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Navigation

Requirement: the MMI must be connected to the
Internet > page 216, Audi connect. You must
have a category selected.
> Press on the respective symbol for sorting until
the desired sorting order is selected.
Search areas in detail

Symbol Meaning

Search nearby
@
Search along the route
L9
Search at destination/Search at
stopover Re
Search nearby: the points of interest will be list-
ed starting from the immediate vicinity around
the vehicle position.
Search along the route: points of interest along
the route can only be selected during active route
guidance. The points of interest are located di-
rectly along or in the immediate vicinity of the
calculated route. You can select points of interest
from various categories. For example, you can
search for a hotel or parking lot along route.
Search at destination/Search at stopover: points
of interest near a destination or a stopover can
only be selected during active route guidance.
You can select points of interest from various cat-
egories. For example, you can search for a hotel
or parking lot at the destination.
@) Note
Read the information about Audi connect, and
be sure to note the connectivity costs section
=@ in General information on page 216.
G) Tips
Distances to points of interest are displayed
as a straight-line distance from your current
location. The actual distance from your cur-
rent location to the point of interest is updat-
ed automatically. The list of points of interest
that were found is not resorted when this
happens.
Selecting contacts as destinations
Applies to: vehicles with MMI and navigation system
You can navigate directly to contacts.
Requirement: an address with navigation data or
a navigation destination must already be as-
signed to a contact > page 235.
> Applies to: MMI: Select on the home screen:
NAVIGATION > (8) > Contacts > a contact.
> Press on an address.
> Check the address and change it, if necessary.
Start navigation > page 227, Entering an ad-
dress.
Route guidance will be activated and the map will
be displayed > page 231, fig. 163.
Additional functions for contacts in navigation
can be found under > page 235.
@) Tips
— Addresses that have been imported from
your mobile device into the MMI can also be
used as a destination.
—If a contact is grayed out in the directory,
this contact has neither a destination nor an
address assigned to it.
Loading received destinations and routes
Applies to: vehicles with a navigation system and Audi con-
nect Infotainment
You can search for destinations or routes in the
myAudi app and send to the vehicle.
Requirement: the MMI and the mobile device
must be connected to the Internet > page 216,
Audi connect. You must have the myAudi app in-
stalled on your mobile device.
» Send a destination or route in the myAudi app
to the vehicle.
> Applies to: MMI: Select on the home screen:
NAVIGATION > (5) > Received dests. & routes.
> Make sure you are logged into the vehicle and
the myAudi app with the same myAudi account.
The received destination and routes will be
loaded automatically.
> Navigating to a destination: press on a desti-
nation.
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>

Navigation

> Deleting destinations: select: Z > one or more
entries or Select all > Delete > (Done).
@) Note
Read the information about Audi connect, and
be sure to note the connectivity costs section
=@ in General information on page 216.
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Applies to: vehicles with navigation system
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Fig. 162 Upper display: details
After you have selected a destination, the details
will be displayed. Route guidance is will not be
active yet.
The functions depend on the vehicle equipment
and the selected destination.
@ Map preview: to zoom in on the map pre-
view, press on the map.
@ Route criteria: see S page 240.
@ More: See > page 239, Options.
@ Weather: Requirement: the MMI must be
connected to the Internet > page 216, Audi
connect. Also see > page 218.
® Applies to: MMI and telephone
Call: Requirement: a mobile device must be
connected to the MMI = page 200. You will
make a direct call to the phone number that
is stored for the destination.
© Start: starts navigation to the displayed des-
tination directly. The map will be displayed
= page 232, Map operation.
@) Parking: press Parking to search for a park-
ing space at the destination. You can use the
parking space as the destination or stopover.
Details: Requirement: the MMI must be con-
nected to the Internet > page 216, Audi con-
nect.
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@© Weather at the destination: Requirement:
the MMI must be connected to the Internet
= page 216, Audi connect.
Display of distance/driving time to the des-
tination
@) Note
Read the information about Audi connect, and
be sure to note the connectivity costs section
=@ in General information on page 216.
Selecting a destination from the map
Applies to: vehicles with navigation system
A point on the map can be used as the destina-
tion.
Opening the map
Applies to: MMI
> Press NAVIGATION on the home screen.
> If necessary, press A to display the map.
Adjusting the scale
> Select: / > select a scale.
Marking the destination
> Press and hold a point on the map until a mark-
ing appears @i) > page 231, fig. 164. Or: the
address of the selected destination is displayed
@ > page 231, fig. 164.
Setting the map content (such as POIs) as
the destination
Requirement: map content must be displayed
> page 239.
> Press on map content on the map (for example,
@ © page 231, fig. 164).
Selecting the destination
> Select: @ > page 231, fig. 164. Or:
> To display destination details, press on @
=> page 231, fig. 164 > Start.
Route guidance will be activated and the map will
be displayed > page 231, fig. 163.

Navigation

© Traffic information > page 238
@ Altitude
@) Displays the maximum permitted speed”):
within city limits, on expressways, and on
highways.
Current vehicle position
Route information > page 240
Name of the street on which you are current-
ly driving
®
O08
Start route guidance for the marked destina-
tion @2 > page 230, Selecting a destination
from the map
Display details for the destination
=> page 230
POI search within the vicinity of a marking
O®
©
Adjust the map orientation. Also see
=> page 239
Navigation settings > page 239
©® Adjust the scale. Set scale. Or: Press the
magnifying glass to switch automatic zoom
= page 239 on or off directly on the map. The
® symbol appears when this function is
switched on.
Marked destination. See > page 230, Select-
ing a destination from the map
®
®
Map contents (points of interest, favorites).
When there are multiple map contents in the
immediate vicinity, the symbols are shown
stacked on the map. To display a list of indi-
vidual symbols, press @6) > fig. 164. Press on
a POT in the list.
Center the map to the current vehicle posi-
tion
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Additional possible symbols on the map

Symbol Meaning

Home address > page 234, Favor-
ites

Business address > page 234, Fa-
tl vorites

D_ Only applies to vehicles without camera-based speed limit
display.
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Symbol Meaning

Favorites > page 234
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Previous destinations display
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Traffic information display on the map or
map preview
Color-coded markings along the route indicate
the traffic flow:
Green: traffic is flowing freely.
Orange: stop-and-go traffic
Red: traffic jam or traffic obstructions.
Shaded markings indicate the length of the area
with congestion.
Traffic information
— Colored warning symbols: traffic incidents
ahead that are on your route.
— Grayed out warning symbols: traffic incidents
that are not on your route.
— All traffic incidents will display in color when
route guidance is inactive.
— Warning symbols with arrow: traffic incident
that you have been routed around, for example
2.
You can adjust the display of colored markings
for traffic information on the maps > page 239.
Applies to: vehicles with navigation system
You can operate the map > page 231, fig. 163
with the movements described in the following
information.
Moving the map
> Drag your finger across the map in the desired
direction.
Moving the map quickly
> Drag your finger across the map in the desired
direction and lift your finger off the screen. >

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Navigation

Zooming in on the map
> Place two fingers on the map and pull your fin-
gers apart. Or: double tap on the map with one
finger.
Zooming out on the map
> Place two fingers on the map and pull your fin-
gers together. Or: double tap on the map with
two fingers.
Rotating the map
> Rotate the map using two fingers.
Tilting the map
> Drag upward or downward with two fingers.
@) Tips
Certain gestures may not be available on all
touch displays or in every menu.
Navigation view with route guidance
started
Applies to: vehicles with navigation system

Fig. 165 Instrument cluster: default view: turning maneu-
ver when route guidance has started
Requirement: route guidance must be on
=> page 226.
The following information will be displayed in the
driver information system, if available:
@ Current vehicle position
@A bar graph appears when there is an upcom-
ing turn. The fewer the bars that are shown, the
shorter the distance is until the turn. If there is
no upcoming turn immediately ahead, the dis-
tance to the destination or stopover, the calculat-
ed arrival time, and a direction arrow for the up-
coming maneuver will be displayed in the right
speedometer. If there is no upcoming maneuver,
the distance to the next maneuver will be dis-
played.
@® Lane recommendation
Personal route
assistance
Applies to: vehicles with navigation system and personal
route assistance
Your MMI can learn the routes that you drive fre-
quently (such as your daily commute to work and
back) and suggest route guidance based on the
current vehicle position.
When the function is switched on, the MMI re-
cords the routes driven regardless of whether or
not you are using navigation.
Without starting route guidance, your MMI can
check the traffic conditions and shows possible
traffic incidents for the possible routes to be driv-
en.
Opening personal routes
Requirement: personal route assistance must be
switched on > page 240. Route guidance must
not be active. A notification is displayed.
> The MMI displays up to three suggestions.
Press on a suggestion. Route guidance will
start.
Better routes
If there are major traffic incidents, the MMI will
display a notification regardless of the selected
menu. If the MMI has calculated a better route,
you can select it as the route.
> Press on the notification.
As soon as you switch off personal route assis-
tance, your personal routes will no longer be re-
corded. Routes that were already stored remain
stored.
Deleting personal routes
> Applies to: MMI: Select on the home screen:
NAVIGATION > %} > Personal route assistance >
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Navigation

> Delete recordings from the last 24 hours or
Delete all personal routes and destinations.
i) .
WS Tips
If personal route assistance is switched off
and you press F&, the personal route assis-
tance settings will be displayed > page 240.
Alternative routes
Applies to: vehicles with navigation system

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Fig. 166 Upper display: display of alternative routes in the
overview map
Opening alternative routes
Requirement: route guidance must be started
= page 226 and the map must be displayed
=> page 232.
> Press © > page 231, fig. 163.
@ Move route
You can move the route up to the next destina-
tion or stopover.
> Press “. The “J symbol will be displayed on the
map.
> Press and hold “, and use your finger to pull
the route to the desired position. Repeat this
step until the desired route appears.
> Press /.
> To cancel, press on the current route ©. Or:
press *2.
@ Block route
You can block the current route for a certain dis-
tance starting from the vehicle position, for ex-
ample to drive around upcoming streets or tun-
nel closures. The navigation system automatical-
ly calculates an alternative route and the length
of the blocked route. The route to be avoided that
you have entered applies only to the current
route and must be set again, if needed. The areas
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you have selected to avoid will appear with red
and white shading on the map.
> Block route: press (2) > fig. 166.
> Cancel route block: press Q.
@® Current route
The distance to the destination and the calculat-
ed arrival time will be displayed for the current
route.
@ Alternative route
As long as traffic information is available, the
congestion along the route including the time de-
lay will be displayed. The distance to the destina-
tion and the calculated arrival time will be dis-
played for the alternative route.
Select route
> Press on the information window for the appli-
cable alternative route (for example (@)
> fig. 166).
Additional functions
Favorites
Applies to: vehicles with navigation system
You can access frequent destinations in the fa-
vorites. You can quickly and easily start route
guidance using the home address or business ad-
dress function.
Accessing favorites
> Applies to: MMI: Select on the home screen:
NAVIGATION > (G8) > Favorites.
If you have met the requirements for myAudi
navigation, your favorites list will be synchron-
ized with your myAudi account > page 226.
Storing favorites
> Press vY¥ in the Details menu > page 230,
fig. 162. Or: Press Store as favorite in the op-
tions > page 239.
Storing a home address or business address
> Press Home address or Business address.
When accessed for the first time, you will be
prompted to set the address.
> Select: Create now > enter a destination >OK. >

Navigation

— Overview: the entire route from the vehicle po-
sition to the destination or the next stopover is
displayed on the map. The map is oriented to
the north.
Automatic zoom
— On: the map scale adapts automatically de-
pending on the type of road being traveled (ex-
pressway, highway, other roads) so that you al-
ways have an optimal overview of the road
ahead. When route guidance is active, the scale
is adjusted automatically for a better detailed
view when there are upcoming maneuvers.
— Intersection: when route guidance is active, the
scale is adjusted automatically for a better de-
tailed view when there are upcoming maneu-
vers.
— Off
MMI map contents/Map content: You can switch
the display of additional information (such as
POIs) on the map in the upper display on or off.
Note the following for the 3D city model > ©.
Voice guidance
Voice guidance: you can adjust the navigation
prompts. With the Traffic setting, the MMI will
only give prompts if there are traffic incidents on
your route.
Voice guidance during phone call
Entertainment fader during navigation: the au-
dio playback volume is temporarily lowered when
navigation prompts are active.
Route criteria
You can adjust which route criteria should be al-
lowed or avoided for the route calculation.
HOV/carpool lanes
Highways
Toll roads
Ferries
Route information
When this function is switched on and route
guidance is active, route information @
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=> page 231, fig. 163 is displayed. The next ma-
neuver will be displayed at the bottom. POIs and
traffic information will also be displayed. Press
route
information to display a preview of the next
maneuver on the map. You can switch the follow-
ing information on or off in route information.
— POIs along the route
— Traffic information
Personal route assistance
Personal route assistance is switched off at the
factory.
Your trips are recorded and destinations are sug-
gested by the MMI when this function is switched
on > page 233.
Trailer mode
Trailer mode is switched off at the factory.
When the function is switched on, the maximum
permitted speed for vehicles with trailers is in-
cluded during route guidance and the calculated
arrival time is adjusted accordingly. When the
function is switched on, the symbol @)
=> page 231, fig. 163 is displayed on the map.
Presentation mode
In presentation mode, the system simulates driv-
ing along the planned route without the vehicle
actually moving. You can use Specify starting
point when you would like to calculate a route
starting
from a location other than the current
vehicle position, for example. Simulating route
guidance: start route guidance and press Presen-
tation mode.
() Note
Read the information about Audi connect, and
be sure to note the connectivity costs section
=@ in General information on page 216.
Gi) Tips
You can adjust the volume of navigation
prompts during voice guidance using the
On/Off knob > page 20. Also see > page 266.

Radio

Podcasts
— Applies to: MMI: Select on the home screen:
RADIO > Source > Online > Podcasts.
The following functions are available:
— Listening to a podcast: select: a podcast > a
podcast episode.
— Search: press 2.
The following functions are available in the pod-
cast playback view:
— Displaying the podcast episodes: press List.
— Starting or stopping the podcast: press P orl.
— Previous or next podcast: press K/P, or use one
finger to drag the center of the display to the
left or right.
— Changing the playback point: you can adjust
the playback position using the knob.
— Displaying the online radio menu: press 5a.
— Switching to radio: press Source. The sources
in the Radio menu are displayed.
Podcast favorites
You can store podcasts in the Podcast favorites.
Storing a podcast favorite: requirement: the
podcast playback view must be displayed. Press
YY, or press Save podcast in the options
=> page 247, Options.
Requirement: at least one entry must be stored
in the Podcast favorites.
— Listening to a podcast favorite: press on the
desired podcast.
— Browsing podcast favorites: use your finger to
swipe to the left or right.
— Displaying all podcast favorites: press All.
— Deleting a favorite: Select: All > Z > select one
or more podcasts or Select all > Delete >
(Done).
Requirement: at least two favorites must be stor-
ed.
— Moving a favorite: Select: All > Z. Touch the
symbol and move the entry to the desired posi-
tion. Press Done.
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@) Note
Read the information about Audi connect, and
be sure to note the connectivity costs section
=>@ in General information on page 216.
@) Tips
— Depending on the Internet connection and
network traffic, the connection may be lost
when online radio is playing.
— Online radio reception may not be possible
if Internet service is throttled.
— The use of online radio depends on the serv-
ice availability of the third party provider.
—The range and screen display of online me-
dia services from third party providers in the
vehicle can vary.
— AUDI AG only provides access to online radio
and does not assume any responsibility for
the content of these services.
Program information (for example, general text
messages, artist, composer, song) is displayed in
the radio text.
Requirement: the selected radio station must
support the radio text function.
Opening radio text
> Applies to: MMI: Select on the home screen:
RADIO > select a frequency band (such as FM)
> select a station > More > Radio text.
Displaying previous radio text entries: drag your
finger downward. The last radio text entries are
displayed if they are available.
Browsing through radio text entries: drag your
finger upward or downward on the screen.
If a radio text entry is displayed with a color, a
phone number or a navigation destination for the
station is available as radio text plus information.
G) Tips
The availability of radio text and RadioText
Plus depends on the radio station.

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Media

— Always store data carriers in a protective
sleeve and do not expose them to direct
sunlight
— Do not use damaged, dirty, or laminated da-
ta carriers
— Do not use single CDs/DVDs with an 8 cm
diameter, non-circular CDs/DVDs (shaped
CDs), cleaning CDs, and protective rings
— Never force CDs/DVDs into the drive. Discs
are pulled in automatically.
@ Tips
The thermal protection switch stops playback
temporarily when outside temperatures are
too high.
Pe Rela)
Applies to: vehicles with a DVD drive
——
Fig. 172 Glove compartment: DVD drive

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Loading a CD/DVD
> Slide the CD/DVD straight into the DVD slot @
with the label facing up. The CD/DVD will be au-
tomatically pulled in.
Ejecting a CD/DVD
> Press the button (2).
The CD/DVD is pulled in again automatically if it
is not removed from the DVD slot within approxi-
mately ten seconds after ejecting it.
The DVD drive is accessed and operated through
the MMI > page 255.
@) Tips
— Playback cannot be guaranteed with media
files that have a high data rate.
— Always read the chapter > page 250, Gener-
al information.
DVD changer
Applies to: vehicles with DVD changer

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Fig. 173 Between the rear seat backrests: DVD changer
> Loading a CD/DVD: press the button @). The
DVD changer is not ready to load if the LED in
the DVD slot is red. The LEDs in the DVD slot (2)
blink green when the DVD changer is ready to
load. Slide the CD/DVD straight into the DVD
slot @ with the label facing up. The CD/DVD is
automatically loaded in the next empty posi-
tion in the DVD changer. The button for that
position @) lights up.
> Loading multiple CDs/DVDs at the same time:
press and hold the button @) longer than two
seconds. Wait until the green LEDs in the DVD
slot @) start to blink. Slide the CDs/DVDs one
after the other straight into the slot (2) with the
label facing up. The CDs/DVDs are automatical-
ly loaded in the next empty positions in the
DVD changer.
> Loading a CD/DVD into a specific position:
press the button @). The next empty position
@ blinks. The occupied positions light up and
do not blink. Press the button for the desired
position and remove the CD/DVD if necessary.
Slide the CD/DVD you would like to load
straight into the DVD slot @) with the label fac-
ing up.
>» Ejecting the current CD/DVD: press the button
@ briefly two times. The CD/DVD is pulled back
into the DVD changer automatically if it is not
removed from the DVD slot within 30 seconds
of ejecting it.
>
Ejecting any CD/DVD: press the button @ and
then press a blinking button @). >
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Media






Symbol/Description Description
0 Off Switching between off/playlist/track: press @).
®@ O Playlist The tracks in the current playlist will repeat continuously in a loop.
© Tracks The current track will repeat continuously in a loop.
KY/>I Selecting the previous/next track (or station/chapter): press Kl or
@ Di.
Jumping to the beginning of a track: press on K after the first ten
seconds of play time.
® PAI Start or stop playback
@ >¢ Shuffle een is switched on, all files in the playlist will play in
@ List The playlist @ is displayed.
Playback position You can adjust the playback position using the knob.
@® Info section Display of Track, Artist and Album.

DVD functions
Applies to: vehicles with DVD video
Requirement: the vehicle must be stationary and
a DVD must be playing.
The following functions are available in the play-
back view:
— Display the DVD main menu: press on the up-
per display. Press DVD menu.
— Using the DVD main menu: press the desired
function.
— Switching to the media functions: press on the
upper display. Select: *1 > select a chapter, or
start the movie in the DVD main menu and
press on the upper display.
— Adjusting the aspect ratio: press on the upper
display. Select: Aspect ratio > an aspect ratio >
OK > table on page 260.
@ Tips
— Not all functions are available in every
source and on every touch display.
— Applies to: MMI: To select the previous or
next track, drag your finger to the left or
right in the playback view in the center of
the display.
Opening the search
Applies to: vehicles with free text search
You can search in all active sources, for example
for tracks and video files.
Opening the search
Requirement: the selected source must support
the search function. The media center
= page 256 is displayed.
> Press Search.
Entries that contain the entered search term are
listed
in the results list. Each result is marked
with the symbol for a category in the media cen-
ter > page 256.
You can search for the following categories:
— Artists
— Albums
— Tracks
— Genres
— Videos
G) Tips
Only files in the active source will be
searched.
Options and settings
Context-dependent functions and settings may
be available depending on the selected source,
the connected mobile device, and the connection
type.
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>

Checking and Filling



— When using fuel containers made of met- — You must vent the tank system again if you
al, the fuel pump nozzle must always re- press on the fuel filler door opener. The fuel
main in contact with the container to re- pump nozzle can stay in the fuel filler neck
duce the risk of static charge. when doing this. Vent the tank system by
— Insert the fuel pump nozzle as far as pos- pulling the E) switch in the driver's door
sible into the filler opening while refuel- again.
ing. — If the engine turned off because the fuel
— Follow the applicable legal regulations in level was too low, then you may need to re-
the country where you are driving when fuel with up to 4.0 gallons (15 liters) of fuel
using, storing and transporting fuel con- in order for the vehicle to detect the new
tainers. fuel level. Otherwise, the engine may not
— Make sure that the fuel container meets restart.
the industry standards, for example ANSI — Fuel can age and may lead to problems
or ASTM F852-86. when starting. Audi recommends replacing

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the fuel in your vehicle within six months.
@) Note
— Remove fuel that has overflowed onto any Fuel filler door emergency release
vehicle components immediately to reduce Applies to: vehicles with manual fuel filler door release
the risk of damage to the vehicle. If the central locking system malfunctions, the
— Never drive until the fuel tank is completely fuel filler door can be unlocked manually.
empty. The irregular supply of fuel that re-
sults from that can cause engine misfires.
Uncombusted fuel may enter the exhaust
system and increase the risk of damage to
the catalytic converter.

@ For the sake of the environment
— Do not overfill the fuel tank, or fuel could
leak out when the vehicle is warming up.
— Fuel should never enter the sewer system or
come into contact with the ground.
@ Tips
The fuel filler door on your vehicle does not
lock if you lock the vehicle from the inside us-
ing
the central locking switch.
G@) Tips
Applies to: vehicles with plug-in hybrid drive


Fig. 179 Right cover in the luggage compartment: remov-
ing the cover
— When inserting the fuel pump nozzle, make
sure that you do not press on the fuel filler
door opener @) with the fuel pump nozzle.



Fig. 180 Luggage compartment: fuel filler door emergency
release
See the label in the fuel filler door @)
> fig. 178. Otherwise, a valve will close in The emergency opening mechanism is located
the fuel filler neck and fueling will stop even behind the right cover in the luggage compart-
if the tank is not full. ment.
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