AUDI A4 2008 B8 / 4.G Infotainment MMI Operating Manual

Using the telephone149
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Applies to vehicles: with handset for the car telephone kit
Options during a call
Various options can be used during a call.
– Press the control button for Options anytime during an
active call.
page 148, fig. 133.
The options available during a call depend on the current telephone
status. For example, if you place a call on hold using the Hold option

fig. 134, the Hold option is replaced by Resume.
Menu
You can access the main menus
page 151 while a call is active.
Holding/resuming a call
The Hold and Resume options allow you to hold a call and retrieve it
later from the hold queue.
Placing a further call (Dial)
First select Hold to place the active call on hold. Then enter the tele-
phone number on the handset. Select Dial to dial the number.
Press the control button (soft key) for End call or press the “End call”
button (hard key) once to end whichever call is active. If you placed
a call on hold earlier on, that call will remain on hold. You can end the call on hold by pressing the control button (soft key) for End call
or the “End call” button (hard key) again.
Microphone on/off
Your caller cannot hear your private conversations when the micro-
phone is off. You can still hear the caller.
End call/End active call
The call active at the time is disconnected.
Switching between calls
You can switch between two phone calls (one of them will be on
hold at any given time).
Press the control button for End call to end whichever call is
currently active. The call on hold will remain in the hold queue.
Conference calling
Up to five callers can take part in a conference (depending on the
network service).
Select Conference to set up a conference. The call on hold and the
active call are added to the conference.
You can make a further call after placing all of the conference callers
on hold with the Hold option. To add another caller to an existing
conference, select Conference.
Select Resume conference if you want to retrieve all callers of an
existing conference from the hold queue. You can use the Conf.
participants option to select conference callers individually and
remove them from the conference.
Send tone sequence
This function is used to load DTMF tones from the stored phone
numbers
page 153. You can also enter DTMF tones directly on the
keypad during a call.
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Private mode/Handsfree mode
•Private mode - to talk over the handset. The other vehicle occu-
pants cannot hear the call. Private mode is automatically activated
if you remove the handset from the carrier during an active call.
•Handsfree mode - to talk over the vehicle's handsfree system. If
you are talking over the handset (private mode), you can use the
Handsfree mode option on the handset to switch to handsfree
mode. Handsfree mode is automatically activated if you insert the
handset in the carrier during an active call.
Note
The options available during a call may vary depending on the
mobile network service provider. For more information, contact your
service provider.
Applies to vehicles: with handset for the car telephone kit
Answering and replacing further
calls
Answering further telephone calls
If you are already talking on the phone when someone else calls, the
options Answer and Reject will appear on the display.
If you select Answer, the active call will be placed on hold and you
will receive the incoming call. If you select Reject, the incoming call
will be declined.
Replacing a call
If you already have a call on hold and are talking to a second caller
when a third call is received, the options Replace and Reject will
appear on the display.
If you select Replace, the active call will be replaced by the incoming
call. If you select Reject, the incoming call will be declined.
Note
The option Call waiting must be activated on your mobile phone for
you to be made aware of incoming calls during a conversation

page 156. This option depends on your mobile network service
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Menus
Applies to vehicles: with handset for the car telephone kit
Introduction
Use the navigation button to select the main menus.
– Press the control button for Menu
page 142,
fig. 126. The tab of the main menu shown in the
display is highlighted in white.
– To select a main menu, e.g. Settings
fig. 135, use the
navigation button to scroll left or right across the display.
The submenu of the main function you have selected will
appear in the centre of the display.– Press the bottom part of the navigation button to jump to
the submenu.
– Press the top or bottom part of the navigation button to
scroll up or down to the desired submenu item, for
example Call options. An arrow to the right of the
submenu item in the centre part of the display

fig. 136 indicates that further submenus are available.
– Press the right part of the navigation button to open the
next submenu level.
– To activate or deactivate a selection button
fig. 136,
press the control button for Ok.
– To jump one level up the menu tree, press the control
button for Back
fig. 136.
– To close the menus, press the “End call” button.
When the arrows on either side of the main menu name are
displayed, you can browse through the main menus by pressing the
right or left side of the navigation button.
If you have called up a submenu in the centre of the display and
several submenu levels are available, you can browse through the
submenus by pressing the right or left side of the navigation button.
Select Options to call up further options for a function displayed on
the handset screen.
Use the handset keypad to enter a name, text message or other
characters
page 143.
Fig. 135 Settings
Fig. 136 Settings
menu - Call options
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Menus 152
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“Last calls” menu
You can find, dial, store or delete telephone numbers in
the call lists.
– Press the control button for Menu
page 142,
fig. 126.
Numbers dialled
The Numbers dialled list contains the last twenty24) names or
numbers you have dialled.Missed calls
The Missed calls list contains the names or numbers of the last
twenty
24) missed calls.
Symbol
page 142, fig. 126 appears on the display.
Received calls
The Received calls list contains the names or numbers of the last
twenty
24) answered calls.
Delete
•Numbers dialled - to delete the complete call list.
•Missed calls - to delete the complete call list.
•Received calls - to delete the complete call list.
•All calls - to delete all of the call lists.
Options
The following options are available in the Numbers dialled, Missed
calls or Received calls menu:
•Details - to display the telephone number, date and time.
•Edit number - to change a selected telephone number.
•Store number - to edit and store a name, telephone number and
memory position.
•Delete number - to delete one selected telephone number.
•Call number - to call the selected telephone number.
Note
•If you press the “Call” button
page 140, fig. 124 in the main
screen, the list of dialled numbers will be displayed.
•The call lists contain telephone numbers which were stored after
the mobile phone was connected.
•If the SIM card is changed, the complete contents of the call lists
will be deleted.
24)The total number of phone numbers that can be stored in the call lists may
vary depending on your service provider.
Fig. 137 Last calls
menu
Fig. 138 Submenu
options
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•If you switch the call information on the MMI off and on again

page 97, the complete contents of the call lists will be deleted.
Applies to vehicles: with handset for the car telephone kit
“Phone book” menu
– Press the control button for Menu
page 142,
fig. 126.
– Select Phone book using the navigation button.
New entry
•Name - to enter a first name and surname.
•Number - to enter the telephone number for the entry.
•Pos it ion - used for speed dialling and one-touch dialling

page 146. A free position is automatically suggested.
•Store - to store the phone book entry on the SIM card.
Finding an entry
When you enter the initial letter of an entry you want to find, the
cursor jumps through the list to the entries starting with that letter.
When an entry is selected, you can call up the following functions
by pressing the control button for Options:
•Details - to display the name, telephone number and position of
the entry.
•Edit - to edit the name, telephone number and position of the
entry.
•Delete - to delete the selected entry.
•Call - to call the selected entry.
Memory in use
•SIM - SIM card entries are loaded and displayed.
•Telephone - Phone book entries on the mobile phone are loaded
and displayed. To use this function, a mobile phone with SIM Access
Profile must be connected to the car telephone kit and the SIM card
must be in the phone
page 24.
•SIM+Tel. - SIM card entries and phone book entries on the mobile
phone are loaded and displayed. To use this function, a mobile
phone with SIM Access Profile must be connected to the car tele-
phone kit and the SIM card must be in the phone
page 24. If the
SIM card is in the handset, only the SIM card entries will be
displayed.
The memory in use can be set separately on the MMI
page 100.
Displaying the phone book entries
The phone book entries are displayed in alphabetical order together
with a category symbol
fig. 140, e.g. SIM card, private, business,
mobile phone or telephone symbol.
Fig. 139 Phone book
menu
Fig. 140 Phone book
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“Text messages” menu
Text messages can be sent using the handset.
– Press the control button for Menu
page 142,
fig. 126.
– Select Te x t m e s s a g e s using the navigation button.
New text msg
Enter the text on the handset keypad
page 143.
Long texts will be sent in two or more separate messages. The total
message length is shown in the top right-hand corner of the display
and is counted down from 765
page 143, fig. 128.When you open a new text message, you can call up the following
functions by pressing the control button for Options:
•Send - to send the text message you have written.
•Store - to store the text message you have written.
•Insert symbol - to insert special characters such as €.
•Add word - to write a word and add it to the dictionary
•Insert template - to insert a template, e.g. I will be late ...
•Input language - to select German, English, French, Italian,
Spanish or Portuguese for a text message.
•Input mode - to select T9 mode, ABC mode or 123 mode.
Inbox
When you open a new text message in the inbox, you can select the
following functions by pressing the control button for Options:
•Delete - to delete the open text message.
•Call - to dial the number of the person who sent the text
message.
•Reply - to answer a text message you have received.
•Extract number - to copy a telephone number from a text
message into the display for editing.
•Edit - to edit a text message open in the inbox.
•Forward - to forward a text message you have received to
another telephone number.
Outbox
The outbox lists the entries you have stored and sent.
When you open a text message in the outbox, you can select the
following functions by pressing the control button for Options:
•Delete - to delete the open text message.
•Call - to dial the number of the person who sent the text
message.
Fig. 141 Text
messages menu
Fig. 142 Text message
settings
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•Extract number - to copy a telephone number from a text
message into the display for editing.
•Edit - to edit a text message open in the inbox.
•Forward - to forward a text message you have received to
another telephone number.
Templates
The Templates menu is used to insert a text template (e.g. I will be
late ...) into a text message.
Text message settings
•Status report - to receive a delivery status report from the
message centre after you send a text message.
•Va li dity - to specify how long text messages are held at the
message centre.
•Service centre - to retrieve or change the number of the message
centre.
•Memory capacity - to display the total capacity of the text
message memory and the amount of memory used.
•Store text msg - to store text messages in the outbox when they
are sent. The memory can fill up quickly if you activate this function.
If the memory is full, the crossed-out envelope symbol will appear
in the display and no more text messages can be received.
Delete txt msgs
•Read - to delete read text messages from the inbox.
•Unread - to delete unread text messages from the inbox.
•Sent - to delete text messages you have written and sent.
•Unsent - to delete text messages you have written but not sent.
•Delete all - to delete all text messages on the SIM card.
Note
The handset display shows only text messages which are stored on
the SIM card.
Applies to vehicles: with handset for the car telephone kit
“Settings” menu (handset)
– Press the control button for Menu
page 142,
fig. 126.
– Select Settings using the navigation button.
Switch off tel.
The car telephone kit logs off the GSM network and shuts down but
the handset remains connected. If mobile phones are connected,
these connections are closed.
The car telephone kit can be switched on again from the handset
and will automatically log onto the GSM network.
Fig. 143 Settings
Fig. 144 Ring tone
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Button
page 140, fig. 124 switches the handset on/off.
Te l e p h o n e
•Ring tone - the selected ring tone is played and the setting is
automatically stored when you close the submenu.
•Ring tone volume - the ring tone is played at the selected volume
and the setting is automatically stored when you close the
submenu.
•Brightness - to set the brightness of the handset display.
•Language - select Menu language (German, English, French,
Italian, Spanish or Portuguese) to change the language on the
handset display. This setting is independent of the MMI setting

page 51. Select Input language (German, English, French, Italian,
Spanish or Portuguese) to change the language for entering text
messages
page 143 and the language for templates
page 155.
The Menu language is not changed if you change the Input
language. However, if you change the Menu language, the Input
language is changed to the same setting.
•Default settings - to reset the handset to the default settings. The
functions are reset separately on the MMI
page 97.
•T9 settings - to set up the handset for writing text messages

page 143. If you activate the Word completion setting and write a
word in a text message, the next word will be suggested automati-
cally if you have used this word pair often in the past. If you activate
the Sorting setting, the list of words will be sorted. The most
frequently used words will appear at the top of the list. If you acti-
vate the Word prediction setting, a possible next word will be
suggested when you enter a new word in a text message. If you acti-
vate the Defaults option, T9 mode will always be selected when you
start writing a text message. The Input language setting allows you
to choose a different language from the Menu language for writing
text messages. However, if you change the Menu language, the
Input language is changed to the same setting.
•Autom. keylock - if this setting is active (i.e. if the selection
button is filled in), the keypad will be locked automatically about a
minute after the handset is removed from the carrier. This will happen only if the main screen is displayed and none of the handset
functions is being used.
Bluetooth
•Veh. base station - to display the available car telephone kit
(vehicle base station - e.g. “AUDI BTA”) on the screen. The vehicle
base station is required for the bonding procedure
page 27.
•Bluetooth devices - to delete the list of bonded vehicle base
stations. Please note that the bonding procedure must be repeated
if the list is deleted.
•Bluetooth name - to change the name of the handset in use.
Call options
•Call waiting - when this setting is active and you are on the
phone, an audible tone will tell you if a caller is trying to reach you.
Select Status to check the current setting for the Call waiting func-
tion.
•Transmit caller ID - your telephone number is transmitted with
outbound calls when this setting is active. Select Network-depend.
to use the setting agreed in your service provider's contract. Select
Status to check the current setting for the Transmit caller ID func-
tion.
•Answer on eject - if this setting is active (i.e. if the selection
button is filled in
page 151, fig. 136), an incoming call will be
answered immediately when you take the handset out of the carrier.
Security
•PIN query - if you activate this setting, the PIN is always checked
when you switch on the phone. If Automatic PIN recognition is acti-
vated, the system does not ask you to enter the PIN explicitly. If you
deactivate the PIN query, the PIN is not checked when you switch on.
Some SIM cards do not allow the PIN query to be deactivated.
•Change PIN - first enter the existing PIN code for your SIM card.
The PIN can only consist of numbers from 0 to 9. The new PIN has
to be entered twice, as a precautionary measure, and is stored on
the SIM card. If you change the PIN when the SIM card is in a
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enter the PIN again on the mobile phone after the Bluetooth connec-
tion between the car telephone kit and the mobile phone is termi-
nated. Otherwise you will not be available.
•Call barring - you can set up access restrictions for incoming and
outgoing calls. Select Deactivate all to cancel all restricted access
settings. The call barring function requires a password. You can
obtain the password from your mobile network service provider. The
call barring options depend on your mobile network service
provider. For more information, contact your service provider.
These settings are also applied on the MMI
page 98.
Mailbox number
The mailbox number is entered on the handset display and then
stored on the handset.
Once the number has been stored, you can call the mailbox using
one-touch dialling
page 146.
This service must be set up beforehand. For more information,
contact your service provider.
Use the Options to Store the mailbox number, Search for it in the
phone book, or Delete it.
The mailbox number has to be entered separately on the MMI

page 98 or
page 102.
Call forward
•Voice calls - to forward incoming calls to your mailbox or another
number. Select Forward all calls to forward all incoming voice calls.
Select If busy to forward voice calls received when you are already
talking on the phone. Select If not available to forward voice calls
when the telephone is switched off. Select If no answer to forward
voice calls that you do not answer. Select Status to check the
current setting for the Vo ic e c a l ls function.
•Fax calls - to forward Fax calls to the specified number.
•Data calls - to forward Data calls to the specified number.
•Deactivate all - to cancel all call forward settings.
These settings are also applied on the MMI
page 99.
Network selection
•Automatic - your telephone will automatically log into your
mobile service provider network.
•Manual - a list of all available networks will appear on the display.
•Select network - the networks for your present location are
listed. You can choose any of the available networks. This function
can be used when the Manual setting is activated for network selec-
tion.
These settings are also applied on the MMI
page 99.
Software version
To display the handset software version.
Note
•If you are using a twin card in the handset, you should activate
the PIN query
page 98. The SIM card in the vehicle is then only
activated when you enter the PIN.
•When using a twin card please follow the recommendations of
your provider. Otherwise, you may experience connection problems
and callers may not be able to reach you.
•These settings depend on your mobile network service
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