AUDI A4 2017 Owners Manual

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What you should know
Maintaining the starting ability is the highest
priority.
A lot of stress is placed on the battery when driv­
ing short distances, in traffic, and at cold times
of the year . A lot of energy is used but little is
generated. It is also critical when the engine is not runn ing but elect rical equipment is switched
on. I n this case, ene rgy is used but none is gener­
ated.
In s ituations l ike this, energy management will
actively regu late the distribution of ene rgy.
Long pe riods without use
If you do not drive your vehicle for several days or
weeks, e lectrical equipment is gradually scaled
back or switched off . This reduces energy use and
ensu res the veh icle w ill be able to start afte r long
pe riods of time. Some convenie nce functions,
such a s in te rior lighting or powe r seat adjust­
men t, may not be available under certa in c ircu m­
stances . These convenience functions will be
ava ilable again once you switch the ign ition on
and start the engine .
With the engine switched off
The ba tte ry will d rai n if you use Infota inment
functions s uch as listen ing to the rad io whi le the
engine is switched off .
I f t he vehi cle's ability to start may be impaired by
the energy use, a mess age will appear in the In­
fotainment system disp lay . The message indi ­
cates that the system will sw itch off automatica l­
l y soon . If you would like to continue using the
f u nctions, yo u m ust start the eng ine.
With the engine running
A lthough elec trical energy is gene ra ted wh ile
d riving, the ba ttery can drain . This can happen
when little energy is generated, and m uch is used
and the charge leve l of the battery is not optima l.
To restore the ba lance o f energy, components
that requ ire large amo unts of energy a re tempo­
rari ly sca led back or switched off. Heating sys­
tems in particu lar require a great deal of energy .
If you notice, for example, that the seat heating *
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or rear window defogger is not work ing, t hen it
has been temporarily limited o r switched off.
These systems are availab le aga in as soon as the
energy supply has been restored .
In add ition, yo u may notice tha t the idle speed
has slig htly increased. That is normal and no
ca use for concern . Due to the increased id ling
speed, the additional required energy will be generated and the battery will be charged .
Notice about data
recorded by the Event
Data Recorder and
vehicle control modules
E v ent Data R eco rder
This vehicle is eq uipped with an Event Data Re ­
corder ( EDR) . The ma in purpose of an EDR is to
record, in certain crash or near crash-like situa­
t ions, such as an airbag deployme nt or hitt ing a
road obstacle, data that w ill ass ist in understand­
ing how a vehicle 's systems performed . T he EDR
is des igned to record data related to vehicle dy­
nam ics and safety systems for a short per io d of
t ime, typ ic all y 30 seconds or less . T he ED R in this
vehicle is designed to record such data as:
- How va rious systems in your vehicle were oper ­
ating;
- Whethe r or not the d rive r and passenger safety
be lts were buckled/fas tened;
- How far (if at all) the driver was depressing the
accelerator and/or bra ke pedal; a nd ,
- How fast the vehicle was traveling .
These data can help p rovide a bette r understand­
ing of the circumstances in w hich crashes and in­
juries occur . NOTE: EDR data are recorded by your
vehicle on ly if a non-tr ivial crash situation occurs ;
no data are reco rded by the EDR un der no rmal
driv ing cond itions and no persona l da ta (e.g.,
name, ge nder, age, and cr ash location) are re­
corded. However, ot her parties, such as law en ­
forcement, co uld combine the EDR data with the
type of perso nally identifying data routinely ac­
quired d uring a crash investigation .
T o read d ata recorded by an EDR, special eq uip­
ment is required, and access to the vehicle or the ..,.
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E DR is needed. In add ition to the vehicle manu­
facturer, other parties, such as law enforcement, that have the specia l equipment, can read the in­
formation if they have access to the vehicle or the EDR.
Some state laws restrict the retrieval or down­ loading of data stored by ED Rs insta lled in a vehi ­
cle for the express purpose of retrieving data af­
ter an accident or crash event without the own­
er's consent.
Aud i will not access the EDR and/or s imilar data
or give it to others -
- unless the vehicle owner (or lessee if the vehi ­
cle has been leased) agrees; or
- upon the officia l req uest by the po lice; or
- upon the or der of a co urt of law or a govern-
ment agency; o r
- fo r the defense of a laws uit throug h the judicial
discove ry process.
- Audi may also use the data for research about
vehicle ope ration and safe ty performance or
provide the da ta to a third party for rese arch
purposes w ithou t identifying the s pecific vehi ­
cle or information about the identity of its own­
er or lessee and on ly after the recorded vehicle
data has been accessed.
Vehicle control modules
Your ve hicle is a lso equipped wi th a n umber of
e lectronic contro l modu les for vario us veh icle
systems, s uch as engi ne management, emission
control, a irbags, and safety belts.
T hese e lectro nic con trol mod ules re co rd da ta
du ring normal vehicle operation that may be
needed by trained technicians for diagnostic and
repair p urposes. The recording capability of these
mod ules is limited to data (no sound is record­
ed). On ly a small amount of data is actually re­
corded over a very limited per iod of time, or stor­
ed when a system fau lt is detected by a control
mod ule . Some of the data stored may re late to
ve hicl e speed, di rect ion, or bra king, as well as re ­
s tra int system use and performa nce in the even t
of a crash. Stored d ata can also only be read and
downloaded with special equipment that is di ­
rect ly co nnecte d to the ve hicle.
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Your vehicle may be eq uipped w ith Aud i con­
nect. Yo ur use of certain Aud i connect fea­
tures requires wire less services that are pro­
v ided by a third party wireless telecommuni­
cations provide r. Fo r details regarding how in­
formation ob tained through Aud i connec t is
collected, p rocesse d, transmitted, used, a nd
shared, plea se see yo ur contra ct with the
wireless tele commun ic a tions pr ovi der and t he
"About A udi conne ct" t ab in yo ur vehicle' s In ­
fotainment system:
I MENU ! button > Audi
connect
> right control button > About Audi
connect .

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Traffic safety information
Audi recommends performing certain Infotain­
ment system functions, such as entering a desti­
nation, only when the vehicle is stationary . Al ­
ways be prepared to stop operat ing the Infotain­
ment system in the interest of your safety and
the safety of other road users.
A WARNING
Only use the Infotainment system when traf­
fic conditions permit and always in a way that
allows you to maintain complete control over
your vehicle.
Introduction
The Multi Media Interface , or MMI for short ,
combines various systems for communication,
navigation* and entertainment in your Audi. You
can operate the MMI using the MMI control pan­
el, the multifunction steering wheel or the voice
recognition system* .
Fig. 139 MMI control pane l - integra ted shortcut key s
MMI control panel overview
CD Control knob, if needed with joy-
stick function* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142, 146
@ MMI touch control pad* . . . . . . . . 144
® Left control button . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
@ Righ t control button . . . . . . . . . . . 143
® Buttons for opening menus
directly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
@ IM ENU button I . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
(z) I BACK button I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
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@ Shortcut keys . .. . ............ .
MMI On/Off knob with
joystick function
Operating
Fig. 140 MMI On/Off knob with joystick function
Switching the MMI on/off:
147
T he MMI can be manually switched on and off.
-Switching on manually: press the On/Off knob
CD ~ fig . 140 briefly . Or: press the I MENU I but­
ton @~
page 141, fig . 139 or one of the but­
tons to directly open the menus ®·
-Switching off manually: press and hold the
On/Off knob
CD ~ fig . 140 until the MMI
sw itches off .
If the M MI has been switched off
manually, it does
not switch on again automati­
cally the next time the ignition is switched on.
Additional functions :
- Adjusting the volume :
turn the On/Off knob CD
~fig.140.
- Muting (mute): briefly press the On/Off knob.
-Selecting the previous/next function (for ex-
ample, a radio station/track):
briefly press the
On/Off knob toward the left
l«J or right t>!>I.
-Fast forwarding/rewinding (for example,
tracks) :
press and hold the On/Off knob toward
the left
l«J or right t>!>I.
A WARNING
Adjust the vo lume of the audio system so that
signals from outside the vehicle, such as po­
lice and fire sirens, can be heard easily at all
times.
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The MMI switches off automatically if the en­
gine is not running and the battery is low .
Infotainment system
display
Switching on and off
- Switching on and off manually: press the Fc;J
button @¢page 8, fig . 2.
When the MMI is switched on and the display is
switched off, you can operate certain functions
using the MMI On/Off knob with joystick function
¢page 141 .
Information on display images
The display version depends on vehicle equip­
ment.
Fig. 141 Display v ersion A
Fig. 142 Display version B
Addit ional content (such as album cover and map
material) is shown on display version B, if appli­
cable
CD ¢ fig. 142. Because the other content
shown on the displays is nearly identical between
the two versions, this manual will primarily de­
scribe display version A .
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Operating the MMI
Selecting and confirming a function
Fig. 143 Operating the control knob
Selecting and confirming a function in a
menu /list
.,.. Selecting the function: turn the control knob
CD¢ fig. 143 to the desired function (such as
selecting a frequency).
.,.. Confirming a selection: press the control knob
@ ¢fig. 143.
Returning to functions at higher levels
.,.. Press the I BACKI button (i) ¢ page 141,
fig. 139.
Opening the main menu /menu
Fig. 144 Main men u

Opening the main menu
• Press the IMENUI butto n@ ¢page 141,
fig . 139.
The MMI menus (such as Radio) are
displayed
Q fig. 144. Then you can select and
confirm a function using the control knob .
Opening a menu directly
"Press the applicable b utton to open the menus
directly ®¢
page 141, fig. 139 towards the
desired menu (such as
! RADIO I). Th en you can
select and confirm a function using the control
knob.
Opening the section /options menu using
the control buttons
@
Fig. 145 Control buttons on the MMI control panel
Selection menu : through the selection menu,
you can open additional functions within a menu
item (such as
Radio ).
Requirement: the select ion menu symbol must
be d isplayed on the left side of t he Infotainment
system display
Q fig . 145 .
Opening/closing the selection menu: press the
left control button@
Q fig. 145 . Then you can
select and conf irm a function using the control
knob .
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Options menu : using the options menu, you can
select and confirm context-dependent functions
as well as settings w ith in a menu item (such as
Rad io).
Requirement: the options menu symbo l B must
be displayed on the right side of the Infotain­
ment system display¢
fig. 145. Then you can se ­
lect and confirm a function using the control
knob.
Opening/closing the options menu: press the
right control button@
Q fig. 145 .
Information about paths
This guide shows you at a glance the paths for
opening a desired menu and its settings and
functions .
Example of a path
" Select: !RADIO I button > left control knob> FM.
Following the path
" Press the I RADIO I button .
.. Press the left control knob.
"Tur n the control knob to the
FM menu item to
select it .
,. Press the control knob to confirm the selected
FM menu item .
.. The se lected and confirmed function is exec ut­
ed. In this example, the
FM frequency band is
set.
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MMI touch
Entering letters, numbers and symbols
Applies to: ve hicles w ith MMI touch
The MMI touch allows you to enter data on the
MMI touch control pad using handwriting recog­
nition.
F ig. 146 Display when MMI touch is active
Fig. 147 Entering navigation destination us ing MMI touch
The MMI touch control pad is located on the con­
trol knob ¢
fig. 147 .
Requirement: it must be possible to enter text or
numbers and the symbol CD¢
fig. 146 must ap­
pear in the Info tainment sys tem.
- Initial entry: write an individual upper case or
lower case letter or numbers/characters on the
MM I touch control pad using yo ur finger. A
character recognized by the system w ill appear
in the Infotainment system display @
144
¢ fig. 147 and it will confirm with an audio sig­
nal, if necessary, and transfer the character to
the input field.
- Entering spaces: move your finger across the
MMI touch control pad from left to right.
-Deleting characters: move your finger across
the MMI touch contro l pad from right to left.
-Selecting the input suggestion: press the con­
trol knob.
- Switching directly to the results list : turn the
control knob to the right
-Open speller: select the right control button>
Open speller. T ext or numbers are entered in
using the speller
¢page 148.
Moving the crosshairs
Applies to: vehicles wit h MMI touch
Sl-,guMoaSt
l
Fig. 148 Moving the crossha irs
Requirement: a map must be displayed
¢page 196.
-Showing/hiding the crosshairs: press the con­
trol knob to show the crosshairs CD¢
fig. 148.
Press the I BACKI button (J) to hide the cross­
hairs again
¢ page 141, fig. 139.
-Moving the crosshairs on a map: move the visi-
ble crosshairs in the desired direct ion using ..,.

your finger on the MMI touch control pad
¢fig. 148.
Moving the map
Appl ies to: ve hicles with MMI touch
S. figu ero.i St
Fig. 149 Moving t he map
Requirement : a map must be displayed
c;;,page 196.
-Showing/hiding the crosshairs: press the con­
trol knob to show the crosshairs
(Dr=;;, fig. 149 .
Press the I BACK I button (j) to hide the cross ­
hairs aga in
c;;, page 141, fig. 139.
-Moving the map : when the crosshairs are visi­
ble pull two fingers in the desired direction
across the MMI touch co ntrol pad
r=;;, page 199 .
-Moving the map quickly : when the crosshairs
are visible, pull two fingers across the MMI
touch control pad quickly in the des ired direc­
tion . The map will come to a stop after several
seconds.
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Zooming in/out on the map
Applies to : vehicles wit h MMI touch
Fig . 150 Zoom in/out
Requirement: a map must be displayed
c;;, page 196.
-Zooming in/out on the map: press the control
knob to show the crossha irs. Touch the MMI
touch control pad with two f ingers and pull
your fingers apart or together
r=;;, fig. 150 .
Press the I BACK I button (j) to hide the crosshairs
c;;, page 141, fig . 139.
Adjusting the sound focus
Applies to : vehicles wi th MMI to uch
Requirement: the balance/fader function must
be selected
r=;;, page 233 .
-Moving the crosshairs for sound focus : move
your finger in the desired direction on the MMI
touch control pad.
Using the DVD main menu
App lies to : vehicles wit h MMI to uch
Requirement: a DVD must be playing
¢page 217.
-Selecting a menu item : move your finger up/
down or left/right on the MMI touch control
pad .
-Confirming a selection: press the control knob .
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The volume of the voice guidance prompts for
the MMI touch* can be adj usted separately
c;;, page234.
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Control knob with
joystick function
Operation
Applies to: veh icles with joystick function
Fig . 1 51 Ope rating concept fo r th e control knob w it h joy·
st ick f unction
You can p ush the contro l knob up or down@
¢
fig. 151 or to the right or left @.
Opening the entertainment sliding menu
App lies to: ve hicles with MMI touch
Opening the entertainment sliding menu : push
the co ntrol knob down to open the entertain·
ment sliding menu@¢
page 150, fig. 155 .
Then yo u can sele ct a nd confirm a funct io n.
Clos ing the entertainment sliding menu : push
the co ntrol knob up to close the e nte rtainment
slidi ng menu .
Or: press the I BACK I button 0
¢ pag e 141, fig. 139 .
Additional functions
Applies to: vehicles with joystick function
Displaying the input field/switching to
speller input
P ush the contro l knob up ¢ page 146, fig . 151 to
reach the beginning of a list in t he centra l area or
the input field . If the input field is already open,
sw itch direct ly to the speller in the inp ut fie ld by
push ing the control knob up again¢
page 148.
On the map
Requir ement: a map must be disp layed
¢ page 196.
- Displaying the input field : push the control
kno b up
146
- Displaying route guidance : when rou te gu id ·
ance is active, yo u can also disp lay the route
guidance by pus hing the cont rol knob up
¢ page 191, fig. 172 .
-Zooming in/out on the map (zoom) : turn the
cont rol knob to the right/le ft to zoom in/out on
the map.
App lies to: vehicles without MMI touch with joyst ick function
-Showing/hiding the crosshairs : press the co n·
t rol knob. The crossh airs a re shown on t he
ma p. Pr ess the
!BACK ! button to hide the cross­
hai rs .
- Moving the crosshairs : when the c rossh airs are
visib le, tu rn the con trol knob i n the direction
the c rosshairs sho uld move. Press the cont rol
knob and ho ld it until the crosshairs are in the
desired point on the map.
- Additional options on the map : refer to
¢page 198.
Adjusting the sound focus
Applies to: vehicles without MMI touch with joystick function
Requireme nt: the bal ance/fader func tion mus t
be se lected
¢ page 233.
- Adjusting the sound focus using the cross ­
hairs :
press the control knob. The c ross hai rs
are shown. To move the crosshairs hor izonta lly,
t u rn the contro l kno b. T o move the cros shairs
vert ica lly, press the control knob again and
then t urn it .
Using the DVD main menu
Requireme nt: a DV D must be playing
¢ page 217.
- Selecting a menu item: move the co ntro l knob
w it h joystic k function up or down or to the left
or r ight.
- Confirming a selection : press the cont rol knob .

Opening the selection/options menu with
the control knob
A pp lies to: ve hicles with joystick function
F ig . 152 Open in g th e selec tion/opt io ns menu with th e
contro l knob
Opening/closing the selection menu : push the
con trol knob to the left ¢
fig . 152 to open these ­
l ection menu. Then you can se lect and confirm a
function using the contro l kno b.
Pr es s t he !BACKI butto n
(J) ¢page 14 1, fig. 139
to re tu rn to the func tion one level up.
Opening /closing the options menu: p ush the
con trol knob to the right¢
fig. 1 52 to open the
o p tion s menu. Then you can se lect and confirm a
f u nction u sing t he contro l knob .
P ress the !BACKI button
(J) ¢ pag e 141, fig. 139
to re tu rn to t he func tio n one level up.
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Shortcut keys
You can assign frequently used functions to the
shortcut keys (such as navigation destination*,
phone number*, album, playlist and TV sta­ tion*) .
-The shortcut keys are located o n the M MI con-
trol panel @¢
page 141 , fig. 139 .
Assigning the shortcut key : select a function
(s uch as navigation destination) in the M MI.
P ress and hold the desired shortc ut key fo r sever­
al seconds . The shortcut key is then assigned to
t h e active funct ion (such as navigation dest ina­
t io n).
Opening an ass igned function : press the short­
cut key.
Display an assigned function : swipe your finger
ove r th e shortcut keys .
Reassigning an assigned shortcut key : selec t a
f unct ion (such as a radio st ati on) in the MMI.
Press and hold the shortcut key for several sec­
o nds .
Resetting assigned shortcut keys : to delete the
f unc tions assig ned to t he shortcut keys, reset the
Shortcut keys bac k to the defau lt factory set­
t in gs
¢ page 230.
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-If a s hortcu t key is assigned to a trac k fro m
the media center *, the correspondi ng album
is st ored .
- It is not p oss ible to e nter numbe rs usin g
t h e s ho rtc ut keys . Use the numbe r spe ller
¢ page 148 or MM I touch* ¢ page 144 to
enter num bers .
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Letter/number speller
F ig . 153 Letter/ number speller diag ram
You can ente r letters, numbers and symbo ls in
the MMI us ing t he letter/number speller. Th is
option is ava ilable when the input field @is ac ­
tive
¢ fig . 153.
-Opening/clos ing the letter /number speller :
move the control knob up/down when t he input
field is active .
Or: select the right control but ­
ton > Open speller/Close speller .
-Entering characters : turn the contro l knob to
the des ired character us ing the character se lec­
tion @¢
fig. 153 . Press the contro l knob to
confi rm th e charact er. Your inp ut is displayed
i n the inp ut fie ld @ . W hen yo u have ente red all
of the char acters, selec t and confirm
I LISTI but ­
ton @.
Or : push the contro l knob down.
- Deleting characters : turn the control knob w ith
the se lec tion a rrow to~ @¢
fig. 153 and
press the c ontrol kno b. T o de lete all ch ara cte rs
in the inp ut fie ld, press an d hol d the control
knob on~ until all cha racte rs in the inp ut fie ld
are de leted.
- Ente ring special cha racters: selec t and con ­
firm l!&? l@ ¢fig.
153, !aou l(z) or I 123 1@ . Se-
Symbol /Description Description
lect and confirm the desired specia l character
(for examp le, a hyphen or period) with the
number speller.
- Input assistance : in some cases s uch as in navi­
gation*, there is a word suggest ion* @
¢ fig. 153 based o n logical deduct io n while you
are ente ring data. Yo u can select this sugges­
t ion by push ing t he control knob up .
-Results list : in some cases, such as in the direc­
t o ry, the sys tem switches automa tica lly to the
res ults list based on logical deduction @
¢ fig. 15 3. Se lec t a nd confi rm a su ggestion
from t he lis t.
Requireme nt: the inpu t field @¢
fig. 153 must
be active.
-Switching between speller and MMI touch* :
the handwriting recognitio n for the M MI touch
cont rol pad* is automatically active. Simp ly
start wr iting.
Overview of symbols in the speller
The symbo ls in the letter/number speller are ex ­
plained in the fo llow ing tab le :
CD IL IST lorG
Switches to the results list .
@ Inpu
t field The current input is d is p layed .
® Results lis t A list w
ith suggestions based on the lette rs a lready entered is dis -
played .
@
+
Switches fro m lowe r case to upper case le tt ers o r from upper case
t o lowe r ca se le tters.
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