AUDI A6 2009 C6 / 3.G RNS_E Navigation System Manual
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Navigation (NAV) 126
– Select City or Street.
– Enter the letters for the street/city in the letter speller 
display as far as the special characters (e.g. hyphen) 
page 125, fig.130.
– In the speller display, select 0-9 page 125, fig.130 to 
switch from letter to number input.
– Enter the special characters (e.g. hyphen).
– In the speller display, switch from number to letter input 
as necessary to input additonal letters.
– Confirm the street/city entered with OK, or
– In the speller display, select LIST and select the street or 
city from the list.
– Enter additional data for your route and start the route 
page 129.Usin g the  number speller, you can  input the special cha racters (e.g . 
hyphen, apostrophe or period).
For example, if you would like to input the street “MAIN-STREET”, 
first enter the letters “MAIN” using the letter speller. Then switch to 
the number speller 
page 125, fig.130 to input the hyphen. The 
letters “STREET” are entered after switching back to the letter 
speller.
Tips
A function may not be selected (“greyed-out”) if it is not available 
according to the restrictions you have set, or if not permitted by 
local circumstances.
Special destination inputFig. 131  Navigation: Special destination categories
Fig. 132  Navigation: Special destination category selection in the vicinity 
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Navigation (NAV)127
General operation
RADIO, CD
NAME, TEL
NAV, INFO
CAR, SETUP
– 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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Navigation (NAV) 128
Tips
If you select a category (e.g. train station) and no selection is 
listed, no special destination is available on the navigation DVD for 
this category according to the restrictions you have set.
A  f u n c t i o n  m a y  n o t  b e  s e l e c t e d  ( “ g r e y e d - o u t ” )  i f  i t  i s  n o t  a v a i l a b l e  
according to the restrictions you have set, or if not permitted by 
local circumstances.
Destination input on mapFig. 133  Navigation: Destination on the mapFig. 134  Navigation: Setting map point as destination
– In a destination input menu page 117, fig.121, enter 
another Region as applicable.
–Press the Map control button.
– Press the control knob to switch to the map side menu 
page 144.
– Change the scale if necessary page 146.
– Activate the crosshairs page 149 in the active side 
menu by rotating and pressing the control knob.
– Use the crosshairs to the find the corresponding destina-
tion on the map.
– Press the   button to deactivate the crosshairs.
RETURN 
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Navigation (NAV)129
General operation
RADIO, CD
NAME, TEL
NAV, INFO
CAR, SETUP
– 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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Navigation (NAV) 130
– Select Start route guidance page 129, fig.135, the 
route is calculated and the map display is shown auto-
matically.
– Select one of the routes suggested in the single destina-
tion mode page 130 on the map display by rotating 
and pressing the control knob.
– In the route plan map display, confirm the route 
suggested page 132 by rotating and pressing the 
control knob.After calculating route guidance, the Navigation System switches 
a ut o ma t i c a l ly  to  ma p  d i s p l a y  m o d e . The  ro u t e  g u id a n c e  i s  s h o w n  in  
simplified form in the instrument cluster display 
page 113. You 
are additionally receive navigation voice prompts page 112.
When you have entered a final destination 
page 119 and started 
route guidance, you are offered up to three different routes to reach 
your destination 
page 119.
When you have entered a route plan and started route guidance, 
you are shown the route with the different stopovers and various 
information in the overview 
page 132.
Entered destinations can be saved 
page 135 and 
page 137.
Route criteria 
page 141 can be changed at anytime during guid-
ance, and the route will be recalculated.
If you do not complete route guidance you started, this route guid-
a n c e  wi l l  b e  c o n t i n u e d  t he  n e x t  t i m e  t h e  v e h i c l e  i s  s t a r t e d . Th is  a l s o  
applies to destinations entered which cannot be reached because of 
local conditions (e.g. lake or tourist attraction). If you would like to 
terminate this route guidance, select Cancel route guidance 
page 132
Tips
Calculated destinations can also be changed in the map display by 
moving the crosshairs 
page 149
Single destination information before route guidanceFig. 136  Navigation: Example of map display after route has been calculatedWhen you have entered the destination data page 117 
and the road network allows, you are offered up to three 
different routes to choose from.
– Select one of the optional routes by rotating the control 
knob. 
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Navigation (NAV)131
General operation
RADIO, CD
NAME, TEL
NAV, INFO
CAR, SETUP
– 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 
page 141 
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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Navigation (NAV) 132Route plan information before starting Route guidanceFig. 137  Navigation: Example of route plan map overview– Press the control knob to start the route guidance 
desired with the stopovers you set.If you are navigating with stopovers, no alternate routes are calcu-
lated. The calculated route shown matches the route criteria 
selected 
page 141.
The following information can be found on the map display before 
starting the route.
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 sections with a ferryRoute includes seasonally closed roads
Route includes roads closed at certain times of day
Estimated distance to destination
Estimated time of arrival at destination
Starting point highlighted
Highlighted stopover 1 on the map
Highlighted stopover 2 on the map
Highlighted stopover 3 on the map
Final destination highlighted on map
Orientation
Scale
Changing/Interrupting route guidance– Press the   function button or press the   
button.
– Select Stop route guidance.
– Change the information if necessary.
– Select Start route guidance.When route guidance is cancelled, the data and settings that have 
already been entered are saved. This allows you, for example, to 
change the route criteria 
page 141 and to recalculate the route.
If you do not complete route guidance you started, this route guid-
ance will be contin ued  the ne xt time the  ve hicle is  star ted . This also 
applies to destinations entered which cannot be reached because of 
local conditions (e.g. lake or tourist attraction). If you would like to 
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Navigation (NAV)133
General operation
RADIO, CD
NAME, TEL
NAV, INFO
CAR, SETUP terminate this route guidance, select Cancel route guidance 
page 132Tips
Calculated destinations can also be changed in the map display by 
moving the crosshairs 
page 149.
To p   d e s t i n a t i o nFig. 138  Navigation: Set entry as top destinationFig. 139  Navigation: Map display of a top destination (push pin)
– In a destination input menu page 117, fig.121, select 
the top destination desired from the list below the menu 
item “Start route guidance”.
– Select Start route guidance.If you have activated the Display as top destination 
fig.138 func-
tion when making entries in the directory (
page 135 or 
page 103), they are listed 
page 136 in a destination input menu 
page 117, fig.121 under the menu item “Start route guidance” .
If you have activated the top destinations  
page 155in the “Map 
content” menu with a checkmark 
, the top destinations you set are 
indicated by a “push pin” on the map 
fig.139. 
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Navigation (NAV) 134Memory control buttonPrevious destinations
The previous destinations are stored and can be 
loaded directly as a navigation destination.Fig. 140  Navigation: select previous destinations–Press the Memory c o n t r o l  b ut t o n  i n  t h e  n a v i g a t i o n  m e n u .
– Select Previous destinations. You will see a list of the 
most recently entered destinations. This list is updated 
automatically.
– Select your desired entry.
– Select Start route guidance.Tips
There may be entries which cannot be displayed fully in the 
display because they contain too many letters and are too long. If 
you select one of these entries using the control knob, a second 
window will open up after a few seconds. You will be given addi-
tional information about the selected entry in this window.
The list of previous destinations can be deleted in the Setup 
Navigation menu 
page 156.
To p   c a t e g o r i e sFig. 141  Navigation: Top categories–Press the Memory control button in the navigation menu. 
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Navigation (NAV)135
General operation
RADIO, CD
NAME, TEL
NAV, INFO
CAR, SETUP
–Select Top categories page 134, fig.140. You are given 
a list of suggestions with categories for useful special 
destinations.
– Select the desired category (e.g. Gas station. You are 
provided with a list containing the special destinations 
from the selected category.
– Select a destination from the list.
–Select Set as destination. Die Zieldaten werden automa-
tisch in das Zieleingabemenü übernommen.
–Select Start route guidance.The special destinations are sorted according to distance from your 
present location.
The following top categories are available:
Parking lot
Parking garage
Gas station
Audi service
HospitalTips
If no top special destination is found for the category selected, there 
is no top special destination from this category in your vicinity or no 
top special destination from this category exists on the navigation 
DVD.
Store in directory
The current destination can be stored in the directory.Fig. 142  Navigation: Save current destination to directory– Enter a single destination page 119.
–Press the Memory control button.
– Select Store in directory.
– Select New directory entry and complete the directory 
card, or
– Select Find entry, to file the destination under an existing 
directory card.