CAR AUDI A8 2008 D3 / 2.G Infotainment MMI Operating Manual

Navigation 112
After you have entered a destination or a route and have started the
route guidance, the navigation information is displayed in the driver
information system. If you select another function (e.g. radio) using
the multi-function steering wheel, the navigation will briefly be
replaced by the function selected
page 128.
Distance to turn-off
Estimated time of arrival
Total distance to destination/next stopover
Name of motorway, major road or street you are driving on. An
arrow in front of the street name indicates that you are
supposed to turn into the street.
Arrow indicating a turn-off. A necessary lane change before the
turn is also displayed.
Bar graph. If an arrow is displayed, a bar graph will also appear.
The fewer bars are displayed, the shorter the distance to the
turn-off point.
WARNING
The route calculated by the navigation system is a recommenda-
tion of how best to reach a destination. Pay attention to traffic
lights, no stopping signs, lane change restrictions, one-way
streets, etc.
Note
An exclamation mark “!” in front of the street name indicates that
the navigation DVD does not contain all the information on this
street or street section. Pay attention to traffic rules such as one-way
streets or pedestrian zones.
Storing a destination
Applies to vehicles: with navigation system
In the directory (single destination)
A single destination can either be stored as a new entry or
added to an existing entry.
Important: You must have entered a single destination

page 107.
Storing a destination as a new entry
– Press the Memory control button.
– Turn the rotary pushbutton to Store in directory and
press to confirm.
– Turn the rotary pushbutton and select New entry.
– Press the rotary pushbutton. An entry space will now
appear
fig. 103.
– Turn the rotary pushbutton to Surname and press the
rotary pushbutton. The speller will appear on the MMI
display
page 43.
– Enter the surname using the speller.
A1
A2
A3
A4
A5
A6
Fig. 103 Address card











Navigation113
MMI componentsMMI control consoleMulti-function steering wheelTelephone handsetVoice control
– Enter additional information.
– For quick access to a destination, place a tick next to
Display as top destination by turning and pressing the
rotary pushbutton. Top destinations are listed in the
destination entry screen
page 105, fig. 91 and can be
selected directly.
– Turn the rotary pushbutton to Store entry and press to
confirm.
Storing a destination in an existing entry
– Press the Memory control button.
– Turn the rotary pushbutton to Store in directory and
press to confirm.
– Turn the rotary pushbutton to Find entry and press to
confirm. The speller will appear on the MMI display

page 43.
– Enter the name of the entry you are searching for, or
– Turn the rotary pushbutton to LIST and press to confirm.
A list of all stored directory entries will appear.
– Turn the rotary pushbutton to the entry you wish to select
and press the rotary pushbutton.
– For quick access to a destination, place a tick next to
Display as top destination by turning and pressing the
rotary pushbutton. Top destinations are listed in the
destination entry screen
page 105, fig. 91 and can be
selected directly.
– Turn the rotary pushbutton to Store entry and press to
confirm.If a navigation destination is already stored in an existing address
card, the new destination will automatically overwrite the old one.
Note
•You can call up the address card to make further entries via the
function Edit directory.
•For information on how to manage the directory, please see

page 80.
Applies to vehicles: with navigation system
Route
Calculated routes with specific criteria can be stored and
loaded later as a new navigation destination
Important: You must have entered a route plan
page 108.
– Press the Memory control button.
– Turn the rotary pushbutton to Store route.
– Press the rotary pushbutton. The speller will appear on
the MMI display
page 43.
– Use the speller to enter a name for the route plan you
want to store.
–Turn the speller to OK and press the rotary pushbutton.
The route plan you entered will be stored.
If the function Store route appears in grey lettering, the route
memory is full. In this case, delete any obsolete routes from the
memory
page 117.





 




Navigation 114
Loading a destination
Applies to vehicles: with navigation system
Last destinations
The last destinations are stored automatically and can be
loaded directly as a new navigation destination.
Important: The navigation mode must be activated

page 105.
– Press the Memory control button.
– Turn the rotary pushbutton to Last destinations

fig. 104.
– Press the rotary pushbutton. A list of the entries you
entered last will appear in the MMI display.
– Turn the rotary pushbutton to select a destination.
– Press the rotary pushbutton. The destination data will be
set as the final destination or as a stopover.– Start the route guidance by turning the rotary push-
button to Start route guidance and then pressing the
rotary pushbutton. The route criteria and subsequently
the map
page 110 will be shown on the MMI display.
An arrow will appear in the display of the driver informa-
tion system.
Note
•You can delete the list of last destinations
page 120.
•You can find the closest car park, service area, petrol station,
Audi Service partner or hospital by selecting Top categories
Applies to vehicles: with navigation system
To p c a t e g o r i e s
Important: The navigation mode must be activated

page 105.
– Press the Memory control button.
– Turn the rotary pushbutton and select To p c a t e g o r i e s

fig. 104.
– Press the rotary pushbutton. A list of useful categories
will appear in the MMI display.
– Turn the rotary pushbutton to select a category e.g. Next
car park.
– Press the rotary pushbutton. A list of e.g. car parks,
sorted according to the distance from your current posi-
tion, will appear on the MMI display. In addition, arrows
indicating the direction of the destinations are displayed.
– Turn the rotary pushbutton and select a top category
destination.
Fig. 104 Loading last
destination










Calling up traffic information123
MMI componentsMMI control consoleMulti-function steering wheelTelephone handsetVoice control
Important: The system must be tuned to a traffic station

page 122, and a navigation DVD must be inserted in the
drive
page 14.
– Press the function selector button marked .
– If the list of traffic messages
page 122, fig. 108 does
not appear in the MMI display, press the function
selector button again. A list of traffic messages

page 122, fig. 108 will now appear in the MMI display.
– Turn the rotary pushbutton to mark an entry.
– Press the rotary pushbutton. Traffic information on the
entry will now be displayed.
– To display the next traffic message in the detail view, turn
the rotary pushbutton to Display next report and press to
confirm.
– To display the selected message on the map in the detail
view, turn the rotary pushbutton to Show report on map.
– Press the rotary pushbutton. The red hatched line shows
the stretch of road affected by the traffic obstruction

fig. 109.– To display the next traffic message on the map, press the
rotary pushbutton again.
When the route guidance is active, the TMC traffic messages which
are relevant for your route are shown with a red warning symbol and
are sorted by distance to your current location
page 122,
fig. 108. A traffic obstruction in the immediate vicinity will be shown
at the top of the list.
All other traffic messages are then shown with greyed-out warning
symbols and are sorted according to road category (motorways,
major roads, other roads) and road number.
Urgent traffic messages such as a car travelling in the wrong direc-
tion on the motorway are automatically displayed in the MMI
display. To cancel the report, simply press the button or
the rotary pushbutton.
When the route guidance is active, traffic messages are shown with
red warning symbols and are sorted according to road category
(motorways, major roads, other roads) and road number.
Other settings
Applies to vehicles: with TP memo timer
TP memo timer
– Select: Function selector button > function
selector button > TP memo timer.
You can set two times of day at which you want the MMI system to
record traffic reports. Use the Timer status option to activate and
deactivate the timers individually or together. You can set the time
by turning the rotary pushbutton to mark the timer and pressing to
confirm. Then turn the rotary pushbutton to change the time.
Switch from hours to minutes by pressing the rotary pushbutton.
Fig. 109 Displaying a
TMC traffic message
on the map
INFO
INFO
A1
RETURN
INFO
SETUP











Basic operation 132
Applies to vehicles: with multi-function steering wheel and TV (analog and analog/digital)
Selecting a TV channel
Important: A list of TV channels must be displayed

page 131.
– Use the left thumbwheel
page 128, fig. 110 to scroll
up/down and mark a TV channel.
– Press the left thumbwheel to select the TV channel.
The separating line
page 131, fig. 116 distinguishes digital TV
channels from analog TV channels and digital radio stations.
Using the telephone
Applies to vehicles: with multi-function steering wheel and Bluetooth car telephone kit or
phone pre-installation
Introduction
Talking on the phone while driving has become commonplace. Now
you can operate all relevant telephone functions conveniently and
safely on the multi-function steering wheel. For this, your vehicle is
equipped with phone pre-installation or a Bluetooth car telephone
kit.
The following messages can appear on the display of the driver
information system:
A1
A1
Please
wait...Connection with vehicle is being established.
Please
insert
the SIM card
a)
There is no SIM card in the mobile phone.
Reading
SIM carda)The SIM card memory is being scanned.
Please enter
PIN into
MMIThe PIN code has not yet been entered

page 88.
No
connectiona)No network connection
CallReceiving incoming call. If the caller's number
is transmitted with the call, it will also appear in
the display.
BusyNumber dialled is engaged.
Auto
redialThe last number dialled is redialled automati-
cally after a short time.
Telephone
is switched offThe telephone is switched off.
ConnectingEstablishing a connection.











Basic operation133
MMI componentsMMI control consoleMulti-function steering wheelTelephone handsetVoice control Would you like to find out more about the telephone function in
your vehicle? You can find a detailed description on
page 87,
“Using the telephone”.
Note
•The functions of the telephone can be operated using the multi-
function steering wheel only if the telephone equipment was
installed at the factory.
•The functions of the telephone depend on your mobile phone
and whether they are supported by your mobile network service
provider.
Applies to vehicles: with multi-function steering wheel and Bluetooth car telephone kit or
phone pre-installation
Calling up the telephone menu
Important: The phone pre-installation
page 20 or the
Bluetooth car telephone kit
page 25 must be activated.
– Press the button
page 128, fig. 110 repeatedly
until the telephone menu appears in the display of the
driver information system
fig. 117.
Te l e p h o n e m e n u :
•Dialled no.: Contains the numbers that were dialled last.
•Directory: Contains the entries in the MMI directory
page 80.
•Phone book: Contains the entries on the SIM card.
•Received calls: Contains the calls that were last received.
•Missed calls: Contains recent missed calls.
You can select a number directly from any of these lists.
No
entries
availableThe phone book has no entries or the phone
book entries have not yet been imported into
the on-board phone memory (car telephone kit*

page 29 or phone pre-installation*

page 23).
Telephone
not connected
or attached
a)
The telephone is not connected with the vehi-
cle.
Connect
tel. or
insert SIM card
b)
Insert the SIM card in the handset* or in a
mobile phone with SIM Access Profile or con-
nect the mobile phone to the car telephone kit.
a)Applies to phone pre-installation.b)Applies to car telephone kit and mobile phones with SIM Access Profile.
Fig. 117 Telephone
menu
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Basic operation 134
Applies to vehicles: with multi-function steering wheel and Bluetooth car telephone kit or
phone pre-installation
Dialling a telephone number and ending a call
Telephone numbers stored in the phone book, in the direc-
tory and in the call lists can be selected.
Important: The telephone menu must be displayed

page 133, fig. 117.
Placing calls
– Scroll the left thumbwheel
page 128, fig. 110 to select
Dialled no., Directory, Phone book, Received calls or
Missed calls.
– Press the left thumbwheel. A list of entries
fig. 118 will
appear in the display of the driver information system.
– Scroll the left thumbwheel to select an entry.
– Press the left thumbwheel. The telephone number will be
dialled.Placing a further call*
23)
– Scroll the left thumbwheel
page 128, fig. 110 to select
Hold.
– Press the left thumbwheel. The call will then be placed on
hold.
– Press the button
page 128, fig. 110 repeatedly
until the telephone menu appears in the display of the
driver information system
page 133, fig. 117.
– Scroll the left thumbwheel to select one of the call lists,
the phone book or the directory.
– Press the left thumbwheel. A list of entries
fig. 118 will
appear in the display of the driver information system.
– Scroll the left thumbwheel to mark the stored entry you
wish to select.
– Press the left thumbwheel. All phone numbers stored for
the selected entry will be shown.
– Scroll the left thumbwheel to select a phone number.
– Press the left thumbwheel. The telephone number will be
dialled. The current audio source will be muted.
Ending calls
– Scroll the left thumbwheel to select End call and press
the left thumbwheel.
Placing calls
You can enter a number which has not yet been stored via the MMI

page 90 or the handset*
page 145.
Fig. 118 Selecting a
number from the
phone book
23)Applies to car telephone kit and mobile phones with SIM Access Profile.
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Basic operation135
MMI componentsMMI control consoleMulti-function steering wheelTelephone handsetVoice control Placing a further call*
23)
You can call a stored phone number while another call is on hold.
Press the control button for End call to end whichever call is
currently active.
When you have ended the current call, the call that was holding
remains on hold. Select Resume
page 136 to continue with the
call that is on hold.
Use the option Switch
page 136 to go back and forth between
two calls.
Note
•You can use the multi-function steering wheel to dial only those
numbers that have been stored beforehand. Use the MMI control
console to dial a new number
page 90.
•If you activate the voice guidance option off (phone)* in the navi-
gation* function you will not hear any navigation cues while you are
talking on the telephone*
page 119.
Applies to vehicles: with multi-function steering wheel and Bluetooth car telephone kit or
phone pre-installation
Answering and ignoring telephone calls
Important: There must be an incoming call.Answering telephone calls
– Press the left thumbwheel
page 128, fig. 110.
Ignoring telephone calls
– Scroll the left thumbwheel to select Ignore and press the
left thumbwheel.
Depending on whether the caller is stored in the phone book and
whether the number is transmitted with the call, the name, the tele-
phone number or Unknown will appear in the driver information
system.
Applies to vehicles: with multi-function steering wheel, Bluetooth car telephone kit and
mobile phone with SIM Access Profile
Options during a call (car telephone kit)
Certain options can also be selected using the multi-function
steering wheel. The available options will be displayed in the driver
information system.
The options available during a call depend on the current telephone
status. For example, if you have placed a call on hold, the Hold
option will be replaced by Resume.
Fig. 119 Incoming call
Fig. 120 Replacing a
call





 




Basic operation 140
Basic operation
Applies to vehicles: with handset for the car telephone kit
Switching the handset on and off
Switching on and off automatically
– Make sure that the handset is properly engaged in the
carrier.
– Switch on the ignition. The handset is switched on auto-
matically when the MMI is switched on. The connection
to the car telephone kit is established.
– Remove the ignition key. The handset is switched off
automatically when the shutdown delay time has
elapsed.
Switching on manually
– Switch on the ignition.
– Press and hold the on/off button
fig. 124 until the
start screen
fig. 123 appears. The handset is ready for
operation as soon as a Bluetooth connection has been
established.Switching off manually
– Press and hold the on/off button
fig. 124 until the
screen goes out.
Caution
You must switch off the telephone system in areas where the use of
mobile telephones is prohibited. Please observe all relevant caution
notices and regulations.
Note
•If you need to bond the handset again, you will find further infor-
mation on
page 27.
•If a valid SIM card is not detected when you switch on the
handset, Please insert the SIM card will appear on the display

page 31.
Applies to vehicles: with handset for the car telephone kit
Overview of the keypad
Fig. 123 Start screen
of handset
A7
A7
Fig. 124 Overview of
keypad










Basic operation141
MMI componentsMMI control consoleMulti-function steering wheelTelephone handsetVoice control Left control button
Selects the function shown in the bottom left-hand corner of the
display, e.g. Ph.book
page 140, fig. 124.
Right control button
Selects the function shown in the bottom right-hand corner of the
display, e.g. Menu
page 140, fig. 124.
“End call” button
Ends a call, declines a call or closes a menu.
Navigation button
The top or bottom part of the navigation button can be used to scroll
up or down within a menu shown on the display.
The left or right side of the navigation button can be used to select
one of the main menus
page 151 (Last calls
page 152), adjust
settings (e.g. brightness
page 155) or to move the cursor when
entering text
page 143.
“Call” button
Dials a number or receives a call. Also displays a list of numbers
dialled when pressed in the main screen. Numeric keypad
The numeric keypad is used to enter the numbers 0 - 9, as well as
letters and special characters. The and buttons are used for
different purposes in various functions
page 143.
If the automatic keypad lock is activated
page 156, the buttons on
the handset keypad will be locked automatically (approximately one
minute after you take it out of the carrier) and a padlock symbol

page 142, fig. 127 will appear in the handset display.
To unlock the keypad, press the control button for Unlock on the
handset and immediately press the button.
To activate the keypad lock manually, press the button on the
handset and immediately press the control button for Lock.
To receive a call when the keypad lock is active, press the control
button for Answer. The keypad will be locked again automatically
when you end or decline a call.
On/off button
Switches the handset on or off
page 140.
Volume control button
You can increase or reduce the earpiece volume during a phone
call.
Fig. 125 Volume
control button
A1
A2
A3
A4
A5
A6
*#
A9
*
*
A7
A8