AUDI A4 2018 Owners Manual

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-Deleting individual character s: select and con ­
firm
0 .
-Deleting all characters entered at once : tur n
the control knob wit h the character se lection to
0 a nd p ress and ho ld the control knob. Or: se ­
lect the right contro l button
> Clear input field .
Accepting/ending a call
Applies to: veh icles with telephone
-Accepting a call : select and confirm Answer.
-Declining a call : select and confirm Decline.
-Muting the active call : select and confirm
Mute .
-Ending a phone call/cancel dialing : selec t an d
confirm End call.
Caller information : the
name, phone number or
Unknown appears in the Info tainment sys tem
d is pl ay depending on if the ca ller has been s tored
i n the directory and if the phone number has
been transm itted. A p icture may also be dis­
p layed, depending on whether you have assigned
a picture to a contact in your d irectory and if it
was transfer red to your MM I. Yo u can find out if
your cell phone su ppo rts this func tion from yo ur
cell phone network provider, yo ur cell ph one
owner's manual o r at www.audiusa .com/blue­
tooth .
(D Tips
-The ra dio or media playback is muted during
a p ho ne c all.
- M issed ca lls are disp laye d with a sy mbol in
the s tat us line o f the Info tainmen t sy stem
disp la y @ 9page 165, fig. 174.
During a phone call
Applies to: vehicles with telephone
Requ iremen t: the re mus t be a call i n progress.
" End call : yo u can end a phone cal l.
" Send tone sequence : yo u can en ter tone se­
quences (DTMF ) directly us ing the number
s p elle r and send to the other person on the
ca ll.
"Other call options : press the right cont rol but ­
ton .
Telephone
T he following op tions a re poss ib le d uring a ca ll
depen ding on the cell phone be ing used and the
type of connect ion :
-Answeri ng an ad diti onal c all: if there is an in ­
coming call while another call is active, you can
select Answer to put the existing ca ll on ho ld
and answer the incoming call. I f you select De­
cline , the incoming ca ll w ill be declined.
-Accepting an incoming call when there is an ac­
tive ca ll and a ca ll on ho ld: select Replace. The
active ca ll is replaced with the incoming cal l.
- Muting the incoming call: select and conf irm
Mute .
-Additional call : select: Find contact > Call list /
Directory /Favorites
> an entry from the list.
Mute : if you sele ct and confirm this fun ct ion, the
other person on the phone cannot hear you. You
can hear t he other person. To turn the m ic ro­
phone back on, select and con firm Un mute .
Hold call /Resume held call : yo u can pla ce the ex ­
isting call on hold and resume it aga in . To re ­
s u me the ca ll, se lect and confirm the call you
would like to res ume .
Transfer call to mobile devi ce* : sele ct and con ­
firm Transfer call to mobile device to transfer
the exist ing ca ll from the M MI to your cell p hone .
Switch to hands-free mode *: Requir emen t: you
mus t have a p ho ne c all in p rogress on you r ce ll
phone. Se lect and confirm Switch to hands-free
mode to transfer the call from your cell p hone
back to the M MI.
Swap call : alternate between two phone calls
whi le one of the calls is on hold. Se lecting End
call will end the active phone cal l. A phone ca ll on
ho ld can be resumed using the right contro l but­
ton
> Resume .
Connection manager: see
9 page 249.
Telephone settings: see 9 page 18 5.
@ Tips
-To be not ified of a n in com ing ca ll dur ing a
phon e call, th e
call waiting funct ion i n your
cell p hone m ust be swit ched on whe n using
t he Handsfree profil e.
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Telephone
-You can o btai n mo re information from your
ce ll phone service prov ider or from your cell
phone user guide .
- W hen leaving the vehicle, the Bl uetooth
connection to the ce ll phone wi ll automat i­
cally disconnect. Depending on your cell phone, phone ca lls in progress may be a uto­
matically redirected from t he MMI to your
cell phone and yo u can cont inue the call on
your phone.
- The display of a n in coming phone call in the
Infotainment system d is pl ay may still be
v is ib le for a few seconds after a call is an ­
swered/ ig nored depe nding on the cell
p hone in use .
Making an emergency call
Applies to: vehicles with telephone
~ Se lect: I M ENU I but ton > Telephone > left con ­
trol button >
Enter number > Enter emer gency
ca ll number (for examp le, 911) >
OK.
A WARNING
- Beca use your phone wo rks with radio s ig­
nals, a connection cannot be guaranteed un­
der all ci rc u ms tances. Do not rely on only
yo ur phone when it comes to essent ial com ­
mun ication (s uch as a medica l emer ge ncy).
-Always follow the ins truct ions gi ven by the
em ergency perso nnel during an eme rgency
c a ll and only e nd th e call whe n they inst ruct
y ou to d o so .
{1) Tips
Eme rg en cy numbers are not the same eve ry­
wher e. Fin d ou t which eme rgency number is
used in yo ur cur rent lo ca ti on.
Favorites
Applies to: vehicles with telephone
Up to 5 0 contacts, in addition to the voicemail
num ber, can be stored in any order in the favor­
ites lis t.
~ Select: I M ENU I button> Telephone > lef t con­
tro l but ton.
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Storing an existing phone number as a
favorite:
- Select and confirm Call list /Directory.
- Sele ct a contac t or phone n umbe r from the list.
- Select: r ig ht con trol button>
Store as favorite .
-Enter a name for the favor ite or select a s ug-
gestion.
- Select and confirm
Store .
Renaming stored favorites
- Select: Favorites > a favorite from the list.
-Select the right contro l button > Rename fa-
vorite .
Moving stored favorites
- Sele ct: Favorites > a favorite from the lis t.
- Sele ct the rig ht cont ro l bu tton > Move favorite .
-Select and confirm t he location of the se lected
favor ite.
Deleting a stored favorite
- Select: Favorites > a favorite from the list.
-Select the right contro l button > Delete f avor-
ite
> Delete this favor ite or Delete all fa vor­
i tes .
Messages
Text messages
Applies to: cell phones with Bluetooth Message Access Profile
(MAP)
Depending on the cell phone being used and the
cell phone network contract, you can receive and
send text messages using the MMI .
Requirement
A cell phone must be connected to t he MM I via
B luetoot h MAP ( Message Access Profi le)
¢ page 175.
~ Select: !ME NUI button> Telephone > le ft con ­
trol button >
Text message (MyPhone )/Text
message (secondary phone)* .
Write new text message
Se lec t and confi rm Write new text message .
- Using a template :
select and confirm the de­
sired template from the list .

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-Writing your own text*: select and confirm Do
not use template.
Enter text using the MMI
touch contro l pad* or the letter speller.
-Enter one or more recipients.
-Select and confirm Send .
lnbox
Displays all received text messages .
Sent
Displays all sent text messages.
Outbox
Displays all text messages to be sent.
Drafts
Displays all text messages that have not yet been
sent and stored text messages .
(D Tips
-Please note that you may have to act ivate
the receiving and send ing of text messages
i n your cell phone depending on the SIM
card being used (for example, when using a
Multi-SIM). You can obtain mo re informa­
tion from your cell phone service provider or
from your cell phone user guide.
- Fo r more information on supported cell
phones, vis it
www.audiusa.com/bluetooth
or contact an authorized Audi dealer or au­
thorized Audi Service Facility.
- You need a cell phone with Message Access
Profile that also supports the sending func ­
tion to be able to send text messages
through the MMI.
Message options
Applies to: ce ll phones wit h Bl ue tooth Message Access Profile
(MAP)
~ Select : ITELI button> left control button > text
message (MyPhone)/text message (secondary
phone)* > lnbox/Sent/Outbox
> right control
button.
The following options may be avai lab le depend ­
ing on the se lected menu .
l) Not available in all la nguage s.
Telephone
Storing a text message as a template
Ten text message templates are stored in the
MM I. You can
save up to ten additiona l tem ­
plates .
-Create a text message.
-Select and confirm Store as template .
Resume last text message
The last ed ited text message can be resumed .
Reply*
A reply can be sent for the selected message in
the
lnbox.
Forward
T he selected text message can be forwarded to a
diffe rent recipient.
Send again*
The selected text message can be resent.
Delete this text message*
The selected text message can be de leted .
Read out1
)
You can have the MMI read an open text mes­
sage .
Text messaging settings*
To display when a new text message is received,
activate the
Text message notifications . New
text messages are indicated w ith an envelope
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in the Infotainment system display status line .
Connection manager
See¢ page 249.
Wi-Fi settings
See ¢page 194.
Telephone settings
See ¢page 185.
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Telephone
(D Tips
Messages that are deleted in the MMI are a lso
de leted in the ce ll phone automatica lly .
E-mail*
Applies to: cell phones with Bluetooth Message Access Profile
(MAP)
Depending on the type of cell phone being used,
you can receive and send e-mails through the
MMI .
Requirement: a cell phone must be connected to
the MMI via B luetooth MAP (Message Access Pro­
fi le)
r:=:> page 175 . You can find o ut in your cell
phone owner's manua l if your ce ll phone sup­
ports this f unction .
.,. Select : I MENU I button> Tel ephon e> left con­
trol but ton >
E -m ail (MyPhone )/E-mail ( se con­
dar y phone )*.
Write new e-mail
Select and confirm W rit e new e -mail .
- Us ing a templat e:
select and confirm the de­
sired template from the list.
-Writing your o wn te xt*: select and confirm Do
not use templ ate .
Enter text using the MMI
touch control pad* or the letter speller .
- Enter one or more recipients.
- Se lect and confirm
Send .
Inbox
All received e-ma ils are d isplayed.
Sent
All sent e-ma ils are d isplayed .
Outbox
All e-mails that will be sent are displayed.
Drafts
All saved e -mails that have not been sent yet a re
d isp layed.
(D Note
Always follow the info rmation found in r:=;, (j) in
Wi-Fi hotspot on page 194.
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(D Tips
- For more information on supported cell
phones, visit
www.audiusa. com /bluetooth
or contact an authorized Audi dealer or au­
thorized Aud i Service Facility.
- To ensure that your sent e-ma ils are re­
ceived, connect your cell phone to the Wi-Fi
hotspot* in the vehicle so that the e-mail
app on your cell phone conti nues to have In­
ternet access . If you are still not receiving e­
ma ils even tho ugh yo u have a successfu l
c onnect io n, then contact you r e-mail se rvice
prov ider o r yo ur ce ll phone serv ice prov ider.
Message options
Appl ies to: cell phones with Bluetooth Message Access Profile
(MAP)
.,. Select: ! ME NUI button> Telephon e> left con­
trol b utton >
E-mail (MyPhone )/E-mail (secon ­
dary phone) *
> Inbox/Sent /Outbox > righ t
control button.
The following options may be ava ilable depend­
i ng on the selected menu .
Store as template
Ten e-mail templates are stored in the MMI. You
can save up to ten additional templates.
- Create an e-mail.
- Select and confirm
Store a s template.
Resume last edited e-mail
The last e-ma il in prog ress can be resumed.
Repl y*
A reply can be sent for the selected e-mail in the
lnbo x.
Repl y to all*
A reply can be sent for the se lected e-mai l in the
In bo x and it will be sent to all of the entered re ­
c ipients.
Forward
The selected e -mail can be forwarded to a differ ­
ent recipient.

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Delete this message*
The selected e-mail can be deleted.
Read out 1
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You can have the MMI read an open e-mail.
E-mail settings*
To disp lay when a new e-mail is received, activate
the
E -mail notifications. New e-mails are indicat­
ed with an
envelope~ in the Infotainment sys­
tem display status line .
Connection manager
See q page 249.
Wi-Fi settings
See qpage 194.
Telephone settings
See qpage 185.
(D Tips
-Messages that are deleted in the MMI are
also automatically deleted in the connected
cell phone.
-You cannot read any messages while driv­
i ng .
Listening to voicemail
Applies to: vehicles with telep hone
.. Select : I MENU I button >Telephone > left con­
trol button. Select and confirm
Call list/Direc­
tory /Favo rites
> Voicemail.
- Entering the voicemail number:
enter the de­
s ir ed number. Select and confirm
OK .
-Dialing the voicemail number: select and con­
firm
Voicemail.
@ Tips
-This service must be set up and activated in
advance by the cell phone service provider.
You can obtain more information from your
cell phone service prov ider.
l) Not availab le in all la nguages .
Telephone
-The voicemail number depends on the cell
phone service provider.
Directory
Opening the directory
Applies to: vehicles wit h te lephone
After connecting the cell phone, the contacts in
it are automatically imported into the MMI .
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_ n_o _n _e _· _o _,_
,e _c_t _o _,y _________ ,
~~· f
J • Voicemail
• Sm ,th, John
• Muster, Manfred
• Schmidt. Ralf
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Requirement: you must have at least one contact
stored in your cell phone .
.. Select: !MENUI button> Telephone > left con­
trol button >
Directory .
- Calling a contact:
select and confirm a contact
from the directory. The phone numbers for the
selected contact are displayed . To make the
call, select and confirm a phone number.
- Free text search for a contact : see q page 164.
Contacts are displayed in alphabetical order and
can be sorted by first or last name
¢ page 186,
Sort order .
The directory can be opened through the Tele­
phone
menu as well as thr ough the Navigation*
menu.
(D Tips
-Add itiona l information on free text searches
can be found under
¢page 164.
-Check for a possible request to synchronize
on you r cell phone. Requests to synchronize
the directory must be confirmed so that
your cell phone contacts can be loaded into
the MMI.
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Telephone
-The contact display in the MMI depends on
the cell phone used. For more information
on supported cell phones, visit
www.audiusa.com/bluetooth or contact an
authorized Audi dealer or authorized Audi
Service Facility.
- Please note that only the directory from the
primary phone* is always displayed.
- The contacts from the cell phone may not be transferred in alphabetical order. If there
are too many entries, contacts with differ­
ent first letters may be missing in the MMI.
- The contacts in the local MMI memory are
always visible and can be accessed by other
users.
Free text search for a contact
Applies to: vehicles with telephone
.. Select: I MENU I button> Telephone> left con­
trol button >
Directory .
.. To limit the search, enter the initials of the con­
tact being searched with each initial separated
by a space in the input field. Enter additional
letters if necessary.
.. Select and confirm a contact from the directo­
ry. The phone numbers for the selected contact
are displayed.
.. To make the call, select and confirm a phone
number .
- You can scroll through long lists quickly by
turning the control knob quickly. The scroll­
ing speed depends on the number of list en­
tries.
-Additional information on free text searches
can be found under
<:}page 164.
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· Showing contact details*
Applies to: vehicles with telephone
You con show contact details depending on the
vehicle equipment.
Fig. 182 S h owing contact deta ils
.. Select: !MENUI button> Telephone> left con­
trol button .
.. Select and confirm Directory> a contact from
the directory .
.. Select: right control button> Show contact de­
tails.
- Calling :
select and confirm the desired tele­
phone number.
- Navigating: to start navigation, select and con­
firm the desired address . Select and confirm
Start route guidance.
Press the right control button to open additional
options for the contact details .
Add destination
To start navigation, select and confirm the de­
sired address. Select and confirm
Start route
guidance.
Store as favorite
See c::> page 180, Favorites.
Send text message*
You can send a text message c::> page 180 to the
selected contact .
Delete contact
The selected contact can be deleted .
(D Tips
-Contacts edited in the MMI directory cannot
be automatically updated in the connected
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cell phone. Audi recommends editing cell
p hone contacts d irectly in the ce ll phone .
- Only the con ta cts in the lo ca l M MI memory
ca n be ed ite d or de leted .
Importing and exporting contacts
Applies to: veh icles with telephone
Contac ts in vCard forma t (. v cf) can be impor ted
in to the directory or exported .
Requ irement: an SD car d mus t be inser ted in one
of the SD c ard readers *
¢ page 228 or a USB
sto rage dev ice m ust be conne cte d to the Aud i
m usic interface* ¢
page 233 or the require ­
ments for A udi connect Infotainment se rvices*
must be met
¢ page 188.
.,. Select: I M ENU I but ton > Telephone > left con­
t ro l butto n >
Directory .
... Se lect : rig ht contro l button > Di rectory set­
tings .
- Importing contacts from a storage device :
se­
l ect and co nfirm
Import contacts > SD card 1 /
SD card 2 or USB device 1 /USB device 2
> de ­
sired contacts
> Start import .
- Exporting contacts to a storage device :
select
and confirm
Export contacts > SD card 1 /SD
card 2 or USB device 1 /USB device 2
> desired
contacts
> Start export .
- Selecting all contacts at once to import/e x­
port :
select and conf irm Import contacts /Ex ­
port contacts > SD card 1 /SD card 2 or USB de­
vice 1 /USB device 2 >All > Start import /Start
export .
0) Tips
-Always read the chapte r¢ page 195, Audi
conn ect (Infotainm ent) g eneral informa ­
tion.
- Fo r additional in format io n on the myAudi
account, v is it
www.audiusa.com/myaudi.
- The im po rt ed contacts are stored i n the lo­
ca l memory o f the di rectory.
l) Depe nds on th e co nnect ed cell p ho ne.
Telephone
- A m aximum of 1,0 00 cont acts can be im ­
ported . Yo u can check the directory memory
capacity at any t i me ¢
page 1 86.
- Never save im portant data on memo ry ca rds
or USB storage devices . A udi is not responsi­
ble for damaged o r lost files and media.
- Contacts t hat were downloa ded from a ce ll
phone cannot be e xported .
- The re sho uld be no ot her files o r fo lders o n
the stora ge medium containin g the contacts
t o be impo rted.
Additional settings
Telephone settings
Applies to: vehicles with telephone
.,. Sele ct: ! M EN UI bu tton> Telephone > right con-
t rol button >
Telephone settings .
Call options*
Call forwarding :
you can switch the forwarding
of incom ing ca lls to yo ur voicemai l o r to ano ther
phone nu mber on a nd off. You c an chec k if t he
funct ion i~ act ivated or deactivated w it h Check
status .
Call waiting :
you are alerted to an incoming call
dur ing a pho ne c all when the func tion i s swit ched
o n ~-You ca n che ck if the func tio n is acti vated
o r d eacti vate d wi th
Check status .
Send own telephone number :
sending your
phone num ber wit h an o utgo ing ca ll can b e acti­
va ted and dea ct ivate d. W it h t he
Network-de·
pendent
se tting , the se tting li ste d in the con­
t ract w it h t he ce ll phone service p rovider is used.
T he sett ings on ly app ly to the
Telephone men u in
the MMI. Please note that the settings on your
ce ll phone w ill apply after disconnecting the
B luetoot h connection. You can c heck if the f unc­
t ion is activated or deactivated with
Check sta­
tus .
Ringtone and volume settings
1>
U sing the Mute telephone function, you can
switch the r ingtone p layback through the M MI
speaker on and off. You can play the r ingtones
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Telephone
using the Ringtone fu nction . Select and confirm
an entry from the list. Fo r the
Ringtone volume /
Message volume
sett ings, refer to ¢ pag e 253 .
The Microphone input level can be ad justed d ur­
ing a phone call using the contro l knob .
(D Tips
-Seve ra l cell ph ones can be paire d to the
MM I, but only two* cell phones ca n be ac­
tive ly connected.
- To delete all paired Bluetooth devices, the
Bluetooth funct ion can be reset to the fac­
tory default sett ings
c:> page 249.
Additional options
... Se lect : I MENU I button> Telephone > right co n-
t ro l butto n.
Connection manage r
See c:> page 249.
Bluetooth settings*
See c:> page 25 0.
Online settings*
See c:> page 251 .
Wi-Fi settings*
See c:> page 194, Wi-Fi hotspot .
Directory settings
A ppl ies to: ve hicles w ith tele phone
... Select : I MENU I button> Telephone > left con­
trol button
> Directory > right control button>
Directory settings .
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Memory capacity
Sho ws the Memory capacity fo r t he direct ory.
You can ma nage up to 17 ,00 0 co nta cts wi th the
d irectory. Yo u can load up to 4, 000 contacts
from your cell phon e into each directory. Yo u ca n
a ls o im por t up to 1,00 0 c ontacts fr om a storage
d evice.
Sort order
You can so rt the contacts in your directo ry alpha­
b eti call y acco rdi ng to
Last name or First name .
Import contacts/Export contacts
See c:> page 185.
Download directory
To update the contacts in the MMI, yo u ca n man ­
u ally down loa d your cell phon e contacts . De ­
pending on the ce ll phone, the Bluetooth connec ­
tion may need to be disconnected and reconnect­
ed to upda te t he contacts.
Hide contacts without phone number
W hen t his fu ncti on i s s witch ed o n~ , conta cts
that do not have any num bers assig ned to them
will be g rayed ou t in the directory.

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Troubleshooting
Applies to: vehicles with telephone
Problem
Pairing
the cell phone to the MMI
failed.
After pai ring,
not all contact s/no
contacts
are loaded in the MMI.
Certa in
telephone functions are
gr ayed out o r not avai lab le.
Some
telephone function s are
switched off o r not avai lab le, even
tho ugh t he cell phone is support -
ed .
Telephone
Solution
Check if the requirements for pai ring a ce ll phone have been met
c::;,page 175.
Or: check if you accidentally declined the pairing setup PIN on
your cell phone . If necessary, repeat the pairing process
c::;, page 17 5.
Avoid using special c haracters in names .
Avoid using contact groups on your cell phone.
The te lephone funct ions depend o n the cell phone service p rovider
and the cell p hone you are using. Yo u ca n ob tain more info rma-
tion from your cell phone se rvice provide r, in your cell phone user
g ui de or in the database for mob ile dev ices at
www.audiusa.com /
bluetooth .
On corporate phones, some Bluetooth setti ngs may not be com-
patib le or the ce ll phone Bluetooth f unct ion may be deactivated.
You c an obtai n more informa tion from yo ur system adm inistrator.
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Audi connect (Infotainm ent )
Audi connect
(Infotainment)
Introduction
Applies to vehicles with Audi connect (Infotainment)
With Audi connect Infotainment services, on line
information is transmitted directly to the vehicle
and then integrated .
A WARNING
To reduce the risk of an accident, only use
Audi connect Infotainment services when
road and traffic cond itions permit. A lways
read and fo llow the notes in
9page 155,
Traffic safety information.
Setup
Requirements for Audi connect
(Infotainment)
Applies to vehicles with Audi connect (Infota inment)
The data connection fo r Audi connect Infota in­
ment services is made thro ugh an embedded SIM
card (eS IM card) that is equipped in the veh icle.
The fo llow ing requ irements must be met to use
the embedded SI M card:
- You have already registered at
www .audiu sa.com /my audi and ass igned ave­
hicle.
- You have also already logged in to your myAudi
account under
Audi conn ect plan for the em­
bedded SIM ca rd and accepted the terms of use
given there. For add it iona l info rmation, co ntact
an a uth orized Aud i de aler or a uthorized Audi
Service Facility .
Then you r Audi co nnect Infota inment services are
activated and can be used in your veh icle.
(D Tips
- After the free subscription has ended or the
data volume has been used up, data pac kets
ca n be purchased for the use of Audi con­
nect Infot ainment serv ices. Yo u can find a d­
dit ional info rmation about fees and pur­
chasing at
www .audiusa .com /myaudi.
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-Read this chapter before operating
~ page 195, Audi connect (Infotainment)
general information.
Configuration through myAudi
Audi connect (Infotainment) configuration
Applies to vehicles with Aud i connect (Infotainment)
Some Audi connect Infotainment services must
be configured through your personal myAudi ac­
count before using them for the first time.
-If you do not have a persona l myAud i acco unt
yet, you can register online at
www.audiusa.com /m yaudi .
-Add your vehicle to your my Audi account.
- Activate/configure the A ud i connect (Infotain -
ment) services you would like for your veh icle in
your myAudi account.
-For some Audi connect Infotainment services,
you may also have to enter your myAudi user
data or your myAudi PIN when accessing serv­
ices in the MMI to connect your vehicle to
myAudi.
For detailed information on configuration, visit
www.audiu sa.com /m yaudi .
Logging into myAudi in the vehicle
Applies to vehicles with Audi connect (Infotainment)
To use some Audi connect Infotainment services
(such as Twitter*), you must first connect your
vehicle to myAudi to transfer your personal set­
tings from your myAudi account.
Fig . 1 83 Logging into myA udi
... Select: !MENUI b utton> Audi conne ct > right
control button >
Log in.