radio AUDI A6 2005 C6 / 3.G RNS_E Navigation System Manual
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CAR, SETUP map 
page 143 and in Setup Navigation 
page 151 to  d i s p l a y  th e  
map.
If you are navigating without stopovers, you have the option of 
selecting from up to three routes, in addition to detailed route infor-
mation 
page 130.
If you are n avigatin g with stopovers, you are shown the entire route 
with all stopovers and detailed information in an overview 
page 132.
You can also use the map as presented in the Navigation System 
display to enter a destination 
page 128.
Applies to vehicles: with display of the instrument clusterVisual presentation in the instrument cluster display
A s  s o o n  a s  y o u  h a v e  e n t e r e d  a  r o u t e  i n t o  t h e  N a v i g a t i o n  S y s t e m  a n d  
begun navigating, guidance to your destination will also be 
displayed in the instrument cluster display.
Fig. 116  Instrument 
cluster display: 
Example of route guid-
ance presentation
Display
Shor t descriptionEstimated time of arrival at destination or current 
stopoverDistance remaining to next turn pointDirectional arrowLocation-dependent display of freeway, highway 
and street names  
 An arrow before the display identifies the name of 
the street onto which you should turn.Total kilometers to destination or current stopover
Fig. 117  Instrument 
cluster display: 
Example of route guid-
ance presentation 
(turn off)
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CAR, SETUP A s  s o o n  as  y o u  h a v e  e n t e r e d  a  r o u t e  i n t o  t h e  N a v i g a t i o n  S y s t e m  a n d  
begun navigating, guidance to your destination will also be 
displayed in the instrument cluster display.
When the turn-off is immediately ahead, the arrow points in the 
direction in which you should turn. In addition, the name of the 
s t r e e t  i s  s h o w n  u n d e r  t h e  a r r o w. A  b a r  g r a p h  
page 114, fig.119 on 
the right in the display takes you precisely to the turn-off point.If it is necessary to make a lane change before the turn off, you are 
warned in plenty of time about this lane change before the turn-off 
arrow by a second arrow 
page 111, fig.114.
Tips
With active guidance, you can switch to the trip computer display* 
by pressing the trip computer reset button*. Pushing the trip 
c o mp ut e r  re s e t  b ut to n *  a g a in  r e t ur n s  y o u to  g u i d a n c e . Yo u c a n  fin d  
detailed information about the trip computer* in the Owner's 
Manual.Selecting navigation function
The navigation functions can be selected with the 
 function button.Fig. 120  Display: Main navigation menu
Display
Short descriptionDistance remaining to next turn pointEstimated time of arrival at destination or current 
stopoverDirectional arrowLocation-dependent display of freeway, highway 
and street names 
An arrow before the display identifies the name of 
the street onto which you should turn.Total kilometers to destination or current stopoverChange of direction arrowBar graph (countdown): bars decreasing in size indi-
cate how the distance to the immediate turn-off 
point is decreasing; the bar graph is not shown until 
a change of direction arrow is displayed.If there is another side street before the turn-off 
point which is not part of current guidance, this side 
street is represented by a side-street symbol in the 
instrument cluster display.
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CAR, SETUP The following submenus are available in navigation 
Setup function:
Main navigation menuEntering a navigation destination
Destinations can be easily entered in various ways.Fig. 121  Navigation: Destination entry menu (main menu)First determined whether you would like to navigate to a final desti-
nation with or without stopovers 
page 139. After you have 
decided on the type of guidance (with/without stopovers), you can 
enter a destination over different routes. Entering destination data 
in the entry menu 
fig.121 is handled in the same way in single 
destination and route planning mode.
Navigation submenus
Press the   
function button in 
the NAV function page 151
Map scheme (day/night) 
Orientation 
Map type 
Map contents 
Voice information 
Delete previous destinations 
Turn list 
Highway info 
Intersection map 
Auto intersection zoom 
Compass 
Version information 
Demo mode 
Set position/direction
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– Press the   function button page 16.
– Press the control button with the Route function.
–Select Route without stopover to switch to single desti-
nation mode page 119 page 139. The destination 
entry menu page 117, fig.121 appears, or
–Select Route with stopover to switch to route plan 
page 121 and then select Destin.. The destination 
entry menu page 117, fig.121 appears.
–Select Region page 118, fig.122.
–Select another Region from the list page 118, fig.123 
by rotating and pressing the control knob.When selecting a country, destination data (street, city and catego-
ries) that was previously stored in the destination entry menu is 
deleted.
Entering single destination (Route without stopover)Fig. 124  Navigation: Entering the destination using the speller–Press the   function button page 16.
– If necessary,Press the control button with the Route fu n c -
tion  and confirm  the Route without stopover function to 
s w i t ch  to  si n g l e  d e st i n at i o n  m o de  page 139. Th e  de s t i -
nation input menu page 117, fig.121 appears.
– Select ggf. Region page 118.
– Select City and enter the name using the speller, 
fig.124 or
– In the speller display, select LIST fig.124 and select 
the city from the list.
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Entering Route plan (Route with stopover)
Up to three stopovers and a final destination can be set 
in the Route plan.Fig. 125  Navigation: Route plan– Press the   function button page 16.
– Press the control button with the Route function and 
confirm the Route with stopovers function to switch to 
Route plan fig.125.
–Select Destin. to enter the final destination.
–Select Region as applicable page 118.
–Select City and enter the city using the speller, or
– In the speller display, select LIST and select the city from 
the list.– Select Select city center to navigate to the center of the 
selected locality, or
– Select Input street name, Special destination in city or 
Destination input on map to set more detailed destina-
tion criteria.
– Enter stopovers by means of Add stopover 1, Add 
stopover 2 or Add stopover 3.
– Select Start route guidance page 129.
After you have started route guidance, the calculated route plan 
with all the various information is initially shown as an overview on 
the map. Confirm route guidance by pressing the control knob. You 
can find additional information about the route plan starting on page 132.
Switch from the letter speller to the number speller to enter a city 
with special characters (e.g. hyphen, apostrophe or period) page 125.
Selection “Select city center”
The Navigation System calculates route guidance to the center of 
the city entered.
Selection “Input street name”
B y  i n p u t t i n g  t h e  s t r e e t  i n  a  c i t y,  y o u  c a n  s p e c i f y  t h e  d e s t i n a t i o n  m o r e  
precisely.
After selecting the street, you can set more detailed destination 
criteria by entering an Intersection or a Street number 
page 128.
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Destination input street
Wi thi n a  se le cted reg ion, a  stre et c an b e select ed e ve n 
without specifying a city.Fig. 126  Navigation: Entering a street as destination using the spellerFig. 127  Navigation: Set more detailed street information
– In a destination input menu page 117, fig.121, select 
another Region page 118 from the list by rotating and 
pressing the control knob or confirm the region already 
being shown. This deletes all existing entries in the desti-
nation input menu page 117, fig.121.
– Select Street page 117, fig.121 and enter the street 
name using the speller, or
– In the speller display, select LIST fig.126 and select 
the street from the list.
– Select a location from the following list.
– Select End entry fig.127.
– Geben Sie ggf. Enter stopovers for route guidance with 
stopovers page 139. 
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CAR, SETUP Selection “Input street name”
By inputting the street in a city, the destination can be specified 
more precisely.
After selecting the street, you can specify more detailed destination 
criteria by inputting an Intersection, a House number or through 
Enter destination on map 
page 128.
If you would like to find a street independently of the city, select 
Street after selecting the country in the main navigation menu.
Selection “Special destination in city”
By selecting a special destination in the specified city, tourist attrac-
tions or public facilities (e.g. hospital, movie theater,) can be 
selected directly as a destination.
If you would like to find a particular special destination indepen-
dently of the city, select Special destination after selecting the 
country in the main navigation menu 
page 126.
Selection “Destination input on map”
You can find destinations for a specified city from the map display.
If the map is being displayed to select a destination, the crosshairs 
are in the center of the city in question. By moving the crosshairs 
horizontally and vertically, you can set a new destination 
page 149.
If additional detailed information is available for the selected point 
on the map, you can display it using the Detail info function.
You can select the Set as destination function, if you have set the 
route guidance with stopovers. If you are navigating without stop-
over, the Set as stopover function is greyed out 
page 139.
Yo u  c a n  a l s o  Save to directory 
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tion By inputting a street, you can predetermine the map location in 
greater detail.
Tips
If you have entered  a city in the s peller display,  you can confirm the 
entry for this city by pressing and holding the control knob. Or, you 
enter par t o f a city and you a lre ady recognize the d esired city in the  
speller display list, you can shift directly to the city list by keeping 
pressure on the control knob.Entering street/city with special charactersFig. 130  Navigation: Switch from letter to number speller– In a destination input menu page 117, fig.121, select 
another Region from the list by rotating and pressing the 
control knob. 
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– In a destination input menu page 117, fig.121, enter 
another Region as applicable.
–Select Special destination page 117, fig.121.
–Select Find entry page 126, fig.131 and enter the 
name using the speller, or
–Select Te l e p h o n e   n u m b e r, In immediate vicinity, In 
vicinity of destination, Along the route or Regionwide.
– Select a subcategory or enter additional data for the 
special destination.
–Select Set as destination. Th e  s pe c i a l  de s t i n a t i o n  i s au to -
matically transferred to the route guidance.
– Geben Sie ggf. Enter stopovers for route guidance with 
stopovers page 139.
–Select Start route guidance page 129.The special destinations stored on the navigation DVD (e.g. airports, 
gas stations, etc.) can be selected.
Using the Find entry, you can input the name of the special destina-
tion with the speller.
When you confirm a selected special destination, it becomes the 
new destination.
Selection “Telephone number”
When telephone number for the special destinations are stored on 
the navigation DVD, you can enter these special destinations by the 
telephone number.Selection “In immediate vicinity”
This special destination 
page 126, fig.132 refers to the area 
immediately surrounding the current vehicle position.
This function is especially useful for planning stopovers, for 
example to find the nearest restaurant.
The list of special destinations displayed is sorted in ascending 
order according to distance (as the crow flies) to your location. The 
distance displayed for special destinations can differ considerably 
from the driving distance.
Selection “In vicinity of destination”
After a destination has been entered in a menu for destination 
in put, a s pecial des tina tion ca n be  in the vicinity of the destination. 
If no destination has been entered in the destination input menu, 
this function is greyed out.
This special destination refers to a final destination already calcu-
lated and is useful, for example, when you are looking for a gas 
station at your destination.
Selection “Along the route”
This special destination refers to route calculation. Special destina-
tions “Along the route” can only be selected during active route 
guidance.
It is particularly suitable for setting a specific special destination 
along the calculated route. Only special destinations situated 
directly on the route are located.
Selection “Region-wide”
This special destination is not assigned to any city or previously 
selected destination. You will receive a list of all possible special 
destinations in each country. For example, you can obtain a list of 
the possible airports for the specified region. 
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– Confirm by rotating and pressing the control knob the 
third map menu item (destination flag) page 128, 
fig.133.
–Select Set as destination page 128, fig.134.
– Geben Sie ggf. Enter stopovers for route guidance with 
stopovers page 139.
–Select Start route guidance page 129.If you enter a city in the destination input menu first, before you 
press the control button with the Map function, the system jumps 
to the center of the city entered on the map display.
Selection “Detail info”
If additional detailed information is available for the selected point 
on the map, you can display it by selecting the Detail info function.
If the Detail info function is greyed out, no details are available on 
the navigation DVD.
Selection “Set as stopover”
When you have activated Route with stopover, you can also select 
the stopovers from the map.
If you have not activated Route with stopover, this function cannot 
be selected (greyed out).
Selection “Save to directory”
The selected map position can also be imported into the directory. 
You can assign this position to an existing directory entry or open a 
new entry. With a new entry, first input a name using the speller. 
Then you can input additional data on the entry. If you activate 
Display as top destination, this entry is displayed in the destination 
input menu 
page 117, fig.121 
page 133.
Tips
Th e  d e s t i n a t i o n  e n t r y  f r o m  t h e  m a p  i s  a l s o  a v a i l a b l e  t o  y o u  i n  t h e  
city submenu and street submenu.
Yo u  c a n  a l s o  s e t  a  m a p  p o i n t  w h i c h  i s  not l o c a t e d  o n  a  s t r e e t  ( e .g . 
by means of the geo-coordinates) using the crosshairs. In this case, 
the system tries to navigate as close as possible to this destination 
using digitized streets.
Start route guidanceFig. 135  Navigation: Start route guidance– Enter all the necessary information for route guidance. 
You can use the different options that have been 
described page 117. 
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– Press the control knob to start the route guidance 
desired.When you select a route by rotating the control knob, you are shown 
various information about this route. The information that pertains 
to the selected route is highlighted in white.
The following information can be displayed for the individual 
routes.
Route guidance includes sections of freeway
Estimated freeway kilometers
Route includes sections of road subject to tolls or sticker 
showing the length of the sections
Route includes ferry connection(s)
Route includes roads closed at certain times of day
Route includes seasonally closed roads
Estimated distance to destination
Estimated time of arrival at destination
Destination highlighted on map
Suggested route 1
Suggested route 2
Suggested route 3
Starting point highlighted
Orientation
Scale
When you have entered a single destination and started route guid-
ance, the system switches automatically to route selection display.
The route highlighted after the automatic switch to map display is 
the route which was calculated according to the criteria 
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that you set. For e x ample, if you set “fast in the “Route criteria”, the 
route with the shortest estimated arrival time is highlighted after switching automatically to the map display. You are also offered a 
second fastest and a short route as a selection where possible.”
If you do not select any of the routes suggested, the route marked 
is automatically imported after a delay once the trip has started or 
during the trip. The delay gives you the opportunity to change the 
route selection one more time.
Tips
The estimated time for the possible routes depends on the various 
route options. As soon as the calculation is complete, these routes 
are shown on the map display. In some cases, visual overlaps may 
result,  in which c ase the route ca n be distinguished  vis ually on ly by 
the change in the distance given or the estimated time of arrival.
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