android auto AUDI A3 SEDAN 2018 Owners Manual

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Audi smartphone interface
Setup
A ppl ies to : ve hicles w ith Audi smartpho ne inte rfa ce
You con conn ect your smortphone to the MM I us­
ing the Audi smortphon e int erfac e. Certain con­
t e n t on you r sm ortphone is ado pted to th e Info­
tainme nt system d is p lay while driving and con
be operated through the
MMI control panel .
Requirement
The vehicle must be stat ionary and the ignition
must be switched on .
iPhone generation 5 or h igher w ith Lightning
connector and iOS 7 .1.2 operating system or h igher.
O r:
Smartphone with Android Auto app and Android
5 .0 Loll ipop operating system or higher.
.,. Connec t your sma rtphone to the Audi music in ­
terface ¢ page 230 using a USB adapte r
¢ page 229, fig. 206.
.. Select and confirm A ctivate Apple CarPlay or
Acti vate And roid Auto now .
.. Follow the system instruct ions.
.. Pay attention to any additiona l system prompts
on your smartphone if applicable .
If yo u chose not to use Apple CarP lay or Android
Auto when connecting your smartphone for the
first time, you can start the Audi smartphone in ­
terface later on using the
Connection manager.
.,. Se lect : I MENU I button > Audi smartphone in-
terfa ce
> Change to connection manager .
.. Connect your sma rtphone to the A udi music in ­
terface using a USB
ad apter ¢ page 229,
fig. 206.
.. Select and confirm Audi smartphone in t he
Connection manager ¢ page 244. You can se­
l ect your smartphone in the list of devices that
are already
paired¢ page 245.
.,. Follow the system instruct ions .
@ Note
Always follow the i nformat ion found in¢ @) in
Wi-Fi hotspot on page 195 .
Audi smartph one interfac e
(D Tips
-The functions that can be used depen d on
the fo llow ing factors, among others:
- the brand of your smartphone
- the vers io n of the ope rating system in
your smartphone
- the software ve rsion of the app used
- the USB adapter cab le and correct connec-
tion
- your cell phone se rvice provide r
- the customized settings on yo ur sma rt -
phone
- One of the factors above o r a com bina tion
of any of them could cause your sma rtphone
to be incompatib le wit h the Audi smart­
phone inter face. Compatibility cannot be
guaranteed for all types of smartp hones.
For more informat io n and assistance, refer
t o the user guide and the man ufactu rer of
yo ur sma rtphone .
- If the connected smartphone has voice con­
tr ol, you can ope rate yo ur smartp hon e usi ng
the ex ter nal voic e recognition system
¢page 175.
- Th e menu language show n in t he MMI is
based on t he sett ings in you r smartp ho ne .
- Th e time d is p layed in the M MI is based o n
the settings in yo ur sma rtphone .
- Severa l M MI functions a re not avai lab le
when Apple Car Play o r Andro id A uto is ac­
t ive.
- Yo u ca nnot co nnect any mob ile dev ices via
B lu etooth whe n an App le CarPlay connec­
tion is a ctive .
- Whe n the App le CarPlay connection is ac­
t ive,
Tag this song for iTunes* is not av aila­
ble
¢p age 219 .
Operating
A pp lies to: vehicles wit h Audi sm artph one interface
Opening a menu
Apple CarPlay :
you can go back to the Apple Ca r­
Play main me nu regardless of the se lected me nu
i tem by p ressing and holdi ng the
I BACKI button .
Android Auto : to go back to the Andro id Auto
menu bar , push the control knob down .
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Audi smartphone interface
Opening a menu item
Select and confirm a menu item using the MMI
control panel.
Troubleshooting
Applies to: vehicles with Audi smartphone interface
Problem Solution
Audi smartphone
Check the charge level of your smartphone battery.
interface cannot be Check the USB cable and use a different one if necessary
.
opened. Check if Android Auto or Apple CarPlay is available in your country.
Android Auto : check if the Android Auto app is installed on you r smartphone .
Connecting the Check if you are using the correct USB adapter and if the USB adapter is connect-
smartphone to the ed correctly to your smartphone and the Aud i mus ic
interface ¢ page 229.
MMI failed . Apple CarPlay: check if App le CarPlay is activated on your sma rtphone .
Android Auto: check in the And raid Auto app if Android Auto permits new
veh icles .
T he smartphone is Check if you are using the correct USB adapter and
if the USB adapter is connect -
not automatically ed correctly to your smartphone and the Audi music
interface
¢ page 229.
detected. Check if the requirements needed to connect a smartphone have been met.
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System settings
Delete Bluetooth device*
The se lecte d cell p ho ne/mo bile dev ice is dis con ­
nected from t he M MI and is removed from the
list of all devices that are alrea dy paire d.
Show Bluetooth profiles*
You can Connect or Disconnect the Handsfree ,
Me ssages *, Dire ctory /contacts
an d Bluetooth
audio player
pro files sep arately.
Bluetooth settings*
- Bluetooth :
select and confirm a set ting for the
B luetoot h connec tion v is ibility . Select
Visible
fo r th e MM I to be vis ib le to o ther dev ices. Se­
l ec t
Invisible fo r th e M MI to not be v is ible t o
othe r devi ce s. H oweve r, it is still possib le to es ­
tab lish a Bl uetoo th con nection with pai red de ­
vices when the v is ibi lity is switched off. Se lect
Off to t urn visibi lity off . Then a B luetooth con ­
nect ion is not possible .
-Bluetooth audio player : when this function is
switc hed
on ~' the Bluetooth audio player is
available as a so urce in t he
Media menu .
-Bluetooth name : the MMI B luetooth name (for
example "AUDI MMI") is d isp layed and ca n be
c h anged.
Online settings*
- Data usage counter :
the amount of data pack ­
ets that a re sent a nd received throug h the MMI
is d isp layed. You can reset the data usage infor­
mation to zero using the
Reset data counter
option.
- Network status : the mobile netwo rk p rovider
fo r data se rvice as well as the netwo rk status
are disp layed .
Wi-Fi settings*
See ¢ page 195, Wi -Fi hotspot.
Storing as a default telephone
Applies to: vehicles with telephone
Requir emen t: a cell phone must be connected to
t he MM I
¢page 17 7.
As soon as t he cell phone is i n range and the
B lue tooth func tion on the ce ll phone and in the
MM I is swi tched o n, this ce ll phone is g iven pr io r­
ity ove r th e ot her Blue tooth devices and is c on-
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necte d dir ectly to the M MI. The connec ted ce ll
p hone is d is pl ayed first in t he dev ice li st .
Network settings*
- Login :
you can chose an automatic log in to
your cell p ho ne servi ce pro vider 's ne twor k, or
you can ch oose a
manual log in from t he list of
avai la bl e netwo rks .
-Network selection : availabl e netwo rks in t he
presen t loca tion can be sele cte d unde r network
select io n. This f unction is on ly avai la bl e for the
Manual log in setting.
Apple CarPlay sound settings/ Android Auto
sound settings
Applies to: vehicles with Audi smartphone interface
See q page 24 7.
About Apple CarPlay/ About Android Auto
Applies to: vehicles with Audi smartphone interface
Here you w ill find l ega l informa tion regarding
t h e use o f A pple Car Play o r And ro id Aut o and in­
fo rmat ion a bout device -s p eci fic d ata exch ange.
Delete Apple CarPlay device/Delete Android
Auto device
Applies to: vehicles with Audi smartphone interface
Require ment: yo ur cell phone must not be con ­
n ect ed to the Au di music interf ace wi th a USB
adap ter.
Se lec t:
Audi smartphone > a dev ice from t he lis t
> r igh t con trol b utto n.
To remove your cell p ho ne from the list, se lect
and co nfirm
Delete Apple CarPlay device or De­
lete Android Auto device .
System update
"'Select : !ME NUI bu tton> Settings > left control
bu tton >
System maintenance.
- System update :
slide the storage device with
t he update da ta into the a pprop ria te drive
¢ page 224 . Selec t and conf irm the dr ive>
Start update . The length of the p rocess de ­
pe nds on the s ize of the upd ate.
- Reset driver installation: the selected media
dr iver p ackage is rese t to t he se ttings a t the
t im e of delivery .

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A/C (automatic climate control system)
Accessories
. . .. ................ ...
Active lane assist ..
.. 69
62 ,385
refer to Audi active lane assist . . . . . . . . . 133
Active rollover protection system . . . . . . . . 257
Retracting rollover protection . . . . . . . . . . 257
Adapt ive cruise control
refer to Audi adaptive cruise control . . . . 123
Adaptive light
refer to Audi adaptive light . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Adjusting the additiona l display . . . . . . . . . . 15
Adjusting the air d istr ibut ion
Automatic climate control system . . . . . . . 70
Adjusting the air vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Automatic climate control system . . . . . . . 70
Adjusting the sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Advanced key
refer to Convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Airbag .. .. .. .. ............... .. .. .. . 269
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269, 289
Advanced Airbag System components . . . 276
Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Children
Child restraints 296
297
Components (front airbags) . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Danger of fitting a child seat on the front
passenger seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2 70
Disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Fr ont airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
How do the front airbags work? . . . . . . . . 279
How many airbags does my vehicle have? 276
How the Advanc ed Airbag System compo-
nents wo rk together . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Important safety instructions on the knee
airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Knee airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light . . . . . . . . . 281
Repairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Warning/Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Wh en must the system be inspected? . . . 281
Air pressure
Tire Pressure Monitoring System indicator 348
Index
Alarm system
refer to Anti-theft alarm system . . . . . . . . . 36
Al ignment pin (tire change) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360
All-weather lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
All season tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346
All wheel drive
refer to quattro (all wheel drive) . . . . . . . 152
AMI
refer to Audi music interface . . . . . . . 229, 230
Android Auto
refer to Audi smartphone interface 241
Anti-freeze Windshield washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . 328
Anti-Lock Braking Sys tem (ABS) . . . . . . . . . 148
Anti-Slip Regu lation (ASR) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Anti-theft alarm system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Apple CarP lay
refer to Audi sm artphone interface . . . . . 241
ASR
refer to Anti-Slip Regulation (ASR) . . . . . . 148
Audi active lane assist Cleaning the camera area
Messages ... .. .. .. ............... . .
Audi adaptive cruise control ............ .
Cleaning the sensor ................. .
Distance display, distance warning .. .. . .
Messages ... .. .. .. ............. .. . .
Audi adap tive light ... ............... . .
Audi connect e-tron services
............
Doors and lights .... ................ . 133
355
135
123
355 129
130
140
199
199
Audi connect (Infotainment) ........ 190, 196
Data protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Services overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Audi drive select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Audi magnetic ride
refer to Suspension control . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Audi music interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Audi music stream
refer to Wi-Fi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Audio files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Audio player
Bluetooth audio player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Wi-Fi audio p lay er . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Audio track 235
387