ Open the Select destination menu
=> page 183, fig. 140.
@ Open the intelligent search > page 182.
@ Switch between the map and the menu:
press A repeatedly until the desired function
is displayed.
You can find additional information about the
map update at > page 186, Map operation.

ZA WARNING
— The demands of traffic require your full at-
tention. Always read the chapter > page 19,
Traffic safety information.
— The route calculated by the navigation sys-
tem is a driving recommendation. Follow


the traffic regulations that are applicable in
the country where you are operating the ve-
hicle. In the event that the driving directions
contradict traffic regulations, always follow
the traffic regulations applicable in the
country where you are operating the vehicle
to reduce the risk of an accident.
() Note
Read the information about Audi connect, and
be sure to note the connectivity costs section
=>© in General information on page 173.
(i) Tips
— Snow and obstructions on the GPS antenna
or trees and large buildings can impair sat-
ellite reception and affect the system's abil-
ity to determine the vehicle position. Sever-
al deactivated or malfunctioning satellites
can also interrupt GPS reception and affect
the system's ability to determine the vehicle
position.
— Because street names sometimes change,
the names stored in the MMI may in rare
cases differ from the actual street name.
— Applies to: multifunction steering wheel:
Depending on the selected function, opera-
tion through the center display may be re-
quired.
— Applies to: vehicles with Audi connect Info-
tainment: Depending on the country and ve-
hicle equipment, additional services may be
available.
— An additional indicator will appear in the
head-up display.

myAudi navigation
Applies to: vehicles with Audi connect Infotainment
MMI navigation works seamlessly with the myAu-
di app.
Your destinations (favorites, last destinations)
are synchronized through your myAudi account.
All important destinations can be displayed in
the vehicle and in the myAudi app.
181

Navigation

To load destinations in the vehicle automatically,
Audi recommends logging into the vehicle with a
myAudi user > page 30.
myAudi navigation functions:
— You can send destinations and routes from the
myAudi app to the vehicle > page 184.
— Active route guidance in the myAudi app can be
continued in the MMI.
— Depending on the situation, it may be possible
to continue active route guidance from the MMI
in the myAudi app to continue navigating to the
destination after leaving the vehicle.
Entering a destination
Intelligent search for navigation
CEC
Applies to: vehicles with navigation system
Using the intelligent search, you can enter the
data for a navigation destination in any order all
at once (for example, 5th Avenue New York).
Likewise, you can search for points of interest,
contacts, previous destinations, or favorites in or-
der to navigate to the desired destination.
Opening a menu
> Applies to: MMI: Select on the home screen:
NAVIGATION > 2.
Intelligent search
> Enter one or more search terms into the input
field. See > page 23, Text input.
>» Press on the desired destination in the results
list. The Details menu will be displayed.
> Press Start. Route guidance will be activated
and the map will be displayed > page 185,
fig. 142.
Online Points of Interest
> Searching for points of interest: enter the
name of a POI.
> Select: a symbol for a POI category (such as
i >a POI, or

)) Audi provides access to services from third party provid-
ers. Permanent availability cannot be guaranteed, because
that depends on the third party provider.
182
> To display all categories and search for a POI,
select: |---| > a category (such as restaurants) >
a POI.
Change search area
Requirement: route guidance must be active.
>» Applies to: MMI: Select on the home screen:
NAVIGATION > &.
> To change the search area, press (a) / 29 /Pre-
peatedly until the desired search area is select-
ed.
Online search)
Applies to: vehicles with navigation system and online search
You can use the results from a search engine pro-
vider to find a navigation destination.
Requirement: the MMI must be connected to the
Internet > page 173, Audi connect.
> Applies to: MMI: Select on the home screen:
NAVIGATION > © >G.
> Enter one or more search terms into the input
field.
> The search engine provider shows suggestions
£ to narrow down the search.
> Press on suggestions until the desired destina-
tion appears in the results list. If necessary, use
one finger to swipe upward or downward until
the suggestions £ or destinations 9 appear.
> Press on the desired destination 9. The Details
menu will be displayed.
» Press Start.
Route guidance will be activated and the map will
be displayed > page 185, fig. 142.
G) Tips
— The MMI input suggestions depend on the
last navigated destinations.
— The navigation system always searches for
the fastest route. You can have alternative
routes displayed if necessary > page 187.
— If the destination cannot be found, it may
not be stored in the navigation database. >

8W1012721BC

Navigation

Check the spelling of the term that was
searched or check the search area
=> page 182.
— Distances to points of interest are displayed
as a straight-line distance from your current
location. The actual distance from your cur-
rent location to the point of interest is up-
dated automatically. The list of points of in-
terest that were found is not resorted when
this happens.
Select destination
Applies to: vehicles with navigation system

| perce cae
D || w 9
A Last Cea a
| Cesare Pics
a
RAX-0146
Fig. 140 Menu: select destination
Opening a menu
Applies to: MMI
> Press NAVIGATION on the home screen.
> If the map is displayed, press 88 @) > page 181,
fig. 139.
The following functions are available > fig. 140:

@ Last destinations e 183
Q), FaVOrites was scenes sy ones es eras 183
@ Contacts ...................., 183
@ Received destns. & routes ....... 184
Loading previous destinations
Applies to: vehicles with navigation system
Your last destinations and routes can be loaded
directly as a navigation destination.
As soon as you start route guidance, the destina-
tion is automatically saved in the last destina-
tions. Your previous destinations are marked with
the © symbol.
If you use myAudi navigation, your previous des-
tinations will be synchronized with your myAudi
account > page 181.
Accessing previous destinations
> Applies to: MMI: Select on the home screen:
NAVIGATION > (8) > Last destinations > select
a destination > Start.
> Applies to: multifunction steering wheel: Select
in the instrument cluster: Navigation tab >
button > Last destinations > a destination.
Deleting previous destinations
>» Applies to: MMI: Select on the home screen:
NAVIGATION > (85) > Last destinations > Z >
select one or more entries or Select all > Delete
> (Done).
Gi) Tips
The last route will be automatically deleted
from the list if you start a new route guidance
after canceling the route.
Setting a favorite as the destination
Applies to: vehicles with navigation system
You can access frequent destinations in the favor-
ites. You can quickly and easily start route guid-
ance using the home address or business address
function.
Requirement: a favorite must be stored
=> page 187.
> Applies to: MMI: Select on the home screen:
NAVIGATION > (Ga) > Favorites > select a desti-
nation > Start.
> Applies to: multifunction steering wheel: Select
in the instrument cluster: Navigation tab >
button > Favorites > a destination.
SY lad dled ee Cully
Applies to: vehicles with MMI and navigation system
You can navigate directly to contacts.
Requirement: a contact must have an address
stored.
» Applies to: MMI: Select on the home screen:
NAVIGATION > (5) > Contacts > a contact.
> Press on the address for a contact.
> Press on a suggested address. The Details
menu will be displayed.
> Press Start.
183

Navigation

@) Tips
— Ifa contact is grayed out, there is no ad-
dress stored for that contact.
— Navigation to geographic coordinates for a
contact is not possible.
Loading received destinations and routes
Applies to: vehicles with a navigation system and Audi con-
nect Infotainment
You can search for destinations or routes in the
myAudi app and send to the vehicle.
Requirement: the MMI and the mobile device
must be connected to the Internet > page 173,
Audi connect. You must have the myAudi app in-
stalled on your mobile device.
> Send a destination or route in the myAudi app
to the vehicle.
» Applies to: MMI: Select on the home screen:
NAVIGATION > (5) > Received destns. &
routes.
> Make sure you are logged into the vehicle and
the myAudi app with the same myAudi account.
The received destination and routes will be
loaded automatically.
> Navigating to a destination: press on a desti-
nation.
> Deleting destinations: select: Z > one or more
entries or Select all > Delete > (Done).
Applies to: vehicles with navigation system

eee
ZeScu &
ene Orn rae

Fig. 141 Details
After you have selected a destination, the details
will be displayed. Route guidance is will not be
active yet.
The functions depend on the vehicle equipment
and the selected destination.
184
@ Map preview: to zoom in on the map pre-
view, press on the map.
@ Route criteria: see > page 192.
® More: additional functions.
@ Weather: Requirement: the MMI must be
connected to the Internet > page 173, Audi
connect. Also see > page 174.
© Applies to: MMI and telephone
Call: Requirement: a mobile device must be
connected to the MMI > page 162. You will
make a direct call to the phone number that
is stored for the destination.
© Start: starts navigation to the displayed des-
tination directly. The map will be displayed
=> page 186, Map operation.
@) Parking: press Parking to search for a park-
ing space at the destination. You can use the
parking space as the destination or stopover.
Details: Requirement: the MMI must be con-
nected to the Internet > page 173, Audi con-
nect.
©) Display of distance/driving time to the des-
tination
@® Weather at the destination: Requirement:
the MMI must be connected to the Internet
= page 173, Audi connect.
Selecting a destination from the map
Applies to: vehicles with navigation system

A point on the map can be used as the destina-
tion.
Opening the map
Applies to: MMI
> Press NAVIGATION on the home screen.
> If necessary, press A to display the map.
Adjusting the scale
> Select: 9/ > select a scale.
Marking the destination
> Press and hold a point on the map until a mark-
ing appears or the address for the selected des-
tination is shown.

8W1012721BC
Navigation

Selecting map content (such as POIs) as the
destination
Requirement: map content must be displayed
=>page 191.
> Press on map content on the map (for example,
ii).
Selecting the destination
> Select: 4 > Start.
Route guidance will be activated and the map will
be displayed > page 185, fig. 142.
ST) ee mee EL
Applies to: vehicles with navigation system
You can enter additional destinations during ac-
tive route guidance.
Entering a stopover
Requirement: route guidance must be active.
> Enter a destination > page 182.
Displaying stopovers or the route plan
All destinations are listed in the route plan.
> Press on Pin the side menu on the map
=> page 185, fig. 142.
Editing stopovers
> Press on Pin the side menu on the map
=> page 185, fig. 142.
> Adding a stopover: Select: Add destination >
select a destination > Add to route.
> Moving a stopover: press Z. Touch the > sym-
bol and move the entry to the desired position.
Press Done.
> Deleting a stopover: Select: Z > one or more
entries or Select all > Delete > (Done).
Stopping route guidance
Applies to: vehicles with navigation system
Requirement: route guidance must be active and
the map must be displayed.
> Applies to: MMI: Press BX > page 185, fig. 142.
> Applies to: multifunction steering wheel: Select
in the instrument cluster: Navigation tab >
button > Cancel route guidance.

Map
Applies to: vehicles with navigation system
eee)
Pn ae
ie ie [Mena
Fig. 143 Marked map object
Opening the map
Applies to: MMI
> Press NAVIGATION on the home screen.
> If necessary, press /\ to display the map.
The following list gives an overview of the infor-
mation displayed on the map. Press on any func-
tion (for example, alternative routes) to show ad-
ditional options.
Select destination > page 183
Enter a destination using intelligent search
=> page 182
Cancel route guidance > page 185
Current route
Request spoken prompt
Alternative routes > page 187
COOH
OO
Display active destinations, stopovers, or
route plan > page 185. The distance to the
destination including the calculated arrival
time is displayed.
Online traffic information > page 190
Altitude ©®
185