2021 AUDI A4 navigation system

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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.
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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

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ers. Permanent availability cannot be guaranteed, because
that depends on the third party provider.
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> 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. >

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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

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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:

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@ 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.
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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.
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@) 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

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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.
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@ 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.

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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
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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
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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 ©®
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@) Displays the maximum permitted speed):
within city limits, on expressways, and on
highways.
Current vehicle position
Route information > page 192
Name of the street on which you are current-
ly driving
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Start route guidance for a marked destina-
tion > page 184, Selecting a destination
from the map
Display details for the destination
=> page 184
Intelligent search nearby
Adjust the map orientation. See also
=> page 191
Navigation settings > page 191
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Adjust the scale. Press the magnifying glass
to switch automatic zoom > page 191 on or
off directly on the map. The © symbol ap-
pears when this function is switched on.
Marked destination. See > page 184, Select-
ing a destination from the map
® © Map contents (points of interest, favorites).
When there are multiple map contents in the
immediate vicinity, the symbols are shown
stacked on the map. To display a list of indi-
vidual symbols, press a’: > fig. 143. Press on
a POT in the list.
Center the map to the current vehicle posi-
tion
Traffic incidents and display of estimated
losses of time on the route.
— Green: traffic is flowing freely.
— Orange: stop-and-go traffic
— Red: traffic jam or traffic obstructions.
Additional possible symbols on the map



Symbol Description
@ Home address > page 187, Favor-
ites
Business address = page 187, Fa-
vorites


2) Only applies to vehicles without camera-based speed limit
display.
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Symbol Description
* Favorites > page 187
x Previous destinations display

Traffic information
— Colored warning symbols: traffic incidents
ahead that are on your route.
— Grayed out warning symbols: traffic incidents
that are not on your route.
— All traffic incidents will display in color when
route guidance is inactive.
— Warning symbols with arrow: traffic incident
that you have been routed around, for example
@.
Map operation
Applies to: vehicles with navigation system
You can operate the map > page 185, fig. 142
with the movements described in the following
information.
Moving the map
> Drag your finger across the map in the desired
direction.
Moving the map quickly
> Swipe your finger across the map in the desired
direction and lift your finger off the map.
Zooming in on the map
>» Place two fingers on the map and pull your fin-
gers apart, or
> Double-tap on the map with one finger.
Zooming out on the map
> Place two fingers on the map and pull your fin-
gers together, or
> Double-tap on the map with two fingers.
Rotating the map
> Rotate the map using two fingers.
Tilting
the map
> Drag upward or downward with two fingers. >

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@) Tips
Certain gestures may not be available on all
touch displays or in every menu.
te guidance

Applies to: vehicles with navigation system and Audi virtual
cockpit

Fig. 144 Instrument cluster: default view: turning maneu-
ver when route guidance has started
Requirement: route guidance must be on
=> page 182.
The following information will be displayed in the
driver information system, if available:
@ Current vehicle position
@A bar graph appears when there is an upcom-
ing turn. The fewer the bars that are shown, the
shorter the distance is until the turn. If there is
no upcoming turn immediately ahead, the dis-
tance to the destination or stopover, the calculat-
ed arrival time, and a direction arrow for the up-
coming maneuver will be displayed in the right
speedometer. If there is no upcoming maneuver,
the distance to the next maneuver will be dis-
played.
@® Lane recommendation

Alternative routes
Applies to: vehicles with navigation system

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Fig. 145 Display of alternative routes in the overview map
Opening alternative routes
Requirement: route guidance must be started
= page 182 and the map must be displayed
=> page 186.
> Press on (7 in the side menu on the map
=> page 185, fig. 142.
@ Current route
The distance to the destination and the calculat-
ed arrival time will be displayed for the current
route.
@ Alternative route
The difference in travel time compared to the se-
lected route will be displayed.
Displaying alternative routes in the
foreground
> Press @ in the corresponding information win-
dow, or
> Press and hold the information window for the
corresponding alternative route (for example,
@° fig. 145).
Select route
> Press on the information window for the corre-
sponding route (for example @) > fig. 145).
Additional functions
Favorites
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.
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Accessing favorites
> Applies to: MMI: Select on the home screen:
NAVIGATION > (8) > Favorites.
If you use myAudi navigation, your favorites will
be synchronized with your myAudi account
=> page 181.
Storing favorites
> Press YY in the Details menu > page 184,
fig. 141.
Storing a home address or business address
> Press Home address or Business address.
When accessed for the first time, you will be
prompted to set the address.
> Select: Create now > enter a destination > OK.
Editing a favorite
Requirement: the favorites list must be dis-
played.
> Setting a favorite as a destination: press ona
favorite.
> Deleting favorites: in the Details menu, press
¥* © page 184, fig. 141, or select: Z > one or
more entries or Select all > Delete > (Done).
> Moving a favorite: press Z. Touch the sym-
bol and move the entry to the desired position.
Press Done.
@ Tips
— After deleting the home address or business
address, only the address is deleted and the
entry will still be displayed in the favorites.
— Please note when moving favorites that
items 1 and 2 are reserved for the home ad-
dress and business address.
On-street parking
Applies
to: navigation system and on-street parking
In supported areas, you can display parking along
the route.

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ers. Permanent availability cannot be guaranteed, because
that depends on the third party provider.
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Requirement: the Parking notification must be
switched on > page 22, Notification center. The
MMI must be connected to the Internet
=> page 173, Audi connect. Route guidance must
be active, you must be close to your destination,
and a notification must be displayed or an item
on the map must be marked.
> Press on the notification. Or: press on | on the
map.
> To navigate to a parking: space, press ona col-
ored marking on the map.
> Select: 2 > Start.
Depending on availability, colored markings on
the map indicate the probability of open parking
spaces.



Color Description
Green High probability
Orange |Medium probability
Red Low probability

Satellite map
Applies to: vehicles with navigation system and satellite map
You can display the navigation map with satellite
images.
Requirement: the MMI must be connected to the
Internet > page 173, Audi connect.
> Applies to: MMI: Select on the home screen:
NAVIGATION > ©} > Map settings > Satellite
map).
The map view is based on data packets received
from the Internet in the form of satellite images,
which are then combined with the roadways from
the > page 185, fig. 142 standard map view.
(i) Tips
—The satellite map!) is updated regularly
whenever the function is opened. The proc-
ess may take several seconds.
— When the satellite map display is switched
on ) with the 3D position map type, the >