AUDI A4 2010 B7 / 3.G RNS_E Navigation System Manual
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CAR 168CARIntroductionSelecting car function– Pr e ss  t h e    fu n c t i o n  b u t to n  page 16. Th e  m ai n  c a r  
menu or the menu for the Versi on function will be 
displayed.If you select the Ve rsi on function in the main Car menu, the hard-
wa re  a n d  s o ft wa re  s t a t us  fo r t h e  “Au d i  N a v i g a t i o n  S ys t e m  p l us ”  w il l  
be displayed.
Tips
If you press the   button within the Car function, you can 
program sound and tuning settings using the control buttons and 
adjust the brightness for the display 
page 169.
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SETUPIntroductionGeneral safety precautionsEnter vehicle settings only when the vehicle is stationary. The 
procedures described below would distract your attention from 
traffic if you performed them while driving. Please note 
page 9, 
“Notes on Traffic Safety”.
Selecting Setup functionFig. 180  Display: Setup Radio
– Press the   button in addition to a button already 
pressed. The main Setup menu fig.180 which is part 
of the main function (e.g. radio) is displayed.
– Press one of the control buttons in a Setup main menu 
page 17 to go to the submenus for the Setup function 
(in the example Radio   to   fig.180).The Setup menu operates in conjunction with a function button 
already pressed 
page 16 a n d  o p e n s  a d d i t i o n a l  m e n u  i t e m s  f o r  t h e  
main function Radio, CD, MP3 and Navigation. By pressing the 
control buttons, the Setup submenus Settings, Sound and Display 
can be opened 
fig.180. These Setup submenus are always the 
same, regardless of which Setup main function you are in.
SETUP
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SETUP 170The following submenus are available in the Setup 
function:
Tips
You can read about system-specific Setup settings functions in the 
description for each primary function.
Settings control buttonSetting the menu language
Display texts can be shown in different languages.Fig. 181  Setup: Menu language setting–Press the Settings control button in the Setup menu.
– Select Menu language fig.181.
– Select the desired menu language.The display texts for the Navigation System are changed to the 
selected language. The language for the audible navigation 
commands are also changed.
The following languages can be selected:
Control button 
functions 
page 169, 
fig. 180
Setup submenus
 
Settings
Menu language 
Distance unit 
Time/Date format 
Factory settings 
Delete user data
 
Sound 
Balance 
Fader 
Tr e b l e  
Bass 
DSP
a)b)
 
Volume settings (Navigation info)
a)Digital Signal Processingb)Vehicles with a BOSE® sound system in conjunction with an AudioPilot do 
n o t  h av e a D SP  f un ct i o n. I n  th is  c as e  y o ur v e hi cl e is  equ ip p ed  w i th  d y n am ic  
noise compensation page 94. 
Display
Switch off display 
Brightness
A1AA3 
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German
English
French
Italian
SpanishTips
The menu language can only be selected when the vehicle is 
stationary. The function is greyed out while you are driving and 
cannot be selected.Setting distance unit (km/miles)Fig. 182  Setup: Distance unit–Press the Settings control button in the Setup menu.– Select Distance unit.
– Select from the units miles or km.
Time/Date format
Time of day and date can be adjusted through the 
preset formats.Fig. 183 Setup: 12h time format settingSetting time format
–Press the Settings control button in the Setup menu.
– Select Time/Date format fig.182.
– Select Time format fig.183. 
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– Choose between the display 12h and 24h.
Setting date format
–Press the Settings control button in the Setup menu.
– Select Time/Date format page 171, fig.182.
– Select Date format page 171, fig.183.
– Choose between the display MM/DD for the format 
“Month/Day” or DD.MM for the format “Day.Month”.The instruments cluster acts as the source for the time and date 
display.
If the instrument cluster source is not available for some reason, the 
time and date are received via the GPS. In this case GPS shows 
under the menu item Time source GPS time can be set through the 
menu item GMT +/-
Tips
If the instrument cluster source should not be available, please 
contact an Audi dealership or authorized facililty.
Factory settings
Settings can be reset to prespecified default settings in 
this function.Fig. 184  Setup: Settings factory settings–Press the Settings control button in the Setup menu.
– Select Factory settings fig.184.
–Confirm Reset system to factory presets? with Ye s. The 
settings (e.g. Setup Navigation and route criteria) are 
reset to default settings.User data are not deleted. 
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Delete user data
User data in the Navigation System can be deleted.–Press the Settings control button in the Setup menu.
–Select Delete user data page 172, fig.184.
–Confirm Are you sure you want to delete all user data?? 
with Ye s. User data (e.g. directory data, previous destina-
tions, radio memory list) are deleted.Sound control buttonSound settingsThe explanations for the sound settings start with section page 92.
Display control buttonSwitch off displayFig. 185  Setup: Switch off displaySwitch off display
–Press the Display control button in the Setup menu.
– Select Switch off display fig.185. The display is 
switched off, the systems for navigation remain active.
Switch on display
– Press or rotate the control knob page 17, or
–Press a page 16 function button, or 
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– Press the   button or 
 button page 12 to 
switch the display on again.
Brightness
You can set display brightness manually.Fig. 186  Setup: Adjusting the brightness of the display–Press the Display control button in the Setup menu.
– Select Brightness page 173, fig.185.
– Rotate the control knob to change the brightness of the 
display.Th e  b r i g h t n e s s  o f  t h e  d i s p l a y  a d j u s t s  a u t o m a t i c a l l y  t o  a m b i e n t  l i g h t . 
In addition, the brightness of the display can be regulated with the general adjustment for instrument lighting and with the Brightness 
function in the Navigation System.
Tips
You can find more information about adjusting the instrument 
lighting in your Owner's Manual.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)Self-helpCategorie
What's wrong if...
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operation
the system does not react to entries?
A system reset-start provides easy immediate help when the Navigation System 
has crashed 
page 20.
you change the main function, but the 
main menu is not displayed?
If you press the function button again, the main menu will be displayed 
page 16.
Radio
you select a radio station on the AM 
band from the memory list and there is 
no reception?
The list of radio stations on the AM band is static and has to be adjusted manually 
to the current reception status 
page 59. This displays the stations, even if these 
stations are not being received.
CD 
MP3
the “Random” function does not start, 
although you have activated “Random”?
The Random function depends on the setting in Repeat 
page 81 or 
page 86.
Name 
(Directory)
only the data field Name c a n  b e  s e l e c t e d  
in the directory and the remaining data 
fields are shown greyed out?
Before all the data fields can be accessed, the name first has to be entered in the 
directory 
page 100.
Navigation
you are not shown the destination entry 
screen with the direct final destination?
The Route with stopover function is active. Select the menu item Route without 
stopover in the Route function 
page 139.
you cannot enter your destination 
address or you cannot find it in the navi-
gation system?
Destination entry is divided into regions. Before entering a street, a city, a special 
destination, a special destination telephone number or map coordinates, the 
appropriate region must be selected first.
you cannot leave the activated map 
page menu?
Press the   button 
page 144.
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