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Storage and convenience

> To pull the luggage compartment cover out,
hold the handle @ on the cover and pull it to-
ward the rear of the vehicle until it locks into
place audibly at the ends of the guide rails 2).
> To retract the luggage compartment cover, lift
it lightly and guide it slowly by hand toward the
front of the vehicle without letting it retract
quickly.
> To remove the luggage compartment cover,
pull both levers (3) firmly in the direction of the
arrow and remove the cover upward.
> To install the luggage compartment cover,
place the cover in the mounts on the side trim
panels on the left and right side.
> Push the cover downward until it clicks into
place.

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Applies to: vehicles with power luggage compartment cover
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Fig. 71 Luggage compartment: retracted cover (power)

Observe the safety precautions > page 83.
If you open the luggage compartment lid, the
power luggage compartment cover will move in-
to position @ or Q).
> You can also operate the power luggage com-
partment cover manually. To do this, slowly
guide the cover by hand into position @ or 2)
without letting it move quickly.
> To remove the luggage compartment cover,
bring it into position @, pull the lever @)
=> page 84, fig. 70 firmly in the direction of the
arrow, and remove the cover upward.
> To install the luggage compartment cover,
place the cover in the mounts on the side trim
panels on the Left and right side.

D In certain countries.
> Push the cover downward until it clicks into
place.

Applies to: vehicles with air suspension

Fig. 72 Left side of the luggage compartment: rear lower-
ing button
The rear of the vehicle can be lowered to make
loading and unloading easier.
Requirement: all vehicle doors must be closed.
The trailer mode for air suspension is switched
off.
> Open the luggage compartment lid.
> To lower the rear of the vehicle, press on the
lower section of the button @).
> To raise the rear of the vehicle, press on the up-
per section of the button @).
The LED in the button will turn on while the vehi-
cle is lowering. When the loading level has been
reached, the LED will stay on as long as the rear
of the vehicle is in the lowered position. The LED
turns off when the vehicle returns to the original
level.
The rear of the vehicle will be automatically
raised when you select another mode or start to
drive.
©) Note
— Do not park the vehicle in a lowered loading
level.
— Also refer to the information about ground
clearance > page 113.

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Driver assistance

@ Tips
— If the system is switched off, it switches on
again automatically once the ignition is
switched on again.
— Switch Audi pre sense off when you are not
using public streets, when loading the vehi-
cle onto a vehicle carrier, train, ship, or oth-
er type of transportation, or when towing
the vehicle. This can help to prevent an un-
desired intervention from the Audi pre
sense system.
Messages
Applies to: vehicles with Audi pre sense
If BJ is displayed when there is a malfunction,
the Audi pre sense functions may be unavailable
or may be limited.
A message that indicates the cause and possible
solution may appear with some displays. The
weather conditions may be too poor or a sensor
may be covered. Bring the vehicle to a full stop,
switch the ignition off, and clean the area in front
of the sensors > page 123.
If the message still appears after switching the
ignition on again, have an authorized repair facili-
ty correct the malfunction as soon as possible.

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Side assist
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Applies to: vehicles with side assist
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Fig. 112 Driving situations and exterior mirror display
General information
Side assist monitors the blind spot and traffic in
the adjacent lanes behind the vehicle. Within sys-
tem limits, side assist can detect traffic that is
approaching from behind and provide a warning
when you are changing lanes and turning. The
system uses the data from the radar sensors at
the rear corners of the vehicle.
The side assist is active at walking speeds and
higher. If an object that is classified as critical is
approaching, the display in the exterior mirror @)
on the corresponding side of the vehicle will light
up.
Driving situations
The system can provide warnings about the fol-
lowing risks:
@ Approaching vehicles: a vehicle may be clas-
sified as critical in some cases, even if it is
farther away. The faster a vehicle
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Telephone

Depending on your mobile device, the following
options may be available:
— Save as a shortcut > page 24, Shortcuts.
— Store as favorite > page 186.
— Send text message > page 189.
— Send e-mail > page 190.
Edit number
Edit a phone number before dialing it.
Show history
Requirement: you must have had more than one
interaction with a contact.
All interactions with a contact or a number are
displayed.
Managing favorites
Applies to: vehicles with telephone
You can store contacts for all connected mobile
devices as shortcuts in the favorites list.
Selecting favorites using the MMI
> Applies to: MMI: Select on the home screen:
PHONE > Favorites.
Opening favorites using the multifunction
steering wheel
> Select in the instrument cluster: Telephone tab
> [=] button > Favorites.
Storing favorites
> Press YY > page 187 in the business card, or
> Press Store as favorite in the options
=> page 185.
Deleting favorites
> Press W © page 187 in the business card, or
> Select: Favorites > Z > one or multiple favor-
ites or Select all > Delete > (Done).
G@) Tips
The favorites can only be edited via the MMI.
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Managing the directory
Applies to: vehicles with telephone
You can manage up to four directories in the
MMI.
Requirement: a mobile device must be connected
to the MMI.
Opening the directory
> Applies to: MMI: Select on the home screen:
PHONE > Contacts.
The contacts will be displayed. You can change
the sort order > page 189, Sort order.
Deleting imported contacts
Requirement: you must have imported at least
one contact > page 189.
> Select: Contacts > Z > one or more text mes-
sages > Delete > (Done). The imported contacts
are deleted.
Directory options
> Press and hold a contact in the directory until
the Options menu appears.
Depending on your mobile device, the following
options may be available:
— Store as favorite > page 186.
— Send contact: you can select Text message or
E-mail > page 189.
— Send text message > page 189.
— Send e-mail > page 190.
— Save as a shortcut > page 24, Shortcuts.
Gi) Tips
— Pay attention to any synchronization
prompts on your mobile device when down-
loading contacts.
—The contacts from the mobile device may
not be transferred in alphabetical order. If
there are too many entries, contacts with
different first letters may be missing in the
MMI.
— Only the contacts from the active connected
mobile device are displayed.

Navigation

Check the spelling of the term that was
searched or check the search area
=> page 201.
— 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 destinati
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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 aa (1) > page 200,
fig. 139.
The following functions are available > fig. 140:

© Last destinations 202
@® Favorites ...............000008 202
@® Contacts ..................0., 202
@ Received destns. & routes ....... 203
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 200.
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Accessing previous destinations
> Applies to: MMI: Select on the home screen:
NAVIGATION > (Ga) > 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 > (88) > 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 206.
> Applies to: MMI: Select on the home screen:
NAVIGATION > (G8) > 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 > (8) > 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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Navigation

@) Tips @ Map preview: to zoom in on the map pre-
; ; view, press on the map.
— Ifa contact is grayed out, there is no ad- @ Route criteria: see © page 211.
dress stored for that contact.
— Navigation to geographic coordinates for a
contact is not possible. @
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More: additional functions.
Weather: Requirement: the MMI must be
connected to the Internet > page 192, Audi
connect. Also see > page 193.
Loading received destinations and routes

Applies to: MMI and teleph:
Applies to: vehicles with a navigation system and Audi con- © PRES? STS EBON
nect Infotainment Call: Requirement: a mobile device must be
connected to the MMI > page 181. You will
make a direct call to the phone number that
is stored for the destination.
You can search for destinations or routes in the
myAudi app and send to the vehicle.
Requirement: the MMI and the mobile device © Start: starts navigation to the displayed des-
must be connected to the Internet > page 192, tination directly. The map will be displayed
Audi connect. You must have the myAudi app in- => page 205, Map operation.
stalled on your mobile device. @ Parking: press Parking to search for a park-
> Send a destination or route in the myAudi app ing space at the destination. You can use the
to the vehicle. parking space as the destination or stopover.
> Applies to: MMI: Select on the home screen: Details: Requirement: the MMI must be con-
NAVIGATION > (a5) > Received destns. & nected to the Internet > page 192, Audi con-
routes. nect.
» Make sure you are logged into the vehicle and © Display of distance/driving time to the des-
the myAudi app with the same myAudi account. tination
The received destination and routes will be Weather at the destination: Requirement:
loaded automatically. the MMI must be connected to the Internet
> Navigating to a destination: press on a desti- > page 192, Audi connect.
nation.
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entries or Select all > Delete > (Done).
Applies to: vehicles with navigation system
Applies to: vehicles with navigation system tion.
0|6:. Opening the map
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> Press NAVIGATION on the home screen
aa 7 > If necessary, press A to display the map.
Adjusting the scale
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> Select: ©/ > select a scale.
Fig. 141 Details
Marking the destination
After you have selected a destination, the details
will be displayed. Route guidance is will not be
active yet.
> Press and hold a point on the map until a mark-
ing appears or the address for the selected des-
tination is shown. >
The functions depend on the vehicle equipment
and the selected destination.
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Navigation

— Depending on the Internet connection, the
standard map may also be displayed when
the satellite map is switched on )).
Map update
Introduction
Applies to: vehicles with navigation system
You can update the map data in the MMI witha
map update. The functions depend on the coun-
try and vehicle equipment.
— Map update through online map update
=> page 208.
— Map update through the myAudi app.
— Import a map update from the USB connection
to your MMI > page 208.
— Map update at an authorized Audi dealer or au-
thorized Audi Service Facility. This can result in
additional costs.
Online map update
Applies to: vehicles with online map update
Using map update online, you can update the
map material in your navigation system directly
from your vehicle.
The MMI determines regions based on the vehicle
position. Based on this, update data for these re-
gions are available for your MMI.
Start map update
Applies to: MMI
Requirement: the MMI must be connected to the
Internet > page 192, Audi connect.
> To always allow automatic map updates, select
on the home screen: SETTINGS > System main-
tenance > Automatic online map update. The
MMI starts the map update automatically in
the background when new map material is
available.
You can check the status of the download process
and the installation in the notification center
=> page 23.

)) Audi provides access to services from third party provid-
ers. Permanent availability cannot be guaranteed, because
that depends on the third party provider.
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C@) Note
Read the information about Audi connect, and
be sure to note the connectivity costs section
=@ in General information on page 192.
@) Tips
Because of the high volume of data, Audi rec-
ommends performing the map update using
the USB connection = page 208.
Map update through the myAudi App
Applies to: vehicles with map update through the myAudi app
With the map update through the myAudi app,
you can update the map material in your naviga-
tion system.
Downloading updates
Requirement: you must have a registered myAudi
account. Your vehicle must be registered in your
myAudi account.
> Install the myAudi app on your mobile device
and log in with your login information. Use the
same myAudi account that you use in the vehi-
cle for your myAudi user.
> Download the map material in the myAudi app.
Installing updates
> Log in as a myAudi user in the vehicle
> page 32.
> Connect your smartphone to the vehicle’s Wi-Fi
hotspot > page 193. The MMI detects the map
material on your smartphone. The map update
will start automatically.
You can check the status of the installation in the
notification center > page 23.
Map update using the USB connection
Applies to: vehicle map updates using the USB connection
With the map update, you can update the map
material in your navigation system.

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Navigation

Requirement: you must have created a myAudi
account at my.audi.com. Your vehicle must be
registered in your myAudi account.
Downloading a map update
> Download the map update at my.audi.com and
store it on a USB flash drive. For additional in-
formation, visit my.audi.com.
Installing a map update
> Connect the USB flash drive to the Audi music
interface > page 222.
> Open the notification in the notification center
on > page 23 and press on the notification.
> Press Next. The status of the installation is
shown in the display.
Traffic incidents

Applies to: vehicles with navigation system and online traffic
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Fig. 146 traffic information overview
Open traffic information
Requirement: the map must be displayed
=> page 205.
> Press on the traffic jam symbol in the side
menu on the map > page 204, fig. 142.
Display traffic report details
> Press on the traffic report @) > fig. 146.
> To display the previous or next traffic report,
press < or.
The following information can be displayed
> fig. 146:
@ Amessage will appear if the MMI calculates a
better route for the current route guidance.
The predicted delay takes into account future
changes to the traffic situation on the route.
Press on an item ina list @ and select the
better route. More information can be found
under > page 206.
@ Atraffic message is displayed. The distance
to the hazardous area is calculated from the
current vehicle position.
@® The traffic messages are only shown when
route guidance is active. Press ona line to
display details about it.
(i) Tips
— Particularly critical traffic information, such
as warnings about wrong-way drivers, is au-
tomatically displayed as a notification.
— Traffic information is not available in some
countries.
Traffic rerouting
Applies to: vehicles with navigation system
By receiving traffic information, your MMI calcu-
lates a better route if available and the possible
time saved compared to the current route.
Traffic rerouting
> Start route guidance.
The MMI uses a notification or a note in the traf-
fic information @ > page 209, fig. 146 to indi-
cate a better route. You can decide which route
you would like to use.
To select a better route, you have the following
options:
> Notification: press F2. The better route will be
used for route guidance, or press on the notifi-
cation. Press on the information window for the
better route (for example @) > page 206,
fig. 145).
> Note in the traffic information: press on the
list entry @ > page 209, fig. 146. Press on the
information window for the better route (for
example (2) > page 206, fig. 145).
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Media

Media
General information
There may be different media sources and con-
nections available depending on the vehicle
equipment. For example, you can play media files
using a connected USB drive or connect your mo-
bile devices to the Audi music interface and oper-
ate them through the MMI.
Media and format restrictions: the MMI (includ-
ing the USB storage device connection) was test-
ed with a variety of products and media on the
market. However, there may be cases where indi-
vidual devices or media and audio/video files may
not be recognized, may play only with restric-
tions, or may not play at all.
Restricted functionality: reset the MMI to the
factory default settings if functionality is restrict-
ed > page 234.
Digital Rights Management: please note that
the
audio/video files are subject to copyright pro-
tection.
Files that are protected by DRM and are identi-
fied with the symbol f@ will not play.
Data security: never store important data on
CDs/DVDs or mobile devices. Audi is not responsi-
ble for damaged or lost files and media.
Loading times: the more files/folders/playlists
there are on a storage medium, the longer it will
take to load. To reduce the amount of time it
takes the audio/video files to load, use a storage
medium that only contains audio/video files, and
create subfolders (for example, for each artist or
album).
Additional information: when playing, audio
files are automatically displayed with any addi-
tional information that is stored (such as the ar-
tist, track and album cover). If this information is
not available on the medium, the MMI will revert
to the local Gracenote metadata database or
search online if necessary. See > page 228, On-
line additional data. However, in some cases, the
additional information may not be displayed.
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@) Note
Read the information about Audi connect, and
be sure to note the connectivity costs section
=@ in General information on page 192.
DVD drive
General information
Applies to: vehicles with a DVD drive
The functionality of individual storage mediums
may be limited due to the variety of blank CDs/
DVDs available and the various capacities. Audio
CDs or video DVDs with copy protection, CDs/
DVDs that do not conform to the standard, and
multisession CDs may have limited playback or
may not play at all. Audi recommends finalizing
the recording process when creating multisession
CDs. Multisession DVDs are not supported.
(1) Note
To reduce the risk of damaging the drive and
data carriers:
— Always store data carriers in a protective
sleeve and do not expose them to direct
sunlight
— Do not use damaged, dirty, or laminated da-
ta carriers
— Do not use single CDs/-DVDs with a 3.1 inch
(8 cm) diameter, non-circular CDs/DVDs
(shaped CDs), cleaning CDs, and protective
rings
— Never force CDs/DVDs into the drive. Discs
are pulled in automatically.
G) Tips
The thermal protection switch stops playback
temporarily when outside temperatures are
too high.