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— The Wi-Fi connection is reconfigured when
inserting or removing the mini SIM card in
the SIM card reader*. There may be a tem-
porary interruption in audio playback, de-
pending on the media player.
— Please note that a Wi-Fi connection does
not automatically make it possible to use
the Internet. For additional information, see
=> page 1417.
— To avoid interruptions during playback, de-
activate the power saving function on the
media player or connect it to a charger.
— The loading times for the audio data depend
on the media player used and the number of
files
that it contains.
—A maximum of 2,000 entries per directory
are displayed in the MMI.
— Songs downloaded for offline use using mu-
sic streaming services are stored on your
mobile device (such as a smartphone) and
may be DRM protected. The Wi-Fi audio
player will not play DRM protected files.
— Contact an authorized Audi dealer or au-
thorized Audi Service Facility for additional
information on the Wi-Fi audio player.
Online media and
Internet radio
Applies to: vehicles with Audi connect
You can playback and operate various online me-
dia services and Internet radio using the MMI.

> Press the [MEDIA] button.
> Press the left control button until the sources
overview > page 177, fig. 155 is displayed.

Applies to: using online media and Internet radio
Requirement
— The myAudi app must be installed and open on
your mobile device.
— You must be logged into your myAudi account
in the myAudi app and you must have selected
your vehicle.
— The Wi-Fi function on the mobile device and on
the MMI must be switched on.
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—If necessary, check in the connection manager
=> page 190 if the mobile device you connected
is selected under the MMI connect app M.
—The MMI must be connected to the network.
— The symbol for the Online media source
=> page 177, fig. 155 is shown in the MMI.
Applies to: using online media
Additional requirement
— A supported online media service must be avail-
able in the country where the vehicle is being
operated.
— You must have an account with a supported on-
line media service.
— Depending on the online media service, you
may need to install and open an app on your
mobile device.
Starting Online media
— Press the [MEDIA] button.
— Press the left control button until the sources
overview > page 177 is displayed.
— Select and confirm an online media service.


Starting Internet radio
— Press the [MEDIA] button.
— Press the left control button until the sources
overview > page 177 is displayed.
— Select and confirm Internet radio. The Internet
radio browser or the last station that was play-
ing is shown.


— Selecting the station: if necessary, select and
confirm a category in the Internet radio Brows-
er > a station.
Online media and Internet radio:: additional op-
tions
— Press the right control button.
The following options may be available, depend-
ing on the information shown (such as the sta-
tion/track that is currently playing):
— Sound settings: see > page 193.
— Wi-Fi settings: see > page 146.
— Connection manager: see > page 190.
— Additional options may be available, depending
on the active online media service or Internet
radio.

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approximately 70% of the maximum vol-
ume.
— Functionality is not guaranteed for mobile
devices that do not conform to the USB 2.0
specification.
— USB hubs are not supported.
— Some versions of the iPod such as the iPod
shuffle cannot be connected to the USB
adapter
for devices with dock connector.
Connect these devices using a AUX connec-
tor cable.
— Video playback* through the Audi music in-
terface is only supported if the connected
device is recognized as a USB storage device
(for example a USB stick). Apple devices and
MTP devices (such as smartphones) are not
recognized as USB storage devices.
— iPod or iPhone malfunctions also affect the
operation of the MMI. Reset your mobile de-
vice in these situations.
— Audi recommends updating the iPod or
iPhone software to the latest version. Refer
to your mobile device owner's manual for
more information.
—Aselection of supported devices can be
found in the database for tested mobile de-
vices at www.audi.com/mp3.
Playing media

er audio player
Fig. 154 Infotainment system: possible sources in the Me-
dia menu
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Bluetooth audio player
> {Wi-Fi audio foe
Online media

Fig. 155 Infotainment system: possible sources in the Me-
dia menu
You can start and operate various media through
the MMI control panel.
Requirement: a media source must contain au-
dio/video* files > page 170.
> Press the
> Press the
overview i

MEDIA button.
left control button until the sources
s displayed.
> Select and confirm the desired source, or
> press the

MEDIA button repeatedly until the
desired source is selected.
Depending on the vehicle equipment, the follow-
ing sources may be displayed in the Media menu:
Switch to radio: the Radio menu opens
=> page 164.
GY Jukebox: ¢ sey: + ease 5 e ees 2 sa 171
@ CD/DVD player ................ 170,171
@ SDecardreader ................ 170
@ Audi music interface ........... 176
such as iPod, USB stick
© External audio player ........... 176
such as an MP3 player connected to
the AUX input
© Bluetooth audio player ......... 172
@ Wi-Fiaudio player ............. 173
Online media and Internet radio . . 174
— Playing audio/video files*: select a source in
the Media menu > category (such as artists >
album > ti rack).
— Moving one level up in the folder structure:
press the
Folder up

BACK button, or select and confirm
177
>

Media

— Selecting the previous or next track/chapter
1): press the On/Off knob on the MMI control
panel briefly to the left Kd or right Do.
— Fast-forwarding and rewinding audio/video*
files: press and hold the On/Off knob on the
MMI control panel to the left Kd or right Pe for
a longer time.
— Pausing or resuming playback: press the
On/Off knob on the MMI control panel briefly.
G@) Tips
— You can scroll through long lists quickly by
turning the control knob quickly. The scroll-
ing speed depends on the number of list en-
tries.
— For safety reasons, the video image* is only
displayed when the vehicle is stationary. On-
ly the sound from the video* plays while
driving.
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Fig. 157 Infotainment system: USB flash drive categories
Various categories for selecting audio/video" files
are available in the media center.

> Press the [MEDIA] button.

1) Depending on the DVD, this may not be possible during
playback.
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> Press the left control button until the sources
overview is displayed.
> Select and confirm the desired source.
@ Active source
The active source is highlighted. The active
source symbol (a) may change depending on the
connected device, the online media service”, or
Internet radio*. The device name may be dis-
played (for example: myPhone). As an example, a
USB stick is shown connected to the Audi music
interface*.
Depending on the active source, you can select
audio/video files* from the following categories
and add them to the playlist:
@ Favorites
The Favorites category appears if at least one en-
try is stored in the favorites list > page 780.
@ Artists
All available artists are displayed. Select and con-
firm
an artist, an album and then a track.
@ Albums
All available albums are displayed. Select and
confirm an album and then a track.
© Genres
All available genres are displayed. Select and
confirm a genre (such as Pop), an artist, an al-
bum and then a song.
© Tracks
All available tracks are displayed. Select and con-
firm a track.
@ Folders
The folder structure or track/chapter list is dis-
played. Select a folder, if necessary. Select and
confirm a track.

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Playlists
All available playlists from the source and the
smart playlists are displayed. Select and confirm
a playlist and then a track.
Smart playlists
— Last played tracks: the last tracks played in the
selected source are displayed.
— Most played tracks: the most played tracks in
the selected source are displayed.
— 5 stars to 1 star: tracks from the selected
source are displayed according to their rating.
— Unrated: all files from the selected source
without rating information (for example, in the
ID3 tag) are displayed.
© Videos*
All available video files are displayed. Select and
confirm a video file.
@) Tips
— Only the categories supported by the medi-
um are available. For example, CD/DVD-
ROM tracks* cannot be selected with cate-
gories such as Artists, Albums or Genres.
With an iPod (source: Audi music interface
= page 175), the Podcasts, Audio books
and Composers categories are also availa-
ble.
— For safety reasons, the video image* is only
displayed when the vehicle is stationary. On-
ly the sound from the video* plays while
driving.
— When synchronizing a portable device with
"Cloud" services, playlists may display incor-
rectly
in the MMI. Use the media center in
the device.

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Applies to: vehicles with free text search
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Fig. 158 Infotainment system: input field and results list
for free text search
Nume
You can search in the active source, for example
for tracks and video files*.
You can open the free text search depending on
the selected source.
Requirement: the playlist > page 780 or media
center > page 178 must be displayed.
Opening free text search
> Keep turning the control knob to the left until
the free text search input field @ appears, or:
> Push the control knob upward.
Using the free text search: see > page 118, Free
text search.
Entries that contain the entered search term are
listed
in the results list G). You can search for ar-
tists @, albums @) or tracks @) as well as genres
and videos*.
G) Tips
— Only files in the active source will be
searched.
— If you open free text search in the Folders
category (7) > page 178, fig. 157 or the
Composers, Podcasts and Audio books cat-
egories, it will only search through the files
in that folder.
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Switch to full screen
The video image is displayed. Turn the control
knob to display the playlist, or press the [BACK
button.


Replay video
When this function is switched on ¥, the current
video will replay.
Show DVD menu
Selecting a menu item: select and confirma
menu item, or move your finger on the MMI
touch control pad* and press the control knob.
Audio track”)
You can manually set the audio track (language
and audio format). The availability of the lan-
guage and audio format depend on the video
DVD.
Subtitles!)
You can manually select subtitles for playback.
The languages available depend on the DVD.
Aspect
Audi recommends the Automatic setting for the
picture format. You can set the picture format
depending on the active file or source (for exam-
ple video file, DVD).

Aspect ra-
tio
Description

Cinema-
scope
Use this setting for films in cinema
format 21:9. Black bars are shown
in the upper and lower edges of the
Infotainment system display.

Original The image is displayed in the ratio
of the source format. Select this
option if the image is distorted or a
section of the image is cut off
when Automatic is selected.

4:3 The image is set to the 4:3 picture
format. Black bars are shown on
the sides of the Infotainment sys-
tem display.


16:9 The image is set to the 16:9 pic-
ture format. Black bars are shown
in the upper and lower edges of the
Infotainment system display.


Aspect ra-
tio
Description

Automatic | The MMI detects the picture for-
mat of the source and displays the
image in the optimal ratio. Black
bars may appear on the sides of
the display, depending on the
source format and the Infotain-
ment system display that is instal-
led.

Zoom The image is enlarged to fill the
entire Infotainment system dis-
play. Switch the function off if the
image is distorted.


1) Depending on the DVD, this may not be possible during
playback.
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G) Tips
— Not all video DVDs have parental control.
— The protection levels for the Parental con-
trol are based on the US standards from the
Motion Picture Association of America
(MPAA). Note that the age levels for video
DVDs in European countries may differ.
— Password entry for Parental control will be
locked for approximately one minute if you
enter the incorrect password three times in
a row. The password can only be reset by an
authorized Audi dealer.

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Supported media and file formats
Depending on the vehicle equipment, the follow- ported by the DVD drive, Jukebox, SD card reader,


ing properties for audio/video files may be sup- and the connection for USB storage devices:
Audio files Video files
Supported SD/SDHC/SDXC/MMC memory cards: with a capacity of up to 128 GB
media DVD drive: audio CDs (up to 80 min) with CD text (artist, album, song)*, CD-ROMs with
a capacity of up to 700 MB; DVD+R/RW; DVD video; DVD audio with audio tracks that
are compatible with a DVD video player;
Audi music interface: mobile devices (such as an iPod S page 775, MTP player, USB
storage device in “USB Device Subclass 1 and 6” that conforms to USB 2.0: USB sticks,
USB MP3 players (Plug-and-Play-capable), external USB flash drives and hard drives
File system Memory cards: exFAT, FAT, FAT32, NTFS
USB storage device: FAT, FAT32, NTFS
USB storage device partitions: 2 per USB connection
CD/DVD file system: ISO9660, Joliet, UDF






Metadata Album cover: GIF, JPG, PNG with max.
800x800 px. The album cover from the
medium or from Gracenote is displayed,
depending on availability.
Format MPEG Windows | MPEG FLAC MPEG MPEG4 | Windows Media Vid-
1/2 Media 2/4 1/2 AVC e09
Layer3 |Audio9 (H.264)
and 10
File exten- | .mp3 .wma .m4a; -flac -Mpg; -mp4; .wmv;
sion -m4b; -mpeg -mA4v; .asf
.aac -Mov;
-avi
Playlists -M3U; .PLS; .WPL; .M3U8; .ASX
Characteris- | up to maximum 320 kbit/s and | 48 kHz up to maximum 2,000 kbit/s and
tics 48 kHz sampling frequencies |sampling 720x576 px. at maximum 25 fps
frequen-
cy
Number DVD drive: max. 1,000 files per medium
of files Jukebox: approximately 10 GB memory capacity; max. 3,000 files can be imported
USB storage device and memory cards: max. 10,000 files per Medium; max. 1,000
files per playlist/directory

(i) Ti may differ for audio files with variable bit
| Tips
rate.
— Special characters (such as those in ID3 tag
information) may display differently or may
not always display, depending on the sys-
tem language.
— The media sources do not support the Win-
dows Media Audio 9 Voice format.
— For compressing MP3 files, Audi recom-
mends a bit rate of at least 160 kbit/s. The
display showing the remaining play time
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Media

— The manufacturer of the storage device can — Some MTP player functions are not support-
provide information about its “USB Device ed, such as rating music tracks and video
Subclass”. playback.
Applies to: vehicles with a CD drive
The following audio file properties are supported
by the CD drive:




Audio files
Supported Audio CDs (up to 80 min) with CD text (artist, album, track)*, CD-ROMs with a capaci-
media ty of up to 700 MB
File system CD file system: ISO9660, Joliet, UDF
Metadata Album cover: GIF, JPG, PNG with max. 800x800 px. The album cover from the medi-
um may be displayed, depending on availability.
Format MPEG 1/2 Windows Media Au- | MPEG 2/4 FLAC
Layer 3 dio 9 and 10
File
extension |.mp3 .wma .m4a; flac
-m4b;
-aac
Playlists -M3U; .PLS; .WPL; .M3U8; .ASX
Characteristics | up to maximum 320 kbit/s and 48 kHz sampling frequencies /48 kHz sampling
frequency
Number Maximum 1,000 files per medium
of files
@) Tips — Special characters (such as those in ID3 tag
information) may display differently or may
not always display, depending on the sys-
tem language.
— For compressing MP3 files, Audi recom-
mends a bit rate of at least 160 kbit/s. The
display showing the remaining play time
may differ for audio files with variable bit
rate.
Troubleshooting
The information that follows lists some trouble-
shooting options. They depend on the equip-
ment. >
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Problem Solution

Audi music interface/Bluetooth au-
dio
player: mobile device is not sup-
ported.
Read the instructions in the chapter > page 175, Multimedia
connections/=> page 172, Bluetooth audio player.

Audi music interface/AUX input: the
volume is too high/too low when
starting playback through the AUX in-
put.
Adjust the volume of the mobile device to approximately 70%
of the maximum output > page 780, Input level.

Audi music interface: the mobile de-
vice
is not recognized as a source.
For many cell phones or mobile devices, playback is not possi-
ble when the battery Level is too low (less than 5 % of its ca-
pacity). The mobile device will only be recognized as a media
source in the MMI after connecting if the battery charge level
is sufficient.

Audi music interface: malfunctions
during audio playback through an
iPod/iPhone.
The Bluetooth audio player function is switched on. Switch
this function off > page 7192 when you are not using the Blue-
tooth audio player.

AUX input: there is static when con-
necting and disconnecting the AUX
connection cable.
When connecting and disconnecting, the External audio play-
er source is already selected. Before connecting or disconnect-
ing the mobile device, either mute the device (see
=> page 193) or switch to a different audio source (for exam-
ple > page 164, Opening the radio).

Bluetooth audio player/Wi-Fi audio
player: audio playback interference.
Only one interface should be actively used at a time to prevent
issues during playback.

Wi-Fi audio player: audio playback in-
terference.
Audio playback interference can occur on some cell phones if
the Internet connection in the vehicle was not established
through the SIM card reader* on the MMI control panel and
the mobile data option on the cell phone is switched on. De-
activate the mobile data option on your cell phone.

Jukebox: tracks on the imported play-
list are grayed out.
When importing playlists, all of the files themselves must be
imported.

Jukebox: imported tracks cannot be
played or found.
If you cannot find imported tracks in the media center, they
may not be supported. Only copy supported files > page 783
to the Jukebox.

Wi-Fi audio player: multiple devices
are connected to the Wi-Fi hotspot. A
media player (such as a smartphone)
appears as the media source and can-
not be changed.
Close the myAudi app on the connected devices (such as
smartphones) that are not being used as the Wi-Fi audio play-
er. Likewise, close the UPnP server apps or the media permis-
sions on the integrated UPnP/DLNA server. Connect the de-
sired device as a Wi-Fi audio player > page 173.


Online media: connection failed be-
tween the MMI and the myAudi app.

To establish a connection to the MMI, the MMI connection
switch must be switched on in the myAudi app status screen.

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