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

Basic operation 142
Display
Applies to vehicles: with handset for the car telephone kit
Information in the display
Various symbols provide the user with information in the
main screen.
The table below describes the symbols shown in illustrations

fig. 126 and
fig. 127:
Fig. 126 Information in
display
Fig. 127 Information in
display
SymbolExplanation
Signal strength of the GSM network at your cur-
rent location
Battery level
Symbol for an existing Bluetooth connection
Symbol for an incoming text message
Roaming symbol
Symbol for a missed call
Function for left control button
Function for right control button
Symbol for keypad lock activated
Symbol for text message memory full
Mobile network service provider
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Basic operation143
MMI componentsMMI control consoleMulti-function steering wheelTelephone handsetVoice control
Applies to vehicles: with handset for the car telephone kit
Entering a text message
Text messages can be entered using the conventional
method or with automatic word recognition (T9).
Entering text (normal method)
–If T9 mode is active
fig. 128, keep pressing the
button until the T9 symbol disappears.
– To enter a text at the position indicated by the cursor,
press one of the buttons marked to
page 140,
fig. 124.
– Keep pressing each button until the desired character
appears in the display.
– For example, press the button once to enter the
letter m.
– Press the button quickly a second time to enter
the letter n.
– With each additional press of the button the
next character assigned to the button is selected.– If you do not press a button again within about one
second, the character is entered and the cursor will flash
at the next position; you can then enter the next char-
acter.
– To enter a special character, hold down the “*” button
and select the character.
– To move the cursor to the left, right, up or down, press
the left, right, top or bottom part of the navigation
button.
– To insert a space, press the button.
– To delete the character to the left of the cursor, select
Delete.
Entering text using automatic word recognition
(T9)
– If T9 mode is not active
fig. 128, keep pressing the
button until the T9 symbol appears.
– Press one of the buttons marked to to start
entering a word.
– Press each button only once for each letter of the word,
even if the exact letter desired does not appear in the
display. The letters you enter are displayed on a grey
background
fig. 128.
– Enter all the letters of the word.
– If the dictionary contains more than one suggested word,
press the button to choose between the different
suggestions. A message, e.g.
fig. 128 appears in
the handset display.
– Press the button if the word in the display is correct.
Fig. 128 Symbols for
entering text
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Using the telephone145
MMI componentsMMI control consoleMulti-function steering wheelTelephone handsetVoice control
Using the telephone
Applies to vehicles: with handset for the car telephone kit
Placing calls
Placing calls
– Enter the desired number on the keypad.
– If you have entered an incorrect digit, press the control
button for Delete.
– Press the “Call” button
page 140, fig. 124 to start
dialling.
Selecting a number from the “phone book”
– Press the control button for Ph.book
page 142,
fig. 126. The entries stored in the phone book will be
listed.
– To jump to a particular entry in the phone book, enter the
initial letter using the normal text entry method.
– Use the navigation button to scroll up or down to the
desired entry
page 153, fig. 140.– Press the “Call” button
page 140, fig. 124 to start
dialling.
Redial
– Press the “Call” button
page 140, fig. 124 once. The
list of last numbers dialled appears.
– Use the navigation button to scroll up or down to the
desired entry
page 153, fig. 140.
– Press the “Call” button to start dialling.
Hold the reverse side of the handset to your ear (the earpiece and
microphone are located on the reverse side of the handset

fig. 129).
You can use the handset to make phone calls in private mode or
handsfree mode
page 150.
A microphone integrated in the interior light is used in handsfree
mode. The microphone is directed towards the driver.
You can also select and dial a telephone number from the call lists

page 152.
Note
Press and hold the button to enter the international network
symbol “+”.
Fig. 129 Earpiece and
microphone on back
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Using the telephone 146
Applies to vehicles: with handset for the car telephone kit
Speed and one-touch dialling
The position number of a SIM card entry is used for speed
dialling and one-touch dialling.
Dialling a SIM card entry (speed dialling)
– Enter the position (e.g. 2)
fig. 130 of the SIM card entry
you want to dial.
– Press the button. The selected SIM card entry is
displayed.
– Press the “Call” button
page 140, fig. 124 to start
dialling.
Dialling a SIM card entry (one-touch dialling)
– Press and hold one of the buttons 2 to 9. The selected
SIM card entry will be displayed.
–Confirm the Really connect? prompt by pressing the
control button for Ye s. The number will be dialled.Dialling the mailbox (one-touch dialling)
– Press and hold button . The phone number you have
stored for your mailbox will be dialled
page 157.
Changing the position of a SIM card entry
– Press the control button for Ph.book. The phone book
entries will be listed
page 153, fig. 140.
– To jump to a particular entry in the phone book, enter the
initial letter using the normal text entry method.
– To select a SIM card entry, use the navigation button to
scroll up or down.
– Press the control button for Ok.
– Select Edit and then press the control button for Ok. You
can now change the information stored in the selected
SIM card entry.
–Scroll to the Position function
fig. 130 using the navi-
gation button.
– Press the control button for Ok.
– To delete the position shown on the display, press the
control button for Delete.
– Enter the desired position on the keypad.
– Press the control button for Ok.
–Scroll to the Store function using the navigation button.
– Press the control button for Ok to save the changes you
have made.
The telephone numbers stored at positions two to nine in the SIM
card phone book can also be used as one-touch dial numbers.
Fig. 130 Position of a
phone book entry
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Using the telephone147
MMI componentsMMI control consoleMulti-function steering wheelTelephone handsetVoice control Your mailbox number is assigned to one-touch dial button . If you
haven't already stored a mailbox number
page 157, you will have
the opportunity do this when you select one-touch dial button .
The second telephone number stored in the SIM card phone book
(position number “2”) is assigned to one-touch dial button .
The next seven telephone numbers in the SIM card phone book are
assigned to buttons to respectively.
Note
•If a position is already assigned, it must be deleted before you
can store a new entry at that position.
•How many position numbers are stored depends on the SIM card
being used.
Applies to vehicles: with handset for the car telephone kit
Answering and ignoring telephone
calls
Answering telephone calls
– Press the control button for Answer, or
– Press the “Call” button
page 140, fig. 124.Ignoring telephone calls
– Press the control button for Reject, or
– Press the “End call” button
page 140, fig. 124.
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 on the MMI display.
If you activate the Answer on eject function, an incoming call will be
answered immediately when you take the handset out of the carrier

page 156.
Applies to vehicles: with handset for the car telephone kit
Emergency calls
Without SIM card
– Switch on the ignition, the MMI and (if not already acti-
vated) the handset
page 140. A Bluetooth connection
must exist between the handset and the car telephone
kit. Please insert the SIM card should be shown in the
handset display.
– Press the control button for SOS
fig. 132.
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Fig. 131 Incoming call
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Using the telephone 148
– When the message Do you really wish to connect to the
emergency number? appears in the handset display,
confirm with Ye s. The emergency number will be dialled.
With SIM card and PIN entered
– Switch on the ignition, the MMI and (if not already acti-
vated) the handset
page 140. A Bluetooth connection
must exist between the handset and the car telephone
kit, and a SIM card must be in the handset.
– If necessary, press the “End call” button to display the
main screen
page 142, fig. 126.
– Enter the emergency number (e.g. 112).
– Press the “Call” button
page 140, fig. 124 to start
dialling.
WARNING
Since your telephone operates via radio waves, a connection
cannot be guaranteed under all circumstances. Do not rely solely
on your telephone when a vital communication (e.g. medical emer-
gency) is involved.
Note
•You can also dial an emergency number on the MMI
page 89.
•Always follow the directions of the emergency operators when
making an emergency call. Do not end the call before you are
requested to do so. Otherwise, this could result in life-saving infor-
mation not being passed on.
•Emergency numbers are not the same for all countries. Please
familiarise yourself with the correct emergency numbers in advance
when travelling in foreign countries or regions where the numbers
may be different.
Applies to vehicles: with handset for the car telephone kit
Ending calls
– To end an active call or stop dialling a number, press the
control button for End call
fig. 133, or
– Press the “End call” button
page 140, fig. 124.
If you placed a call on hold earlier on, that call will remain on hold.
Use the Resume function to continue the call.
If a menu is open in the handset display, the menu will be closed the
first time you press the “End call” button. The active call is discon-
nected when you press the “End call” button again.
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Using the telephone149
MMI componentsMMI control consoleMulti-function steering wheelTelephone handsetVoice control
Applies to vehicles: with handset for the car telephone kit
Options during a call
Various options can be used during a call.
– Press the control button for Options anytime during an
active call.
page 148, fig. 133.
The options available during a call depend on the current telephone
status. For example, if you place a call on hold using the Hold option

fig. 134, the Hold option is replaced by Resume.
Menu
You can access the main menus
page 151 while a call is active.
Holding/resuming a call
The Hold and Resume options allow you to hold a call and retrieve it
later from the hold queue.
Placing a further call (Dial)
First select Hold to place the active call on hold. Then enter the tele-
phone number on the handset. Select Dial to dial the number.
Press the control button (soft key) for End call or press the “End call”
button (hard key) once to end whichever call is active. If you placed
a call on hold earlier on, that call will remain on hold. You can end the call on hold by pressing the control button (soft key) for End call
or the “End call” button (hard key) again.
Microphone on/off
Your caller cannot hear your private conversations when the micro-
phone is off. You can still hear the caller.
End call/End active call
The call active at the time is disconnected.
Switching between calls
You can switch between two phone calls (one of them will be on
hold at any given time).
Press the control button for End call to end whichever call is
currently active. The call on hold will remain in the hold queue.
Conference calling
Up to five callers can take part in a conference (depending on the
network service).
Select Conference to set up a conference. The call on hold and the
active call are added to the conference.
You can make a further call after placing all of the conference callers
on hold with the Hold option. To add another caller to an existing
conference, select Conference.
Select Resume conference if you want to retrieve all callers of an
existing conference from the hold queue. You can use the Conf.
participants option to select conference callers individually and
remove them from the conference.
Send tone sequence
This function is used to load DTMF tones from the stored phone
numbers
page 153. You can also enter DTMF tones directly on the
keypad during a call.
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Using the telephone 150
Private mode/Handsfree mode
•Private mode - to talk over the handset. The other vehicle occu-
pants cannot hear the call. Private mode is automatically activated
if you remove the handset from the carrier during an active call.
•Handsfree mode - to talk over the vehicle's handsfree system. If
you are talking over the handset (private mode), you can use the
Handsfree mode option on the handset to switch to handsfree
mode. Handsfree mode is automatically activated if you insert the
handset in the carrier during an active call.
Note
The options available during a call may vary depending on the
mobile network service provider. For more information, contact your
service provider.
Applies to vehicles: with handset for the car telephone kit
Answering and replacing further
calls
Answering further telephone calls
If you are already talking on the phone when someone else calls, the
options Answer and Reject will appear on the display.
If you select Answer, the active call will be placed on hold and you
will receive the incoming call. If you select Reject, the incoming call
will be declined.
Replacing a call
If you already have a call on hold and are talking to a second caller
when a third call is received, the options Replace and Reject will
appear on the display.
If you select Replace, the active call will be replaced by the incoming
call. If you select Reject, the incoming call will be declined.
Note
The option Call waiting must be activated on your mobile phone for
you to be made aware of incoming calls during a conversation

page 156. This option depends on your mobile network service
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Menus151
MMI componentsMMI control consoleMulti-function steering wheelTelephone handsetVoice control
Menus
Applies to vehicles: with handset for the car telephone kit
Introduction
Use the navigation button to select the main menus.
– Press the control button for Menu
page 142,
fig. 126. The tab of the main menu shown in the
display is highlighted in white.
– To select a main menu, e.g. Settings
fig. 135, use the
navigation button to scroll left or right across the display.
The submenu of the main function you have selected will
appear in the centre of the display.– Press the bottom part of the navigation button to jump to
the submenu.
– Press the top or bottom part of the navigation button to
scroll up or down to the desired submenu item, for
example Call options. An arrow to the right of the
submenu item in the centre part of the display

fig. 136 indicates that further submenus are available.
– Press the right part of the navigation button to open the
next submenu level.
– To activate or deactivate a selection button
fig. 136,
press the control button for Ok.
– To jump one level up the menu tree, press the control
button for Back
fig. 136.
– To close the menus, press the “End call” button.
When the arrows on either side of the main menu name are
displayed, you can browse through the main menus by pressing the
right or left side of the navigation button.
If you have called up a submenu in the centre of the display and
several submenu levels are available, you can browse through the
submenus by pressing the right or left side of the navigation button.
Select Options to call up further options for a function displayed on
the handset screen.
Use the handset keypad to enter a name, text message or other
characters
page 143.
Fig. 135 Settings
Fig. 136 Settings
menu - Call options
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Menus 152
Applies to vehicles: with handset for the car telephone kit
“Last calls” menu
You can find, dial, store or delete telephone numbers in
the call lists.
– Press the control button for Menu
page 142,
fig. 126.
Numbers dialled
The Numbers dialled list contains the last twenty24) names or
numbers you have dialled.Missed calls
The Missed calls list contains the names or numbers of the last
twenty
24) missed calls.
Symbol
page 142, fig. 126 appears on the display.
Received calls
The Received calls list contains the names or numbers of the last
twenty
24) answered calls.
Delete
•Numbers dialled - to delete the complete call list.
•Missed calls - to delete the complete call list.
•Received calls - to delete the complete call list.
•All calls - to delete all of the call lists.
Options
The following options are available in the Numbers dialled, Missed
calls or Received calls menu:
•Details - to display the telephone number, date and time.
•Edit number - to change a selected telephone number.
•Store number - to edit and store a name, telephone number and
memory position.
•Delete number - to delete one selected telephone number.
•Call number - to call the selected telephone number.
Note
•If you press the “Call” button
page 140, fig. 124 in the main
screen, the list of dialled numbers will be displayed.
•The call lists contain telephone numbers which were stored after
the mobile phone was connected.
•If the SIM card is changed, the complete contents of the call lists
will be deleted.
24)The total number of phone numbers that can be stored in the call lists may
vary depending on your service provider.
Fig. 137 Last calls
menu
Fig. 138 Submenu
options
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