Telephone
Answering/ending a call
Applies to: vehicles with telephone
- To answer a
call:
Select and confirm Answer.
- To decline a
call:
Select and confirm Ignore.
- To mute an active
call:
Select and confirm
Mute.
- To end a call/cancel the dialling process: Se
lect and confirm End
call.
Caller information: Depending on whether the
caller is stored in the directory and whether the
telephone number is transmitted with the
call,
the caller's name, his/her telephone number or
Unknown will appear on the infotainment dis
play. A photo of the caller may also be shown if
one has been assigned to the contact in your mo
biLe phone and transmitted to the MMI. You can
find out if your mobiLe phone supports this func
tion by asking your mobile network provider,
con
sulting your mobile phone's operating manual or
visiting www.audi.com/bluetooth.
- Media playback or the radio
is
muted auto
matically
during a call
- A symbol is displayed in the status line of
the infotainment display if there are any
missed calls
(f)
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161, Fig. 156
During a telephone call
Applies to: vehicles with telephone
Important: A call must be in progress.
•
End
call:
You can end the
call.
•
Send tone sequence: You can enter DTMF
tones ("touch-tones") directly using the speller
for numbers. These are then sent to the person
you are speaking to.
•
Further call options: Press the right control
button.
The following options may be available during a
call depending on the mobile phone being used
and the type of connection:
-To answer
a
further
call:
If
you
are already talk
ing on the phone when someone else calls, se
lect Answer to place the current call on hold
and to answer the incoming
call.
If
you
select
Ignore, the incoming
call
will be declined.
- To answer
a
further call when you are talking
on the phone and have another call on
hold:
Se
lect Replace. The current call will be replaced
by the incoming
call.
-To mute an incoming
call:
Select and confirm
Mute.
- Further
call:
Select Find contact
>
Call list/Di
rectory/Favourites > an entry from the
list.
Switch microphone off: If
you
select and confirm
this option, the caller will no longer be able to
hear
you;
you will still be able to hear the caller.
SeLect and confirm Switch microphone on to
switch the microphone back on.
Hold/Resume: You can put
a
call on hold and re
trieve it later from the hold queue. Select and
confirm a
call
to resume it.
Transfer call to mobile phone*: Select and
con
firm Transfer call to mobile phone to transfer
your current call from the MMI to your mobile
phone.
Retrieve
call*:
Important: A call must be in pro
gress.
Select and confirm Retrieve call to trans
fer the current call back to the MMI from your
mobile phone.
Switch:
You can switch between two phone calls
(one of them will be on hold at any given time).
Select End call to end whichever call is active.
The call on hold will remain in the hold queue
and can be continued by pressing the right
con
troL button > Resume.
Conference: Up to five callers and one caller on
hold can take part in a conference (depending on
the mobile network service provider).
- To add participants: Select the left control but
ton > Call list/Directory/Favourites
>
an entry
in the
list.
- SeLect the right control button:
- Hold: To put all existing conference partici
pants on
hold.
- Resume: To resume the conference with all
participants. •
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Telephone
Messages
Text messages
Applies to: vehicles with car telephone function or mobile
phones with Bluetooth Message Access Profile
Depending
on
your mobile phone and your mo
bile phone contract, you may be able to send and
receive text messages via the MMI.
You
can also
use the
speech
dialogue system* to dictate text
messages.
Important
Your own mini SIM card with a messaging option
must be inserted in the control console's SIM
card reader*
^>page
176, Fig. 160.
Or: A mobile phone with Bluetooth MAP (Mes
sage Access Profile) must be connected to the
MMI
^page
173.
>
SeLect:
|TEL|
button > left control button
>
Text
message (SIM card)*/Text message (My-
Phone)/Text message (additional phone)*.
Write new text message
SeLect and confirm Write new text message.
- To use a template: Select and confirm the
tem
plate you require from the list.
- To enter your own text*: Select and
confirm
Do
not use template. Enter
a
text using the MMI
touch
pad*
or the speller for letters/numbers.
- Enter one or more recipients.
- Select and confirm Send.
Dictate text
message^
Refer to
^page
167, Messages -Audi connect
(infotainment).
Inbox
All the text messages you have received are dis
played.
Sent
All the text messages you have sent are dis
played.
Outbox
All the text messages to be sent are displayed.
Drafts
All the text messages which have been stored but
not yet sent are displayed.
- Please note that, depending on your SIM
card (e.g. if
you
are using a Multi SIM card),
you may need to activate the function for
sending and receiving text messages. For
further information, contact your mobile
network service provider or refer to the op
erating instructions for your mobile phone.
- For more information on which mobile
phones are supported, please go online
(e.g.
www.audi.com/bluetooth) or contact
an Audi dealer.
- In order to send text messages via the MMI,
you will require a mobile phone with the
Message Access Profile which also supports
sending messages.
Message options
Applies to: vehicles with car telephone function or mobile
phones with Bluetooth Message Access Profile
•
Select: [TEL] button > left control button
>
Text
message (SIM card)/Text message (My-
Phone)/Text message (additional phone)* >
Inbox/Sent/Outbox >
right control button.
The following options may be available depend
ing on which menu you have selected:
Storing a text message as a template
There are already ten text message templates
stored on the MMI. You can store up to ten
addi
tional templates.
- Create a text message.
- SeLect and confirm Store as template.
Continue with last text message
You can continue with the text message you last
edited.
•
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Reply*
You can reply to a text message you have selec
ted in the Inbox.
Forward
You can forward a text message you have selec
ted to another recipient.
Resend*
You can re-send a text message you have selec
ted.
Delete this text message*
You can delete a text message you have selected.
Read1)
You can have the MMI read an opened text mes
sage
to
you.
Delete text messages from SIM
A crossed-out envelope symbol is displayed in the
status line of the infotainment display if the SIM
card memory is
full.
You can still send text mes
sages but will not be able to receive any new
ones.
Select Delete sent text messages to delete
all sent text messages from the SIM
card.
Select
Delete read text messages to delete all read text
messages from the SIM
card.
Text message settings*
Activate Text message notifications to have a no
tification displayed when a new text message is
received.
An envelope symbol
El
is displayed in
the status line of the infotainment display if
there are any new text messages.
The number of your mobile network service pro
vider's Text message centre is displayed. If no
number has been stored, you can enter the num
ber of the text message centre. For more infor
mation,
contact your service provider.
Text
msg
diet,
declaration of
consent2):
Agree
ment that spoken data are forwarded to the serv
ice provider via AUDI AG.
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Not available in all languages.
2)
Only available with Audi connect (infotainment).
Connection manager
Refer to
^>page
257.
Wi-Fi settings
Refer to
^>page
201.
Telephone settings
Refer to
^>page
187.
(T)
Not
Messages deleted using the MMI are also au
tomatically deleted on the mobiLe phone.
E-mail*
Applies to: mobile phones with Bluetooth Message Access
Profile
Depending
on
your mobile phone, you may be
able to send and
receive
e-mails
via the MMI.
You
can also use the speech dialogue system* to
dictate e-mails.
Important: A mobile phone with Bluetooth MAP
(Message Access Profile) must be connected to
the MMI
*$page
173. Please refer to the operat
ing instructions foryour mobiLe phone to find out
whether it supports this function.
•
Select:
|MENU|
button
>
Telephone
>
left
con
trol button >
E-mail
(MyPhone)/E-mail (addi
tional phone)*.
Write new e-mail
SeLect and confirm Write new e-mail.
- To use a template: SeLect and confirm the tem
plate you require from the
list.
- To enter your own text*: Select and confirm Do
not use template. Enter
a
text using the MMI
touch
pad*
or the speller for letters/numbers.
- Enter one or more recipients.
- Select and confirm Send.
Dictate
e-mail2)
Refer to
^>page
167, Messages - Audi connect
(infotainment).
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Inbox
ALI
the e-mails you have received are displayed.
Sent
All the e-mails you have sent are displayed.
Outbox
All the e-mails to be sent are displayed.
Drafts
All
the e-mails which have been stored but not
yet sent are displayed.
CAUTIOl
Please always observe the information
•=>©
in
Wi-Fi hotspot on page 202.
(J) Note
- For more information on which mobile
phones are supported, please go online
(e.g.
www.audi.com/bluetooth) or contact
an Audi dealer.
- Please connect your mobile phone to the ve
hicle's Wi-Fi hotspot* so that the e-mail app
on your mobile phone retains access to the
Internet. This helps to ensure that e-mails
can be sent and received. If
you
cannot re
ceive e-mails despite being successfully
con
nected,
please contact your e-mail service
provider or your mobile network provider.
Message options
Applies to: mobile phones with Bluetooth Message Access
Profile
•
Select:
|MENU|
button
>
Telephone
>
left
con
trol button >
E-mail
(MyPhone)/E-mail (addi
tional phone)*
> Inbox/Sent/Outbox >
right
control button.
The following options may be available depend
ing on which menu you have selected:
Storing an e-mail as a template
There are already ten e-mail templates stored on
the MMI. You can store up to ten additional
tem
plates.
- Create an e-mail.
- SeLect and confirm Store as template.
Continue with last edited e-mail
You can continue with the e-mail you last edited.
Reply*
You can reply to an e-mail you have selected in
the Inbox.
Reply
to
all*
You can reply to all the recipients of an e-mail
you have selected in the Inbox.
Forward
You can forward an e-mail you have selected to
another recipient.
Delete this message*
You can delete an e-mail you have selected.
Read15
You can have the MMI read an opened e-mail to
you.
E-mail
settings*
Activate
E-mail
notifications to have a notifica
tion displayed when a new e-mail is received. An
envelope symbol
E
is displayed in the status line
of the infotainment display if there are any new
e-mails.
Connection manager
Refer to
opage
257.
Wi-Fi settings
Refer to
^>page
201.
Telephone settings
Refer to
opage
187.
(T) Note
Messages deleted using the MMI are also au
tomatically deleted on the mobile phone
con
nected.
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Not available in all languages.
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Telephone
Using contacts from another mobile phone
Applies to: vehicles with Audi connect (infotainment) and
Audi phone box
If your own mini SIM card is inserted in the SIM
card reader and is used for telephone calls, you
can
access
the directory on another mobile
phone.
Important: A mini SIM card must be inserted in
the SIM card reader.
•
Refer to
opage
258, Directory.
- When the MMI system has downloaded the
directory from the mobile phone, the
con
tacts from the SIM card will no longer be
shown in the MMI directory.
- When you switch the ignition on again after
switching it off and leaving the car, the MMI
system will load the mobile phone's directo
ry if the phone is within range and Blue
tooth is activated both on the phone and on
the MMI system. If this is not the case, the
MMI system
wiLl
show the contacts from the
mini SIM card in the SIM card reader.
Searching for a contact
Applies to: vehicles with telephone
•
Select:
IMENU|
button
>
Telephone > left
con
trol button > Directory.
•
To Limit the search, enter the initials of the
con
tact you are looking for individually in the entry
field,
separating them with a space. Enter
addi
tional Letters if necessary.
•
Select and confirm a contact in the directory.
The telephone numbers for the contact you
have selected will appear.
•
SeLect and confirm a phone number to start the
call.
scrolling speed depends on the number of
entries in the List.
- For more information on the search func
tion,
please refer to
^page
160.
Show contact details*
Applies to: vehicles with telephone
You
may
be
able to have contact details dis
played, depending on the equipment in your
ve
hicle.
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Berlin
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[email protected]
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167 Show contact details
(i)
Note
- You can scroll rapidly through long lists by
turning the rotary pushbutton quickly. The
•
SeLect:
|MENU|
button
>
Telephone
>
left
con
trol button.
•
Select and confirm Directory
>
a contact from
the directory.
•
SeLect: right control button > Show contact de
tails.
-
Call:
Select and confirm the desired telephone
number.
- Navigation: To start navigating, select and
con
firm the desired address. SeLect and confirm
Start route guidance.
Press the right control button to
caLl
up further
options for the contact details.
Add navigation destination
To start navigating, select and confirm the de
sired address. Select and confirm Start route
guidance.
Read
contact1}
The MMI system automatically creates a name
tag for each contact in the directory, which you
can have the system read to you.
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Refer to
^>page
181, Favourites.
Send text message*
You can send the selected contact a text message
tapage
182.
Delete contact
You can delete a contact you have selected.
© Note
You can only edit/delete the contacts in the
local MMI memory.
Importing/exporting contacts
Applies to: vehicles with telephone
You
can import or export contacts in the vCard
format
(.vcf)
into or from the directory.
Important: An SD card must be inserted in one of
the SD card readers *
^>page
235, a USB mass
storage device must be connected to the Audi
music interface*
Opage
240, or the require
ments for Audi connect infotainment services*
must be fulfilled
^>page
191.
*•
Select:
|MENU|
button
>
Telephone
>
left
con
troL button > Directory.
•
Select: right control button > Directory set
tings.
- To import contacts from a storage device: Se
lect and confirm Import contacts
>
SD card 1/
SD card 2 or USB device
1/USB
device 2
>
de
sired contacts
>
Start import.
- To export contacts to a storage device: Select
and confirm Export contacts
>
SD card
1/SD
card 2 or USB device 1/USB device 2
>
desired
contacts
>
Start export.
- To select all contacts at once for import/ex
port: Select and confirm Import contacts/Ex
port contacts > SD card 1/SD card 2 or USB de
vice 1/USB device 2
>
All
>
Start import/Start
export.
- Please always note the information in the
chapter
^>page
204, General notes on Audi
connect (infotainment).
- For more information on the myAudi ac
count, please refer to my.audi.com.
- The imported contacts are stored in the lo
cal memory of the directory you are using.
- You can import up to 1000 contacts. You
can call up the memory capacity of the di
rectory any time
^page
189.
- Never store important data on SD cards or
USB mass storage devices. Audi shall not ac
cept any liability whatsoever for the Loss of
data or media.
- It is not possible to export contacts which
have been downloaded from a mobile
phone.
- There should be no files or directories on
the storage medium other than the contacts
you wish to import.
Other settings
Telephone settings
Applies to: vehicles with telephone
•
Select:
|MENU|
button
>
Telephone
>
right
con
trol button
>
Telephone settings.
Call options*
Call forward: Forwarding of incoming calls to
your mailbox or to another phone number can be
switched on/off. You can use Check status to
check whether this function is activated or deacti
vated.
Call waiting: If this option is activated
Fvf,
you
will be informed of incoming calls when you are
on the phone. You can use Check status to check
whether this function is activated or deactivated.
Transmit caller ID: Sending your telephone num
ber in outgoing calls can be activated/deactiva
ted.
With the Network-dependent option, the
setting agreed in your mobile network service
contract will be used. The settings apply only to
the Telephone menu in the MMI system. When
the Bluetooth connection has been terminated,
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Telephone
the settings of your mobile phone apply. You can
use Check status to check whether this function
is activated or deactivated.
Telephone mode*
On vehicles with a car telephone kit, you can
choose between three different telephone modes
to optimise the mobile network response:
- Automatic: The car telephone automatically
switches between the GSM (2G), UMTS (3G)
and LTE networks. This depends on the mobile
network's availability and reception, and on the
position of the vehicle. In this mode, there
might be restrictions when using Google Earth
or Wi-Fi.
- Telephony optimised: The car telephone kit
registers with the GSM network (2G). In this
mode,
the reception is prioritised for making
and receiving calls. There may be restrictions
when using Google Earth or Wi-Fi.
- Data service optimised: The car telephone
reg
isters with the GSM (2G), UMTS (3G) or LTE net
work. This depends on the mobile network, its
reception,
and the position of the vehicle. In
this mode, the reception is prioritised for the
use of data services. There may be restrictions
when making and receiving calls.
Ring tone and volume
settings1'
You can use the Mute telephone function to
switch ring tone playback via the MMI loudspeak
ers on/off. Ring tones are played when you select
the function Ring tone. Select an entry from the
list and confirm it. For the settings Ring tone
volume/Message volume, see
^>page
261. You
can adjust the Microphone input level during an
active phone call using the rotary pushbutton.
Network settings*
Refer to
^>page
259.
Serial number
(IMEI)*
The serial number of the telephone module in
stalled in the MMI system is displayed.
Switch on telephone/Switch off telephone
Applies to: vehicles with car telephone kit
The car telephone will be turned "on" automati
cally when the ignition is switched on, as long as
it was nor switched off separately the last time it
was used.
- You can bond several mobile phones to the
MMI system; however only two connections
are active at a time.
-All bonded Bluetooth devices can be deleted
by resetting the Bluetooth function to the
factory settings
^page
256.
- If you select the telephone mode Automatic
or Telephony optimised, there may be net
work restrictions if you try to use Audi
con
nect infotainment services* and make tele
phone calls at the same time.
Further options
•
Select:
[MENU|
button > Telephone > right
con
trol button.
Connection manager
Refer to
^>page
257.
Bluetooth settings*
Refer to
opage
258.
Online settings*
Refer to
^page
258.
Wi-Fi settings*
Refer to
^>page
201, Wi-Fi hotspot.
Data connection settings*
Refer to
^>page
203, Configuring the data con
nection.
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(infotainment)
Introduction
Applies to: vehicles with Audi connect (infotainment)
Audi connect infotainment services allow online
information to be transmitted directly and inte
grated into the vehicle.
Depending on the equipment in your vehicle,
Audi connect infotainment services are available
using the options given below.
Only use Audi connect infotainment services
when the traffic conditions allow you to do so
safely - risk of accident! Please always ob
serve
<^>page
152, Notes on traffic safety.
Refer to
^>page
204, General notes on Audi
connect (infotainment) before using.
Option 1: Using the
embedded SIM card
Applies to: vehicles with an embedded SIM card
The data connection for the Audi connect info
tainment services is established via an embedded
SIM card
(eSIM
card) fitted in the vehicLe. You
can use Audi connect infotainment services right
away.
© CAUTION
- The data connection costs for Audi connect
infotainment services are included in the
price of Audi connect (infotainment). This
does not include services which use the Wi-
Fi hotspot, such as online media
<=>page
239. These services require
addi
tional paid data plans
^>page
197. For
more information on prices and purchasing,
please visit my.audi.com.
- Depending on the configuration of the Wi-Fi
device you are using (refer to the operating
manual of your Wi-Fi device for more de
tails),
the SIM card of the device may be
used in certain cases to provide the data
connection for Internet-supported apps and
services which use the MMI Wi-Fi hotspot.
Depending on your network provider, you
may be charged for this service, especially if
you are using the system abroad. We there
fore strongly recommend that you use an
unlimited data
plan.
For more information,
contact your service provider. Some exam
ple cases are described below:
- Data plan expired/used up
- Data plan not valid abroad
- SIM card in the card reader* is not
a
data
SIM card
- SIM card in the card reader* is defective/
not valid
- Network is switched automatically due to
a low signal strength/data rate of the Wi-
Fi hotspot, the eSIM* or the SIM card in
the card reader*
- Connection to Wi-Fi hotspot interrupted
- To make phone calls, you can connect
a
mo
bile phone via the Bluetooth remote SIM Ac
cess Profile*
^>page
193 or the Bluetooth
handsfree
profile
^>page
173.
- A data connection for Audi connect infotain
ment services is pre-configured at the facto
ry. However, if configuration is necessary,
you can change the data connection settings
at any time
^>page
203.
Option 2: Using your
own SIM card
Introduction
Applies to: vehicles with Audi connect (infotainment)
Your own SIM card will be used for all data
con
nections.
You have the following options for using your
own SIM
card:
- Using the SIM card reader*
^>page
192
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