Audi connect (infotainment)
- Audi connect (infotainment) enables you to
access the Twitter service. Audi cannot
guarantee that these services will be availa
ble indefinitely; this is the responsibility of
Twitter.
Travel guide
Applies to: vehicles with Audi connect (infotainment)
Using the Audi MMI connect app, you can store
special destinations
on
your mobile device (e.g.
smartphone) and
use
them for route guidance
on the MMI.
Important:
The Audi MMI connect app must have been in
stalled and started on your mobile device.
You must be logged in to your myAudi account in
the Audi MMI connect app and must have selec
ted your vehicle.
The Wi-Fi function must be activated on your mo
bile device and on the MMI.
A network connection must be set up on the MMI
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203.
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Select:
|MENU|
button
>
Audi connect
>
left
control button > Category Information
>
Trav
el.
After you call up the travel guide, you will be
shown travel tips for the area you are currently
in.
These include current ratings and the category
they belong to.
•
Press the left control button to change the cat
egory (e.g. bars nearby).
A WARNING
- MobiLe devices, tablet and laptop computers
and devices of
a
similar weight can only be
operated safely when the vehicle is station
ary. Like any loose object, they can be cata
pulted through the vehicle in an accident
and cause serious injuries. Always make sure
that such devices are securely stowed while
you are driving.
- No Wi-Fi devices may be used from the front
seats in the areas around the airbags while
the vehicle is being driven. Please also ob
serve the safety warnings in the chapter on
tapage
282, Front airbags.
® CAUTION
Please always observe the information
•=>©
in
Wi-Fi hotspot on page 202.
© Note
- Measurement units, language settings and
times are displayed on the infotainment dis
play according to the how they are set in the
system settings
^>page
255.
Audi connect (infotainment) in the
navigation system
Applies to: vehicles with navigation system and Audi connect
(infotainment)
•
Select:
|MENU|
button
>
Audi connect
>
left
control button > Navigation.
The following Audi connect infotainment services
are currently available:
- Navigation with Google Earth and Google
Street View
opage
222.
- Online point of interest search with speech
dialogue system (e.g. restaurants): For
plan
ning a route using the MMI control console
^page
212 and the speech dialogue system
^>page
164.
- Adding a destination to your MMI via your
myAudi account or Google Maps
^>page
222.
- Online traffic information: Up-to-the-minute
reception of information on accidents,
road
works and other incidents
^>page
226.
- myAudi special destinations: Personal special
destinations can be imported to your MMI di
rectly in the vehicle as an online update
•=>
page 224.
- Map update: Navigation map updates can be
imported directly into the vehicle via SD card or
as an online update*
ipage
223.
© Note
- The Audi connect infotainment map update
service using an SD card allows you to find
out which software version is installed in
your vehicle. You can then check whether a
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You can also have the new navigation data
installed by an Audi deaLer (carries addition
al charges).
- Further information on the myAudi special
destinations and the map update can be
found online at my.audi.com.
Audi connect (infotainment) for telephones
Applies
to: vehicles with Audi connect (infotainment)
© CAUTION
•
Select: |MENU| button
>
Audi connect
>
left
control button
>
Communication.
The following Audi connect infotainment services
are currently available:
- Creating contacts on your
PC
via your myAudi
account and loading the contacts into the di
rectory of your MMI system
^>page
187.
- Dictating text messages or e-mails and having
them read out*
^>page
182, Messages.
Audi connect (infotainment) in the media
menu
Applies
to: vehicles with Wi-Fi audio player and Audi connect
(infotainment)
*•
Select: |MENU| button
>
Audi connect
>
left
control button > Entertainment.
- Wi-Fi audio player: To access the media centre
of your player (e.g. smartphone) connected via
Wi-Fi
<=>
page 238.
- Online media and Internet radio: With assis
tance from the Audi MMI connect app, this
function allows you to access and operate
vari
ous online media services using the MMI.
A WARNING
Mobile devices, tablet and Laptop computers
and devices of
a
similar weight can only be
operated safely when the vehicle is stationary.
Like any Loose object, they can be catapulted
through the vehicle in an accident and cause
serious injuries. Always make sure that such
devices are securely stowed while you are
driving.
Please always observe the information
=>®
in
Wi-Fi hotspot on page 202.
- Also refer to
opage
204, General notes on
Audi connect (infotainment).
- Please contact an Audi dealer for more in
formation on Wi-Fi audio players and for a
list of supported devices.
Further options
Applies
to: vehicles with Audi connect (infotainment)
•
Select: |MENU| button
>
Audi connect
>
right
control button.
The following options are available in the over
view of the Audi connect infotainment services:
Login*
Refer to
^>page
196, Logging into myAudi in the
vehicle.
Connection manager
Refer to
^>page
257.
Licence periods
The validity and the time remaining on your licen
ces is displayed. If the Licence expiry warning
function is switched on
(vj,
a message will be dis
played before the licence expires.
Refresh
The content of the Audi connect infotainment
service selected or the entire Audi connect (info
tainment) list is updated.
Wi-Fi hotspot
Applies
to: vehicles with Wi-Fi hotspot
You
can
use
your MMI system as a Wi-Fi hotspot
for connecting to the Internet on up to eight Wi-
Fi
devices.
Small, light Wi-Fi
devices
that are not
permanently attached to the vehicle must only
be operated from the rear seats while the vehicle
is moving.
Important: The ignition must be switched on.
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Setting a destination from the map (via
MMI touch)
Applies
to: vehicles with navigation system (flash memory)
and
MMI touch pad
A location on the map can be set as a destina
tion.
- To set a convenient map scale: Turn the rotary
pushbutton clockwise or anti-clockwise.
- To activate the crosshairs: Press the rotary
pushbutton. The crosshairs will appear on the
map.
- To move the crosshairs: Use the MMI touch pad
to move the crosshairs to the destination
<^>page
156.
- To use the destination for route guidance:
Press the rotary pushbutton when the cross
hairs are displayed. If
you
wish to set
a
stop
over, select and confirm Set as stopover and
then Start route guidance.
-
To
hide the crosshairs: Press the
|BACK|
button.
Additional information on the point selected
with the crosshairs: If
you
use the crosshairs to
preselect a location on the map, any existing in
formation on this location (e.g. road name, ad
dress or special destinations) will be displayed ©
^>page
219, Fig. 182.
Using home address/favourite as the
destination
Applies
to: vehicles with navigation system
The
home address option is a quick and easy way
to have the system guide you home.
The
favour
ites make it easier to
access
destinations you re
quire regularly.
• Press the
|NAV/MAP|
button repeatedly until
the Enter destination menu is displayed
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Using the home address as the destination
Important: A home address must have been stor
ed
o
page 215.
Your home address is displayed in the Enter des
tination menu
(f) opage
207, Fig. 172.
- SeLect: Home address
>
Start route guidance.
Using a favourite as the destination
Important: At Least one favourite must have been
stored as a destination
<=>page
216.
- Enter at least the first three letters of the de
sired favourite in the entry field for the search
function.
The favourites found will be shown on
the infotainment display (4)
^>page
207,
Fig. 172.
- SeLect and confirm the desired item.
- Select and confirm Start route guidance.
- Further home address settings can be found
on
•=>page
215.
- Further favourites settings can be found on
^>page
216.
Using a destination from the directory
Applies
to: vehicles with navigation system
You
can navigate directly to entries in the direc
tory.
Options — Show contact details
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Important: A postal address with navigation data
must be available for
a
contact or
a
navigation
destination must have already been added for a
contact
Opage
216, Directory contacts.
•
Press the
|NAV/MAP|
button repeatedly until
the Enter destination menu is displayed
^>page
207, Fig. 172.
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Select: left control button > Directory
>
a con
tact.
Directory contacts are displayed in alphabetical
order and are displayed together with a location
symbol:
(Î)
Business postal address
(D Private postal address
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(D Business navigation destination
(4) Private navigation destination
- SeLect and confirm a postal address or
a
naviga
tion destination. If
you
select
a
navigation des
tination,
route guidance is started immediate-
iy.
- If
you
select a postal address, you can check the
address details again.
- You can then select and confirm Start route
guidance.
Further directory functions in the navigation sys
tem can be found on
<^>page
216.
- Addresses which you have imported from
your mobiLe phone into the MMI can also be
used as navigation destinations.
- If
a
directory contact is greyed out, no
navi
gation destination/postal address has yet
been added for the contact.
Point of interest search (special
destinations)
Applies
to: vehicles with navigation system
Navigation: enter destination
Search area
Find entry
Select category
Ç myAudi special destinations
H
Petrol station
P parking facilities
in vicinity of destination
Fig.
175 Example: Searching for a special destination
•
Press the |NAV/MAP| button repeatedly until
the Enter destination menu is displayed
•=>
page 207, Fig. 172.
*-
Select: left control button > Special destina
tions.
- To change the search area: Select and confirm
Search area and then a search area from the
list.
The following search categories are available:
In immediate vicinity: You can select special des
tinations from different categories. The special
destinations are displayed in a list, starting with
destinations in the immediate vicinity and going
up to destinations within a radius of 200 km.
In vicinity of route: Special destinations along
the route can only be selected when the route
guidance function is active. The special destina
tions are located directly on or in the immediate
vicinity of your route. You can also select special
destinations from different categories. For exam
ple,
you can look for
a
hotel or
a
car park at the
destination.
In vicinity of destination/In vicinity of stopover:
Special destinations near the
destination/stop
over can only be selected when the route
guid
ance function is active. You can also select special
destinations from different categories. For exam
ple,
you can look for
a
hotel or
a
car park at the
destination.
In new town: SeLect
a
country or search in a new
town.
Enter the name of the desired town. You
can select special destinations from different cat
egories. You can use this function to find special
destinations in any town irrespective of the desti
nation currently set or the vehicle position.
- To find the name of
a
special destination in
the selected search area: Enter the name of the
special destination.
- To search for a special destination in a specific
category: Choose Select category. SeLect and
confirm a category, for example Restaurant.
myAudi special
destinations*1525
In myAudi special destinations, you can find per
sonal special destinations which you have added
in your myAudi account and imported to the MMI
using an SD card or online*
^>page
224.
- To add further myAudi special destinations:
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my.audi.com,
added a vehicle to the account and stored a
destination.
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This function is not available in the Mexican market.
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Introduction
Applies to: vehicles with navigation system
Depending on your vehicle's equipment, the
navi
gation data
for
your navigation system is located
either on the SD card provided or on the internal
flash drive of the MMI. The information given
here always applies to both navigation systems
unless otherwise stated, e.g. "Applies to vehicles
with navigation system (SD card)".
The navigation system is designed for use on
ly with the SD card provided. AUDI AG shall
not accept any liability for the consequences
of the use of other SD cards.
Setup
Applies to: vehicles with navigation system (SD card)
•
Slide the SD card with navigation data (provi
ded) into the slot in the SD card reader until
you feel it engage. The missing corner of the SD
card should be at the front right.
© CAUTION
Do not store the SD card with navigation data
outside of the SD card reader slot (e.g. in the
glove box) for long periods. External factors,
such as excessive heat, may cause data loss.
Audi recommends
that
you make a backup
copy of the SD card and store it in a location
protected from external factors (outside of
the vehicLe).
©
Note
- Please note that the navigation system is
immediately no longer available if the SD
card is removed from the SD card reader.
- Store the SD cards in a suitable case to pro
tect them from dirt and dust and to avoid
damage.
Calling up the navigation
menu
Applies to: vehicles with navigation system
The navigation system guides you directly
to
your
destination, avoiding traffic obstructions and us
ing alternative routes if desired.
Navigation: enter destination
Î5^
Where would you like to go?
f
e.g. "Prague Charles Bridge"
1 Home address
Last destinations
I
Petrol station
<£
2,3 km (D)
M jnchener
StraSe,
Ingolstadt
John Smith
Fig.
172 Illustration: Entering a destination
•
Select: |NAV/MAP| button.
After calling up the navigation system, the Enter
destination menu will be displayed. The follow
ing information can be shown on the infotain
ment display:
(T)
Entry field
for
the search function
(D Home address
(5) Destinations recently travelled to
(Î)
Stored favourites
208
210
208
210
If you have connected a mobile phone to the
MMI,
your directory contacts are then listed if
you have added navigation data to at least one
contact.
The menu item Favourites (4)
^Fig.
172 and your
directory contacts are shown in the Enter desti
nation menu when you have entered one or more
Letters in the entry
field.
Switching between destination entry and map:
- Press the |NAV/MAP| button repeatedly until
the map is displayed. Or: Press the left control
button > Switch to map.
A WARNING
- Today's driving conditions require the full
attention of drivers. Please always note the
information in the chapter
^>page
263,
Safe driving.
- Pay attention to traffic rules when driving.
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- The route calculated by the navigation sys
tem is a recommendation of how best to
reach a destination. Pay attention to traffic
lights,
no stopping signs, lane change re
strictions, one-way streets, etc.
© CAUTION
-Should the navigation directions contradict
the current traffic regulations, you must al
ways follow the traffic regulations.
- The volume should only be set at a level
which enables you to hear distant police and
emergency vehicles clearly - failure to do so
could result in an accident.
© Note
- Snow or other obstructions on the GPS aer
ial or interference caused by trees or large
buildings could affect the reception of the
satellite signals and make positioning
diffi
cult. GPS reception and vehicle positioning
can also be adversely affected by deactiva
tion or a malfunction of several satellites.
- Road names can change; therefore the
names stored on the MMI may be different
from the actual names in exceptional cases.
Entering a destination
Searching for navigation destinations
Applies to: vehicles with navigation system
With the search function, you can use the MMI
touch
pad*
or the speller for letters/numbers to
enter navigation destination information in any
order (e.g. Forest Road 20 London).
You
can
search for special destinations, contacts, recent
destinations or favourites in the same way to
help you navigate to the desired address.
Press the |NAV/MAP| button repeatedly untiL the
Enter destination menu is displayed
opage
207,
Fig. 172.
• Push the rotary pushbutton upwards. The entry
field will be displayed
@ ^>page
207, Fig. 172.
- Enter one or more search terms in the entry
field.
- If appropriate, confirm an autocomplete
sug
gestion*
or a suggested word*. Refer to
^page
159, Speller for letters/numbers.
- Turn the rotary pushbutton clockwise to switch
to the results list.
- Select a destination from the results list and
confirm it.
- Select and confirm Start route guidance.
The route will be displayed as an overview on the
map.
Route guidance is already active.
Narrowing the search area
All countries are preselected for the search func
tion at the factory.
-In the input menu
(T)<=>page207,
Fig. 172, se
lect the right controL button > Country selec
tion.
- Select the country flvj) which you would Like to
search in. This will limit the number of results
and speed up the search. The entry selected in
the country selection menu will be stored.
© Note
- The terms suggested by the MMI depend on
the destinations to which you have recently
driven.
- Up to 50 entries are stored in the list of des
tinations to which you have recently driven.
- For more information on the search func
tion,
please refer to
^>page
160.
Loading last destination
Applies to: vehicles with navigation system
The
destinations you have most recently driven
to are stored automatically and can be loaded
directly as new destinations.
Important: You must have set
a
destination in
the past.
•
Press the |NAV/MAP| button repeatedly until
the Enter destination menu is displayed
opage
207, Fig. 172.
The destinations to which you have recently driv
en are listed directly in the Enter destination
menu under your home address and marked with
the
symbol®^
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- Select and confirm one of the recently set des
tinations from the List.
- Select and confirm Start route guidance.
Deleting recent destinations
- Select and confirm one of the recently set des
tinations from the list.
- Select: right control button > Delete destina
tion > Delete this recent destination or Delete
all recent destinations.
The destination selected or all the recent desti
nations will be deleted and no longer displayed in
the Enter destination menu.
Entering an address
Applies to: vehicles with navigation system
As an alternative to the search function, you can
also enter an address step by step.
•
Press the |NAV/MAP| button repeatedly until
the Enter destination menu is displayed
«*
page 207, Fig. 172.
•
Select: left control button > Enter address.
- To enter a destination via the country: Select
and confirm Country. Select
a
country from the
list and confirm it. Or: Search for
a
country via
the entry
field.
- To enter a destination via the town/post code:
Select and confirm Town/post code. Enter a
town or a post code. Or: Select and confirm a
town from the list.
- Select and confirm additional details for the
destination such as Street, House number or
Centre.
- To enter a destination via an intersection*: Se
lect and confirm Intersection. You must al
ready have entered a street. SeLect
a
street di
rectly from the list and confirm it. Or: Search
fora
street via the entry
field.
- Select and confirm Start route guidance.
Setting a destination from the map (via
rotary pushbutton)
Applies to: vehicles with navigation system (SD card) and ro
tary pushbutton with joystick function
A location on the map can be set as a destina
tion.
Fig.
173 Moving the crosshairs (MMI control console with
rotary pushbutton with joystick function)
•
Press the |NAV/MAP| button repeatedly until
the map is displayed.
- To set a convenient map scale: Turn the rotary
pushbutton clockwise or anti-clockwise.
- To activate the crosshairs: Press the rotary
pushbutton.
- To navigate in the legend menu: Select and
confirm the crosshairs mode in the legend
menu
(D^F/g.
173. The crosshairs will appear
on the
map(î).
- To move the crosshairs: Turn the rotary push
button in the direction you would like to move
the crosshairs (see magnified detail
^>Fig.
173). Press and hold the rotary pushbut
ton until the crosshairs are at the desired
posi
tion on the map. Press the |BACK| button.
- To use the destination: Select
|QK[
in the
Leg
end menu
(f)^>
Fig.
173.
If you
wish to set a
stopover, select and confirm Set as stopover
and then Start route guidance.
- To hide the crosshairs: Press the
I BACK |
button
twice.
Additional information on the point selected
with the crosshairs: If
you
use the crosshairs to
preselect a location on the map, any existing in
formation on this location (e.g. road name, ad
dress or special destinations) will be displayed ©
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219, Fig. 182.
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Setting a destination from the map (via
MMI touch)
Applies
to: vehicles with navigation system (flash memory)
and
MMI touch pad
A location on the map can be set as a destina
tion.
- To set a convenient map scale: Turn the rotary
pushbutton clockwise or anti-clockwise.
- To activate the crosshairs: Press the rotary
pushbutton. The crosshairs will appear on the
map.
- To move the crosshairs: Use the MMI touch pad
to move the crosshairs to the destination
<^>page
156.
- To use the destination for route guidance:
Press the rotary pushbutton when the cross
hairs are displayed. If
you
wish to set
a
stop
over, select and confirm Set as stopover and
then Start route guidance.
-
To
hide the crosshairs: Press the
|BACK|
button.
Additional information on the point selected
with the crosshairs: If
you
use the crosshairs to
preselect a location on the map, any existing in
formation on this location (e.g. road name, ad
dress or special destinations) will be displayed ©
^>page
219, Fig. 182.
Using home address/favourite as the
destination
Applies
to: vehicles with navigation system
The
home address option is a quick and easy way
to have the system guide you home.
The
favour
ites make it easier to
access
destinations you re
quire regularly.
• Press the
|NAV/MAP|
button repeatedly until
the Enter destination menu is displayed
opage
207, Fig. 172.
Using the home address as the destination
Important: A home address must have been stor
ed
o
page 215.
Your home address is displayed in the Enter des
tination menu
(f) opage
207, Fig. 172.
- SeLect: Home address
>
Start route guidance.
Using a favourite as the destination
Important: At Least one favourite must have been
stored as a destination
<=>page
216.
- Enter at least the first three letters of the de
sired favourite in the entry field for the search
function.
The favourites found will be shown on
the infotainment display (4)
^>page
207,
Fig. 172.
- SeLect and confirm the desired item.
- Select and confirm Start route guidance.
- Further home address settings can be found
on
•=>page
215.
- Further favourites settings can be found on
^>page
216.
Using a destination from the directory
Applies
to: vehicles with navigation system
You
can navigate directly to entries in the direc
tory.
Options — Show contact details
H
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Max
Mustermann jy
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E^
MusterstraGe
4,
54321
Musterstadt
[
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HauptstraSe
1,
54321
Musterstadt
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MusterstraBe
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l°25'30.7'O
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Important: A postal address with navigation data
must be available for
a
contact or
a
navigation
destination must have already been added for a
contact
Opage
216, Directory contacts.
•
Press the
|NAV/MAP|
button repeatedly until
the Enter destination menu is displayed
^>page
207, Fig. 172.
*•
Select: left control button > Directory
>
a con
tact.
Directory contacts are displayed in alphabetical
order and are displayed together with a location
symbol:
(Î)
Business postal address
(D Private postal address
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