AUDI A8 2018 Owners Manual

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Multi Media Int erfac e
you can only select letters if they appear in that
position in a possible word. Overview of symb ols in the sp ell er
The symbo ls in the letter/number speller are ex­
plained in the following tab le:
Sym bo ll De scr iption E xplanat ion
CD Selection arrow T
he selected character is highlighted with a wh ite background and
appears large in the input ring.
@ Input ring The character selected with the selection arrow is displayed large.
® ..___. Adds a space in the input field .
@ ~~ The cursor moves forward or back in the input fie ld.
® OK The input is confi rmed.
®
+
Deletes the character to the left of the cursor .
0 0-9/A-Z Switches
from letter to number input or from number to letter in-
put.
® 'AAA Displays language-specific special characters.
® List A list of suggestions is d isplayed.
@ + Delete Deletes
the character to the left of the cursor.
@ Number of entries The number of l ist entries that was found is disp layed.
@ L ist with suggestions For example, when entering a
destination, major cities are listed
first and then additional cities in alphabetical order.
@ Input field D isplays the cu rrent in put.
~ Cursor The current edit
ing position is marked.
Menus and symbols
Fig . 158 Men us and symbo ls
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Multi Media Interface
Symbol/Description Explanation
CD Tit le line Se lected menu (such as Telephone)
@ Selected text Se lected function
@
•T
Additional functions for selection
@ TMC Reception of TMC traffic reports
® Importing process* Impo rt or update the contacts in the directory or the call lists
®
Cell phone signal
Cell phone netwo rk s ign al strength fo r a connected cell phone
strength bars*
Signal strength for the active data connection, or
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Data connection signal PIN: enter the PIN (SIM )
strength bars*
PUK : enter the PUK
SIM: insert the Audi S IM card
® Arrow Submenu
with additional functions that are accessed by pressing the
control knob
® Mute The audio source is muted¢ page 135
@ Im port ing process Copy audio/video files to the Jukebox¢ page 183
@ Bluetooth Bluetooth dev ice connected
Network coverage for the active data connection
@ 2G/3G* 2G: GSM network
3G: UMTS network
@ Sele ction list Settings for
the selected function that are accessed by pressing the
control knob
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• TELEPHONE
• NAVIGATION
• INFO
• RADIO
• MEDIA
• HELP
•
HELP VOICE RECOGNmON
• HELP TELEPHONE
• HELP NAVIGATION
• HELP MAP
• HELP INFO
•
HELP RADIO
• HELP MEDIA
TELE ~HONE
• ENTER NUMBER
• DIAL
• REPEAT
• CORRECTION
• DELETE NUMBER
• REDIAL
• CALL (XV)
(BUSINESS/ PRIVATE/ LANO LINE/ CELL)
NAVI GAT:ION
• ENTER ADDRESS
• ENTER COUNTRY
• ENTER ZIP CODE/ CITY
• ENTER STREET
• ENTER HOUSE NUMBER
• ENTER DOWNTOWN
• START/ CANCEL ROUTE GUIDANCE
• NAVIGATE TO
(XV)
• LAST DESTINATIONS
• FAVORITES
• HOME ADDRESS
• SHORT / FAST/ ECONOMY ROUTE
• DYNAMIC ROUTE ON/ OFF
• ROUTE UST
• VOICE GU I DANCE ON/ OFF
• ROUTE INFO ON/ OFF
• SCALE (XV) MILES / VAROS
• READ TRAFFIC REPORTS
RADIO
• SET STATION
• STATION (XY)
• SET FREQUENCY
• SET BAND
• FM/ AM/ SIRIUS
• STATION LIST
• READ STA
TYON LIST
• PRESETS
• READ PRESETS
• UPDATE STATION LIST
Fig. 1S9 Com mand o verv iew
Voice recognition system
• CALL (XV)
• ENTER NUMBER
• REDIAL
• NAVIGATE TO
(XV)
• DIRECTORY
• ENTER ADDRESS
• ONLINE DESTINATIONS
• ONLINE DESTINATION
(XV)
• CANCEL ROUTE GUIDANCE
• MAP
• LINE
1·6
• NEXT/ PREVIOUS PAGE
•
RECEIVED CALLS
• DIALED NUMBERS
• MISSED CAll5
• FINO CONTACT
• STORE CONTACT
• READ CONTACT
•
CALL VOICE MAIL
• ONLINE DESTINATIONS
• ONLINE DESTINATION (XV)
• ENTER POINT OF INTEREST
• NEXT GAS STATION
• NEXT DIESEL FUEL STATION
• NEXT PARKING LOT
• NEXT RESTAURANT
• NEXT ACCOMMOOA TION
• NEXT HOSPITAL
• NEXT AUDI DEALER
• NEXT POLICE ST A TION
• NEXT ATM
• NEXT COFFEE SHOP
• DESTINATION MAP/ OVERVIEW MAP
• 20 / 30 MAP
• DAY/ NIGHT MAP
MEDIA
• SELECT MEDIUM
• NEXT/ PREVIOUS MEDIUM
• NEXT/ PREVIOUS CO/ DVD
• CO/ DVD
1·6
•CO/ DVD CHANGER
• SO CARO l / SO CARO 2
• JUKEBOX
• AUDI MUSIC INTERFACE
• BLUETOOTH
y
• GENRE (XV)/ ALBUM (XV)/ ARTIST (XV)/ TRACK (XV)/
VIOEO()(Y)
• SELECT GENRE/ ALBUM/ ARTIST/ TRACK/ VIDEO
• NEXT/ PREVIOUS TRACK
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Voice recognition s ystem
Voice recognition system
Operating
A pplies to: ve hicles w ith vo ice recognition system
You con operate many Infotainment functions
conveniently by speaking.
R equirement: the ignition and the MM I must be
switched
on <=> page 135, there must be no phone
call in progress and the parking system m ust not
be active .
~ Switching on : briefly press th e ~ button @
<=> page 11, fig. 7 on the multifunction steering
whee l* and say the desired command after the
Beep .
~ Sw itching off : press and hold the~ button.
Or: press any button on the MMI control panel.
~ Canceling : press the~ button a nd say a new
command.
Or: say the command Cancel.
Input assis tance
The system gu ides you through the input with
visual and audio feedback .
-Vi sual inpu t as sistan ce : after t urning on voice
recognition, a d isp lay with a select ion of possi­
ble commands appears in the Infotainment dis­
play . The command d isplay can be turned on or
off in the ma in menu using the
MMI setup con ­
trol button .
-Audio input a ssistance : to have the poss ible
comma nds read, turn the voice recogn ition sys­
tem on and say
Help.
For the s ystem to understand you:
Speak clearly and dist inct ly at a normal volume.
Speak louder when driving faster.
Emphasize the words in the commands even ly
and do not leave long pauses.
Do not speak a command when t he voice recogni ­
tion system is making an anno uncement.
C lose t he doors, the windows a nd the sunroof* to
reduce bac kg round noise . Make s ure t hat passen ­
gers a re not speaking when yo u are giving a voice
command.
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Do not d irect the air vents toward the hands -free
microp hone, which is on the roof headliner nea r
t h e front interior lights .
Only use the system from the dr ive r's seat be ­
ca use the hands -free microphone is directed to ­
ward that seat .
Additional settings
Additional settings, s uch as individual speech
training
based on yo ur voice, Display sp eech
command s
or the prompt volume , can be adjust ­
ed in the main menu using the
MMI setup con ­
tro l button
<=> page 206.
A WARNING
- Direct your full attention to dr iv ing. As the
driver, you have complete responsibility for
safety in traff ic. On ly use the functions in
such a way that you a lways maintain com­
p lete co ntro l over your veh icle in all traff ic
situat ions.
- Do not use the voice recognition system in
emergencies beca use your voice may change
in st ressfu l situ at ions.
It may t ake longe r to
d ial t he number or th e sys tem m ay no t be
a bl e to d ial it a t all. Dia l th e emer gen cy
number manually.
© Tips
- Th e dia log pauses w hen the re is a n in com­
ing pho ne call and will con tinue if you ig ­
nore the call. T he dialog en ds if yo u answer
t h e ca ll.
- Yo u ca n sele ct an i tem in the list using ei ­
ther the vo ice recognit ion sys tem o r the
cont ro l knob .
Command overview
information
App lies to: vehicles wit h voice recog nitio n syste m
The following overv iews describe the commands
that can be used to operate the MMI using the
vo ice recog nition system .
A lternative commands are separated by a
" I" , for
example, say:
Telephone I (or) Na vigation I (or)
R adio .

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Voice recognition system
Sequences of commands used to perform an ac­
tion are identified with
a" >", for examp le say: es
. Fo r examp le, for
business address, you can
also say
business , work, office or job.
Enter destination
> (then) Enter country .
The majority shown are main commands. This
system also recognizes synonyms in certain cas-
Global commands
App lies to: ve hicles with vo ice recogni tion sys te m
You can always use th e global commands, re­
gardless of the menu selected.
Function Say:
Opening a menu Telephone* I Directory* I Navigation* I Map* I Radio I Media I
Info
Having the possible commands Help I Help speech dialog system I Help Telephone* I Help Nav-
read aloud igation* I Help Map * I Help Radio I Help Media I Help Info
Telephone functions* Call (XV), for example Call John Smith I
Enter number I Redial I Directory
Navigation functions* Navigate to (XV), for examp le Navigate to John Smith I
Enter address I Cancel route guidance I Map
Selecting an entry from a list Line (XV)
Scrolling through a list Next page I Previous page
Switching the voice recognition sys-Cancel
tern off
Telephone
App lies to: ve hicles with vo ice recognition system and telep hone
Requirement: a cell phone must be connected to
the MMI
~ page 147 and the Telephone menu
must be open
~ page 148.
Function Say:
Call contact from directory Call (XV), for example Call John Smith
Selecting a specific contact number Call (XV) business I private I land line I cell,
for example, Call John Smith private
Selecting a phone number with an Call I Call business I Call private I Call landline I Call business
address card open cell phone
Showing contact information Directory I Find contact > the desired contact when prompted,
such as John Smith
Personalizing a contact with a Find contact> the desired contact when prompted, such as John
name tag Smith > Name contact> the personal name tog, su ch as Uncle
John
Dialing a phone number Enter number > after being prompted, say the telephone num-
ber in groups of individual numbers,
for example. 888 555
1212 > Dial
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Voice recognition system Function
Correcting the phone number that
was entered
Displaying call lists
Calling the last number dialed
Listening to messages
(D Tips Say
:
Delete number
I Correction
Dialed numbers
I Accepted calls I Missed calls
Redial
Call voicemail
- Name tags can only be stored using the
voice recogni tion system.
- You can assign up to SO additional name
tags for address cards. -
Name tags can only be deleted using the
MMI control panel.
Navigation
Applies to: vehicles with voice recognition system and navigation system
Requirement: the Navigation menu must be
ope n
.!)page 166 .
You can say the following commands to enter a
dest ination:
Function Say:
Open navigation list Last destinations I Favorites
Selecting the home address Home address
Entering a destination Enter address > the name of the city, the street and the house
number,
for examp le "Los Angeles, Main Street."
Individual commands for entering a
Country I City I Street I Street in vicinity I House number I
destination Downtown
Making a correction while entering a Correction
destination
Navigating to a contact
Navigate to (XY), for example Navigate to John Smith
Navigating to a specific address Navigate to (XY) business address I private address,
for a contact such as Navigate to John Smith business address
Starting route guidance with an ad-Navigate I Navigate to private address I Navigate to business
dress card open address
Starting route guidance after Start route guidance
entering a destination
C anceling current route gu idance
Cancel route guidance
The following points of interest can Next Audi Dealer I Next ATM I Next gas station I Next diesel
be fuel station I Next parking lot I Next restaurant I Next accom-
entered directly as a destinat io n modation I Next hospital I Next police station I Next coffee
shop
Chang ing the search area for point Point of interest > the desired search area when prompted>
of interest Top categories I Immediate vicinity I Along the route I Vicinity
entry of destination I Vicinity of stopover I In new city I Nationwide
Entering a point of interest Point of interest > Audi Service I Train station I Airport I Hotel
with guidance from the system I Hospital I Parking I Rest area I Restaurant I Gas station
Ente ring a point of interest Point of interest > point of interest and search area, suc h as
directly in the selected search area "Find gas station in immediate vic inity"
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Function Say:
Selecting an online destination in Online destination (XV) , such as "Online destination: "Lakeview
the immediate v ic ini ty direct ly Hotel'"'
Online search in the immediate vi-
Online dest inations > Immediate vicinity I Vicinity of destina-
cin ity/vic inity of the destination tion > the desired online destination, such as "F ive star hotel">
Line (XV) I Show on map > Start route guidance
Online search in a new city Online dest inations > In new city I the desired city> the de-
sired online destination,
such as "Five star hotel" Line (XV) I
Show on map > Start route guidance
You can say the following commands for more
settings in Navigation:
Function Say:
General map options Map I Day map I Night map I Split screen info off
Map type 2D position map I 3D position map I Destination map I Over-
view map
Map orientation Map orientation north I Map orientation in direction of travel I
Map orientation automatic
Changing the map view Zoom in I Zoom out
Automatic map zoom Automatic zoom I Automatic zoom off
Changing the map scale Scale (XV) meters/kilometers/yards/miles
Showing the route list Route list
Switching voice guidance on or off Voice guidance on I Voice guidance off
during active route guidance
Auto rerouting (traffic)
Auto rerouting on I Auto rerouting off
Route criteria Fast route I Mixed route I Short route
(0 Tips you are located and which menu language
you have selected.
- Destinations may have to be spelled when
entered, depending on the country where
Info
A ppl ies to : ve hicl es w ith vo ice recogni tion sys te m
Requirement: the Info menu must be open.
Function Say:
-Refer to the notes in the chapter About
Audi connect
c::> page 163.
Accessing TMC traffic information Read traffic reports
Radio
Appl ies to : ve hicl es w ith vo ice recogni tion sys te m
Requirement: the Radio menu must be open
c::> page 178.
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Voice recognition system
Function Say:
Selecting the frequency band Set band I FM I AM I Sirius*
Selecting a station from the station Station (XV) I Station list > Line (XV)
list
Selecting a station from the presets
Presets > Channel (XV) I Line (XV)
list
Setting the frequency
Set frequency > the desired frequency
Additional commands Read station list I Read presets I Next/previous station I Up-
date station list
a)
• > Ap plies to t he m ed iu m wave/tong wave ba nd
Media
Applies to: vehicles with voice recogn ition system
Requirement: the Media menu must be open
~page 190.
Function Say:
Selecting a sou rce directly Jukebox I CD I SD card 1/2 I Audi music interface* I Bluetooth I
DVD I Wi-Fi I Next/previous medium
Selecting an aud io/video* fi le in the Video (XV) I Artist (XV) I Album (XV) I Song (XV) I Genres (XV)
Jukebox
Navigating
between audio and vid-Next/Previous track
eo* files within a source
Navigating with in a
Folder up I Line (XV)
folder structure/list
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Telephone Introduction
A pp lies to: ve hicles with telep hone
To make phone coils in your vehicle using the
MMI, connect your cell phone to the MMI via
Bluetooth.
Hand sfre e
W ith this connection, you use the handsfree sys­
tem and operate telephone f unctions throug h
the MMI. Phone ca lls are transmitted thro ugh
the antenna on yo ur ce ll phone.
A WARNING
- Med ica l experts warn that ce ll phones can
interfere w ith the function of pacemakers.
Always ma inta in a m inimum distance of
abou t 8 inches (20 cm) between the ce ll
phone antenna a nd the pacemake r.
- Do not carry the cell p hone i n a pocket di ­
rectly over the pacemaker when the phone
is switched on.
- Sw itch the cell phone off immediately if
you suspect it may be inte rfering with the
pacemaker.
- Do not use the voice recognition system
Q page 142 in emergencies because your
voice may change in stressful situations. It
may take longer to dial the number or the
system may not be able to dial it at all. Dial
the emergency numbe r manua lly.
- Switch your cell phone off in a reas where
there is a risk of an exp losion . These loca­
t ions are not always clearly mar ked. This
may include gas stations, fuel and chemic al
storage f acilit ies or tra nspo rt vehi cles, or lo­
cat io ns w here fuel vapors ( such as propane
o r gasoline vapor in vehicles or bui ld ings),
chemicals or large quantities of dust parti­
cles (such as flour, sawd ust or metal) may
be present in the air. Th is also applies to all
other locations where you would normally
turn yo ur vehicle engine off.
- The demands of traffic require your full at­
tent io n. Read a nd follow the guidelines pro­
vided in
Qpoge 135 .
Telephone
(D Note
Always fo llow the information found in Q @ in
Wi-Fi hotspot on page 161.
@ Tips
The Bluetooth connection range is lim ited to
inside the vehicle . It can also be affected by
l ocal cond itions and interference with other
devices.
Setup
Connecting a cell phone using Bluetooth
Applies to: vehicles wi th telepho ne
Fig . 1 60 Searc hin g fo r ce ll phones
Fig . 161 D isp lay ing t he PIN for ente rin g in th e cell phone
Requirements
T he vehicle must be stationary a nd the ign ition
must be switched on.
The Bluetooth funct io n and visib ili ty o f the MMI
Q page 156 and cell phone must be sw itched on .
The MMI and the cell phone to be paired must
not be act ively connected to any other B luetooth
devices .
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Telephone
Connecting a cell phone
• Select the ITEL I button > Search for new cell
phone
r=> fig. 160 . The availab le Bluetooth devi­
ces are shown in the Infotainment system dis­
play.
Or : search for the MMI using the Blue­
tooth device search on your cell phone.
• Select and confirm the desired cell phone from
the list of displayed Bluetooth devices .
• Select and confirm Handsfree. The MMI gener ­
ates a PIN for the connection setup
r=> fig . 160 .
• Select and confirm Yes.
• Enter the PIN for connecting on you r cell
phone .
Or: if the PIN is already disp layed on
your ce ll phone, confirm it in the cell phone and
in the MMI. The time a llowed for entering the
PIN is limited to approximately 30 seconds .
Pay attention to any additional system prompts
dis played on your cell phone, for example if the
system should connect automatica lly in the fu­
ture . Depending on the cell phone, you may have
to confirm download ing the d irectory separately .
After connecting successfully
After connecting successfully, the signal strength
symbo l®
r=> page 139, fig. 158 and the Blue­
tooth symbo l@ appear in the status line of the
Infotainment disp lay. In addition, the cell phone
contacts are automatically loaded in the MMI di­
rectory. This process can take several minutes,
depending on the number of contacts.
If a ll of the memory capacity is fi lled, you will be
asked to replace the contacts from one cell phone when connecting another cell phone. With
the opt ion
Restricted use of telephone , only con­
tacts in the cell phone and the local
MMI memory
are available
r=> page 152.
(D Note
Always follow the information found in r=> (D in
Wi-Fi hotspot on page 161 .
(D Tips
-You only have to pair your device one t ime .
Bluetooth devices that are already pa ired
automat ica lly connect to the
MMI when
they are within range and the ignition is
switched on.
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- Authorizing the MMI connection in your cell
phone will speed up the automatic connec­
t ion .
- Several cell phones can be paired to the
MMI, but only one cell phone can be actively
connected.
- A Bluetooth device that is already paired
with the MMI will be disconnected if anoth­
er device is paired.
- When leaving the vehicle, the Bluetooth
connect ion to the cell phone will automati­
cally disconnect.
- You can obtain more information from your
cell phone service provider or from yo ur cell
phone user guide. For information on using
the te lephone, visit
www.audiusa .com/
bluetooth
or contact an authorized Audi
dea ler or author ized Audi Service Facility.
Opening the telephone
App lies to: vehicles wit h telepho ne
Fig. 162 Telephone functions
Requirement: a cell phone must be connected to
the MMI
r=>page 147 .
• Select the IT ELI button.
The last active telephone menu is shown in the
Infotainment display. Press the
[fEI) button in
the
Telephone menu again to access the tele­
phone functions .
The following telephone func tions are available
r=>fig. 162:
(D List of received calls .... .. .... .
@ List of missed ca lls ...... .... . .
@ List of d ialed numbers ... ..... .
@ Directory ... ... . .. ...... .... .
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