AUDI A3 SEDAN 2018 Owners Manual
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Voice recognition system
• Telephone
• Audi connect •
Favorites
• Call (XY)
• Navigation
• Directory
• Radio
• Media
• Sound •
Enter number
• Redial
• Read new tex t message
• Navigate to
(XY)
• Enter address/destination
• Help • Online destinations
• Help Speech dia log system
• Help Telephone •
Cancel route guidance
• M ap
• Help Audi connect •
Line (XY)
• Help Navigation
• Help Map
• Help Radio
• Help Media • N
ext page/ previous page
• Cancel
• N o. I meant
()(Y)
• Correction
TELEPHONE
• Enter number • Call list
• Delete number/ correc tion
• Redial
•
Directory
• Call (XY) •
Call
mailbox
• Enter PIN/ delete PI N
· business/ private/ land line/ mobile • Telephone favori tes
NAVIG:ATI0N
• Navigate to (XY)
• Start/ cancel route guidance
• Directory
• Last destinations •
Bloc k route for (XYJ miles/ Block
the next section
• Route list
• Calcul.ate alternative routes
• Navigation favorites
• Drive home
• Enter address •
Online destinations
• Special destination
• Enter country
I town/ street/ state
• Exclude route
I Exclude route for (XV) km / m
M~P
• Map
• Day map/ Night map
• 20 driving position map/ 20 north posi tion map/ 30 map/ Destination map/ Overview map
Al!JDI G ONNECT
• Audi connect
• Travel Information/ Parking Information
• Fuel prices
• Weather
RADIO
• Radio presets
• FM
• FM/ AM/ SIRIUS XM
• Station (XYJ / Frequency
(XYJ
• Traffic announcement on/ off
Fig. 172 Com mand ove rview
• Flight Information
• City events
• Online news
• Twitter
MEDIA
• Jukebo x
• CO/ DVD
• SD card l / SD card 2
• Audi music Interface/ 1Pod
I use / Bluetooth /
WI-Fl/ Medium
(XY)
• Media favorites/ Artists/ Albums/ Genres I
Tracks/ Playllsts / Videos
• Folder up
• Random playback on / off
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Voice recognition s ystem
Voice recognition system
Operating
A pplies to: ve hicles w ith vo ice recognition system
You con operate many Infotainment functions
conveniently by speaking.
R equirements: the ignition and the MMI must be
switched
on <=> page 154, there must not be any
phone call in progress and the parking system
must not be active .
~ Switching on: press the~ button @
<=> page 15, fig. 11 or@ <=> page 16, fig . 13
briefly on the mult ifunct ion steer ing whee l and
say the desired command after the
Beep .
~ Sw itching off : press and hold the~ button.
Or: press the [21 butto n.
~ Pausing : say the command Pau se . To res ume,
press
the~ button .
~ Correcting : say the command Corre ction .
Input assis tance
The system gu ides you through the input with
visual and audio feedback .
-Visual input a ssistance : after switching on
vo ice recognit ion, a display with a se lection of
poss ible commands appears . This command
display can be sw itched on or off . Select:
IMENU I button> Settings> left control button
> MMI settings > Sp eech dialog system .
- Audio input a ssis tance :
to have the poss ible
commands read, turn the voice recogn ition sys
tem o n and say
Help .
For the s ystem to under stand you:
Speak clearly and dist inct ly at a normal volume.
Speak louder when driving faster .
E mphasi ze the words in the commands even ly
and do not leave long pauses.
Close the doors, the windows and the sunroof* to reduce background noise . Make sure t hat passen
gers are not speaking when you are giving a voice
command.
Do not direct the vents toward the hands -free mi
crophone, which is in the roof headliner near the
front interior lights.
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Only use the system from the dr iver's seat be
ca use the hands -free microphone is directed to
ward that seat .
Additional settings
See<=> page 248.
_8. WARNING
- Direct yo ur full attention to dr iv ing. As the
d river, you have complete responsibility fo r
safety in t raffic. On ly use the functions in
such a way that you a lways maintain com
plete contro l over your vehicle in a ll traffic
situations.
- Do not use the voice recognition system in
emergencies because your voice may change
in s tressful s ituations .
It may take longer to
d ia l the numbe r or th e system may not be
ab le to d ia l it at all. Dial the emergency
number manually.
(D Tips
- The d ia log pauses when there is a n incom
ing phone call a nd will cont inue if you ig
nore the ca ll. The d ia log ends if yo u answer
t h e ca ll.
- Th ere are no vo ice gu idance* prompts when
a dialog is act ive.
- You can select an i tem in the list using ei
ther the vo ice recognit ion system o r the
cont ro l knob .
Command overview
information
App lies to : vehicles wi th voice recog nitio n system
The following overv iews describe the commands
that can be used to operate the MMI using the
voice recog nition system.
Alte rnative commands a re separ ated using a"/ ",
for example say:
Telephone / (or) Navigati on /
(or) Radio .
Sequences of commands used to perform an ac
t ion are iden tified w ith a
"> ", fo r example say:
Enter addre ss > (t hen) Enter country /state. .,..
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The major ity shown are main commands. This
system also recognizes synonyms in certain cas -es
. For a Business addre ss, you can also say busi
ness , work , office or at the office .
Commands
Global commands
Applies to: ve hicles with vo ice recognition syste m
You can always use the global commands, re
ga rdless of the me nu selec ted .
Function Say:
Ope ning a menu Telephone / Directory / Navigation / Radio / Media / Audi con-
nect * /Car / Tone
Hav ing the possible commands Help / Help speech dialog system / Help Telephone /
read aloud Help Nav igat ion / Help Map / Help Radio / Help Media / Help
Audi connect *
Telephone f unct ions Call (XV) , for example, Call "John Smith" /
Enter number / Redial / Directory / Read out new text mes-
sage
I Read out new e-mail
N avigation f unc tions* Drive me to (XV ) or Navigate to (XV ), for example Navigate to
John Smith /
Enter addre ss / Cancel route guidance / Map / Online de stina-
tions* /Online destination (XV )*
Accessing favorites Favorites > follow the system prompts
Se lecting an entry from a list Line (XV)
Scrolli ng thro ugh a lis t Next page / Previou s page
Correcting the command given Correction
Switching the vo ice recog nitio n sys-Cancel
tern off
Telephone
A ppl ies to: ve hicles with vo ice recogni tion syste m and telep hone
Requirement: a cell phone must be connec ted to
the M MI ¢
page 177 and the Telephone menu
must be open ¢
table on page 171.
You can say the following commands depending
o n the selected menu item :
Function
Say:
Calling a contact from the dir ecto ry Call (XV) , for example Call "John Smith"
Selecti ng a specific contac t numbe r Call (XV) business / private / land line / cell phone ,
for example, Call "John Smith" private
Selecting a phone number wit h an Call / Call work / Call private / Call land line / Call cell phone
address card open work
Ca lling a cont act fr om your fa vor-Telephone favorites > a~er being prompted, say the desired
it es lis t contact > Dial
Displaying the ca ll list Call list
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Function
Calling the last number dialed
Dialing a phone numbe r
Correcting the phone number that
was entered
Showing contact information
L isten ing to messages
Entering the PIN (SIM)
Co rrect ing the P IN entry
Correcting data input
C los ing the full-sc reen command
list
(D Tips
Say :
R edi al
Enter number
> when prompted, say the telephone number in
groups of individual numbers,
for example. 888 555 1212 > Di -
al
C orr ect ion / Delet e numb er
Di rector y
> say the desired contact when prompted,
for example John Sm ith
C all voic emai l
Ente r PIN
> when prompted , say the P IN in individual numbers
> S av e
Corr ection
I Delete PIN
No I meant ( XV)
Clos e
-Please note tha t commands can on ly be giv
en for the primary
phone*¢ page 177 .
-Contacts in the directory can selected using
the full name ("first name last name" and "last name, first name") as well as with only
the first or last name . This applies to cell
phones that transmit names separated into
first and last names. -
For more informat ion on s upported cell
phones, visit www.a udiusa.com/ bluetoo th
or contact an authorized Audi dealer or au
thorized Audi Service Facility .
Audi connect (Infotainment)
Applies to: vehicles with voice recognition system and Audi connect (Infotainment)
Requirement: the requirements for Audi connect
(Infotainment) must be met
¢ page 190 .
Function Say:
Accessing Audi connect Infota in -Audi connect > follow the system prompts
ment services
Audi connect Infotainment services
Weather / Online news / Fuel p rice s/ Parking info rmation /
T rav el info rmat ion / Tw itte r/ Online traffic info rmation / City
e v ents / Fl ight informat ion
Search areas for Aud i connect Info-N ear de stination / Nearb y/ In a new city
tainment serv ices
Correcting data input
No I m eant (XV)
(D Tips
Always read the chapter ¢ page 196, Audi
connect (Infotainment) general information.
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Messages (Audi connect (Infotainment))
Applies to: vehicles with voice recognition system and Audi connect (Infotainment)
Requirement : a cell phone w it h an ac tive MAP
( M essage Access Profi le) mus t be con nected to
the M MI
c::>page 183 .
Function Say:
T ext ed it ing commands Read out
I Add / Delete / Rec ord everything again / Replace
with (XY) / Add recipient / Send
Read ing out a new message Read out new te xt me ssage / Read out new e-mail
Reading a message Read out text message / Read out e-mail
Replying to the open text message Reply
Forwarding the open text message Forward > Add recipient / Insert template / Send
Correcting data inp ut No I meant (XV)
(D Tips
-Fo r more information on sup ported ce ll
phones, v is it www.aud iusa .com/b luetoot h
or con tact a n au thor ized A udi dealer or au
t h or ized Audi Serv ice Facili ty.
-Always read the chapter c::> page 196 , Audi
connect (Infotainment) gen eral informa
tion.
Navigation
Applies to: vehicles with voice recognitio n system and navigation system
Requi rement: the Navigation men u m ust be
open
c::> table on page 171 .
You can say the following commands fo r en ter ing
a destination depending on the se lected men u
item:
Function Say:
Opening the list of previous naviga -Last destinations
tion destinations
Access ing favo rit es Navigation favorites
Selecting the home add ress Home address or Drive home
E nte ring a n add ress with guida nce Enter address
> follow the system prompts
from the system
Individua l commands for entering a Enter country/state/ Enter city / Enter ZIP code / Enter
destination street/ Enter house number
Ma king a co rrection wh ile ente ring a Correction
destination
Navigating to a contact Drive me to (XY) or Navigate to contact , for examp le Drive me
to "John Smith"
N avigating to a specific address for Navigate to conta
ct (XV) business / private ,
a contact for example "Navigate to John Smith pr ivate"
N avigating to favor ites Navigation favorites > Line (XV) /
Line con tents> Start rou te
guidan ce when promp ted
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Function Say:
Starting route guidance with an ad-Navigate/ Navigate to private address / Navigate to business
dress card open address
Ent ering a new destination/stop- Enter address
> enter the desired address when prompted>
over when ro ut e gu idan ce is active confirm the new destination/stopover if prompted
Starting route guidance after enter- Start route guidance
ing a destination
Canceling current route guidance Cancel route guidance
Calculating alternat ive routes Calculate alternative routes
Entering a point of interest by se -Point of interest
> Change search area > category or subcote-
lecting a search area with guidance gory when prompted, for example
"restaurant"
from the system
Destination input categor ies Audi Service / Train station /Airport / Hotel / Hospital / Park-
ing / Rest area /Restaurant / Gas station
etc.
Search areas for entering points of Nearby/ Along the route / Near destination / Near stopover /
interest In new city/ In a new state/country
Entering an online destination * Online destination
(XV), for example "Online destination
"Lakeview Hotel""
Co rrect ing data input No I meant (XV)
Clos ing the full-screen command
Close
list
Requirement: you must be in the Navigation or
Map menu. You can say the fo llowing commands
for more settings in Navigation:
Function Say:
Genera l map options Map/ Day map / Night map / Automatically change map color
Map type 2D heading up map/ 2D north up map / 3D map / Destination
map / Overview map / Standard map* / Google Earth
map* albl
Showing the route list Route list
Showing the remaining distance/ Destination information
time when route guidance is active
Speed l imit prompt How fast can I drive here?
Setting voice guidance for active Voice guidance on
I Voice guidance off I Voice guidance short-
route guidance ened
I Voice guidance complete I Voice guidance traffic
Blocking a certain section on the Block route for (XV) meters/kilometers/yards/miles / Block
route next route / Avoid next section of route
a) P rov ider a t tim e of prin ting.
bl AUDI AG p rovides access to services fro m thir d party prov iders. Perm anent ava ilab ility cannot be guaranteed , because t hat
depends on the th ird party p rov ide r.
(D Tips
- Destinations may have to be spelled when
entered, depending on which region you are
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in and wh ich menu language you have se
lected.
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-A lways read the chap ter qpoge 19 6, Audi
connect (Infotainment) general informa
tion .
Radio
App lies to : ve hicl es w ith vo ice recognition syste m
Requirement: the Radio must already be open. You can say the following commands depend ing
o n the selected frequency band:
Function Say:
Selecting the frequency band FM*/ SiriusXM * / FM / AM
Sele cti ng a stat io n from t he s ta tion Channel (XY ) / Frequency (XV)
list
Selecting a stat ion from favorites/
Radio presets > Line ( XV)
presets
Setting the frequency
Frequency ( X V ) / Frequency (XV ) HD 1
Correcting data input No I meant (XV )
Clos ing the full -sc reen command Close
list
Media
A pp lies to: ve hicles with vo ice recognition syste m
Requirement: you must be in the Media menu . You can say the following commands depend ing
o n t he act ive media:
Function Say:
Selecti ng a so urce directly Jukebox* / CD / DVD / SD card 1 / SD card 2 / Audi music inter-
face*
I iPhone * / USB* / Bluetooth * I Wi-Fi* / Medium (XY) , for
example " Jolhn 's player"
Se lecting aud io/video* f iles in the
Media favo rites / Artists / Albums / Genres I Tracks / Playl ists /
Jukebox* Videos
Selecti ng audi o files on an iPo d Artists / Albums / Genres I Tracks / Playlists /Composers /
(source: A udi music inte rface*) Podca st s / Audio book s
Navigating w ith in a folder struc-Folder up / Line (XV)
tu r e/list
Se lecting shuffle
Shuffle on / Shuffle off
Correct ing data inp ut No I meant (XV)
Clos ing the full -sc reen command Close
list
External voice operation The ign ition and the MMI must be sw itched on.
No phone call is in progress .
Appl ies to: ve hicles w ith vo ice recogni tion syste m and exte r
n al voice o peratio n
Requireme nt: T
he pa rk ing aid as well as t he A ud i voice recogn i-
t io n syste m mus t not be a ct ive. .,.
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Voice recognition s ystem
A cell p hone m ust be connected to the M MI w ith
the
Handsfree profile ~ page 177.
The cell phone bei ng connected must have vo ice
con trol that can be controlled externally .
.,. Switching on : press and hold the 51 button on
the m ult if u nct ion steer ing whee l* and say the
desired command after the exte rnal spee ch d i
alog beg ins .
... Continuing /resuming the dialog: the system
remains ready to use for a short time after end
ing t he d ia log . You can start a new external dia
log during this time. Press the
10•1 button if
needed, and say a new command .
Or: selec t
and confirm
Re sume on the MM I control panel.
.,. Switching off: press and hold the 51 button .
Or: select and confirm Cancel on the MM I con
t rol panel.
(D Tips
- There a re no voice guidance* prompts when
a d ia log is active.
- This funct ion depends on the cell phone
u sed. You can obtai n more informat ion
from your cell p hone se rvi ce p rovide r or
from your cell p hone use r g ui de .
- AUDI AG simply prov ides access to cont rol
you r ce ll phone with vo ice opera tion and
does no t take any respons ibility for the co n
tents and commands wi thin the externa l
voice contro l.
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Telephone Introduction
Applies to: vehicles with telephone
To make phone coils in your vehicle using the
MMI, connect your cell phone to the MMI via
Bluetooth.
Handsfree
After you have connected your ce ll phone to the
MMI via Bluetooth, you can use the handsfree
system and operate telephone functions through
your MMI. You can make calls using the antenna
on your cell phone.
A WARNING
-Medical experts warn that cell phones can
interfere w ith the funct ion of pacemakers .
Always ma inta in a m inimum distance of
about 8 inches (20 cm) between the cell
phone antenna and the pacemake r.
-Do not carry the cell phone in a pocket di
rectly over the pacemaker when the phone
is switched on.
-Sw itch the cell phone off immediately if
you suspect it may be interfering w ith the
pacemaker.
-Do not use the voice recognition system*
¢ page 170 in emergencies because your
voice may change in stressful situations. It
may take longer to dial the number or the
system may not be able to dial it at all. Dial
the emergency number manually.
-Switch your cell phone off in areas where
there is a risk of an exp losion. These loca
t ions are not always clearly marked. This
may include gas stations, fuel and chemical
storage facilities or transport vehicles, or lo
cations where fue l vapors (such as propane
or gasoline vapor in vehicles or bui ldings),
chem icals or large quantities of dust parti
cles (such as flour, sawdust or metal) may
be present in the air. Th is also applies to all
ot her locations where you would normally
turn your vehicle engine off.
-The demands of traffic require your full at
tention. Always read the chapter
¢ page 154, Traffic safety information.
-
Telephone
@ Note
Always fo llow the information found in Q@ in
Wi -Fi hotspot on page 195.
(D Tips
-The Bluetooth connection range is limited
to inside the vehicle . It can a lso be affected
by loca l conditions and interference with
other devices.
-T o learn which Bluetooth connections and
which of the functions in your cell phone are
supported, check with your cell phone serv
ice provider or the database for mobile devi
ces at www .aud iusa .com/bluetooth.
Setup
Connecting a cell phone using Bluetooth
Applies to: vehicles with telephone
Fig. 173 Display in g t he PIN for enter ing in t he cell p hone
Requirement
T he vehicle must be stationary and the ignition
must be switched on.
T he Bl uetoo th settings must be open on your cell
phone during the connection setup .
T he Bluetooth funct io n and v is ibilit y of the MMI
Q page 246 and cell phone must be switched on.
The cell phone to be connected must not be con
nected to any other Bluetooth device.
The MMI must not be connected to a cell phone.
Connecting a cell phone
.,. Select: IMENU I button> Telephone> Connect
mobile device > Find new devices > Next.
The
avai lab le Bluetooth devices are shown in the In-
fotainment system display.
Or select: I MENU I II>-
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Tele phone
button > Settings > left control button > MMI
s etting s
> Con nectio n man age r<::> page 244.
~ Se lect and confirm the desired ce ll phone from
the list of disp layed Bluetooth devices .
~ The MMI generates a PIN for the connect ion
setup
<::> fig . 173 .
~ Select and confirm Yes .
~ Enter the P IN for connecting on your ce ll
phone .
Or: whe n the PIN is d isplayed o n your
ce ll phone, co nfirm the PIN on yo ur cell phone
and in t he MMI. The time a llowed for entering
the P IN is limited to approximately 30 seconds.
~ Pay attention to any additiona l system prompts
displayed on your cell phone, for example if the
system should connect au tomatically in the fu
ture . Depending on the cell phone, you may
have to confirm downloading the directory sep
arately .
After connect ing succ essfully
After connecting successfully, information about
the connected profiles will appear. You can a lso
change the profiles la ter. Select:
! M ENUI button>
Settings > left control button > MMI settings >
Connection manager <::> page 244.
In addition, the cell phone contacts are automat
ically loaded in the MMI directory. Th is process
can take several minutes, depend ing on the num
ber of contacts .
You can a lso make your connected cell phone the
default phone by select ing
S et as def ault tel e
phone
i n the Conne ction m anager <::> page 246 .
@ Note
Always follow the information found in c::>il]) in
Wi-Fi hotspot on page 195.
(D Tips
- Making phone calls throug h the MMI is only
possib le using the
Handsfree Bluetooth pro
file.
- You can apply additional settings to con
nected mobile devices using the
Connection
manag er <::>
page 244 .
-You can also search for the MMI in your cell
phone us ing the Bluetooth device search.
17 8
-You on ly have to pair your device one time .
B luetooth devices that are already paired
automatically connect to the M MI when the
Bluetooth funct ion is switched on, they are
within range and the ignition is sw itched on.
The last connected cell phone is given first pr iority.
- Authoriz ing the MMI connect ion in your cell
phone w ill make automatic connection pos
sible .
- Pay attention to any system prompts dis
played on you r cell phone, for example if
the system should connect automatically in
the f uture. Depend ing o n the cell phone,
yo u may also need to download the di recto
ry and confirm a ccess to your text messages
separate ly .
- Whe n leav ing the veh icle, the Bluetooth
connect ion to the cell p hone will au tomati
cally disconnect. Depending on your cell
phone, phone calls in progress may be auto
matically redirected from the MMI to your
cell phone and you can continue the ca ll on
your phone.
- You can obtain more information from your cell phone service provider or from your cel l
phone user guide. For i nformation on us ing
the telephone, v is it www .aud iusa .com/
bluetooth or contact an a uthorized Audi
dea ler or author ized Audi Se rvice Facili ty.
- Applies to: vehicles without secondary
phone: Several cell phones can be paired to
the MMI, bu t only one cell p hone can be a c
t ively connec ted to the MM I.
- Applies to: vehicles without secondary
phone: If a Bluetoo th device is a lready con
nected to the MMI, i t will be d isconnected
w hen anot her device connects to the MM I.