bluetooth AUDI Q7 2018 Owner´s Manual
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Directory
Opening the directory
Applies to: veh icles with telephone
After connecting the cell phone, the contacts in
it are automatically imported into the MMI.
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J • Voicema il
• Smith, John
• Muster, Manfred
• Schm idt, Ralf
Fig . 177 Di recto ry
Requirement: you must have at least one contact
stored in your cell phone.
... Select :
IM ENU I button > Telephone > left con
trol button >
D irecto ry.
- Calling a contact :
select and confirm a contact
from the directory. The phone numbers for the
selected contact are displayed. To make the
call, select and confirm a phone number.
-Free text search for a contact: see c;, page 158.
Contacts are displayed in alphabetical order and
can be sorted by first or last name
c:> page 185,
Sort order.
The directory can be opened through the Tele
phone
menu as well as through the Navigation *
menu.
(D Tips
- Additional information on free text searches
can be found under
r::;, page 158.
- Check for a possible request to synchronize
on your cell phone. Requests to synchronize
the di rectory must be confirmed so that
your ce ll phone contacts can be loaded into
the MMI.
- The contact display in the MMI depends on
the cell phone used. For more information
on supported cell phones, visit
www.audiusa.com/bluetooth or contact an
authorized Audi dealer or authorized Audi
Service Fac ility .
Telephone
-Please note that only the directory from the
primary phone* is always displayed.
- The contacts from the cell phone may not
be transferred in alphabetical order. If there
are too many entries, contacts with differ
ent first letters may be missing in the MMI.
- The contacts in the local MMI memory are
always visible and can be accessed by other
users.
Free text search for a contact
Applies to : vehicles with telepho ne
... Select: IMENUI button> Telephone> left con
trol button >
Directory .
.,. To limit the search, enter the initials of the con
tact being sea rched w ith each initial separated
by a space in the input field . Enter additional
letters if necessary .
... Select and confirm a contact from the directo
ry . The phone numbers for the selected contact
are displayed.
... To make the call, select and confirm a phone
number.
(D Tips
- You can scroll through long lists quickly by
turning the control knob quickly. The scroll ing speed depends on the number of list en
tries.
- Additional information on free text searches
can be found under
c:> page 158.
Showing contact details*
Applies to: vehicles wit h telepho ne
You can show contact details depending on the
vehicle equipment.
Fig. 178 Showing contact details
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Call options*
Call forwarding :
you can switc h the forwarding
of incoming calls to your voicemail or to anothe r
phone number on and off . You can check if the
function is activated or deactivated with
Check
status .
Call waiting :
you are alerted to an incoming call
during a phone call when the function is switched
on~ -You can check if th e function is activated
or deactivated with
Check status .
Send own telephone number:
sending your
phone n umber with an outgoing call can be acti
vated and deactivated . With the
Network -de
pendent
setting, the setting listed in the con
tract with the cell phone service provider is used.
The settings only apply to the
Telephone menu in
the MMI. Please note that the settings on your
cell phone will apply afte r disconnecting the
B luetooth co nnect ion. You ca n check if the func
tion is activated or deactivated with
Check sta
tus .
Ringtone and volume settings
1 )
Using the Mute telephone function, you can
switch the ringtone playback through the MMI
speake r o n and off. You can play the ringtones
using the
Ringtone fu nct ion. Select and confirm
an entry from the list. For th e
Ringtone volume/
Message volume
settings, see¢ page 250. The
Microphone input level can be adj usted during a
phone call using the control knob.
(D Tips
-Several cell phones can be paired to the
MMI, but only two* cell phones can be ac
tive ly connected.
- To delete all paired Bluetooth devices, the
Bluetooth function can be reset to the fac
tory default sett ings
c::> page 246.
Additional options
"' Select : I MENU I button> Telephone > right con
trol button .
ll Depends on t he conne cted cell pho ne.
Telephone
Connection manager
See¢ page 246.
Bluetooth settings*
See¢ page 248 .
Online settings*
See c::> page 248.
Wi-Fi settings*
See ¢ page 193, Wi-Fi hotspot.
Directory settings
Applies to: vehicles with telephone
"'Sele ct: ! MENUI button> Telephone > left con
trol button >
Directory > right control button >
Directory settings.
Memory capacity
Shows the Memory capacity for the directory.
You can manage up to 17,000 contacts with the
directory. You can load up to 4,000 contacts
from your cell phone into each directory. Yo u can
also impo rt up to 1,000 contacts from a storage
device .
Sort order
You can sort the contacts in your directory alpha
bet ically according to
Last name or First name .
Import contacts/Export contacts
See ¢ page 184.
Download directory
To update the contacts in th e MMI, you can man
ually download your cell phone contacts . De
pending on the ce ll phone, the B luetooth connec
tion may need to be disconnected and reconnect
ed to update the contacts.
Hide contacts without phone number
When this function is switched on, g rayed -out
contacts that have no phone numbers stored for
them wi ll be hidden in the directory.
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Tele phone
Troubleshooting
Applies to: vehicles with telephone
Problem Solution
P airing
the cell phone to the MMI Check if the requirements for pairing a ce ll phone have been met
failed.
c:::;, page 174.
Or: check if you accidentally declined the connection setup PIN on
your cell phone . If necessary, repeat the pairing process
¢ page 174 .
After pairing, not all contact s/no Avoid using special characters in names .
contac ts are loaded in the MMI. Avoid using contact groups on your cell phone .
Certa in
te le phon e function s are The te lephone funct ions depend o n the cell phone serv ice p rovider
grayed out o r not availab le. a nd the cell p ho ne you are using. Yo u ca n obtain more i nfo rma -
tion from your cell p hone se rvice p rovide r, in your cell phone use r
guide or in the database for mobi le devices at www .audiusa.com/
b luetooth .
Some
t el ephon e func tio ns are On corporate phones, some Bluetooth settings may not be com-
switched off o r not availab le, even patib le or the ce ll phone Bluetooth funct ion may be deactivated.
tho ugh the cell phone is support- You can obtain more informat io n from yo ur system admi nistrator.
ed .
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Media
When importing, the audio files a re au tomatica l
ly sorted into the media center categories based
on the stored addit iona l info rmation
¢
page 235. The copied video files a re stored in
the media center under the
Videos category.
Playing the Jukebo x
Req uiremen t: the J ukebox must con tain audio/
video files ¢
page 22 7, Adding files to the Juke
box.
T he Jukebox is accessed an d ope ra ted t hrough
the MMI
(D ¢page 234, fig . 210.
Displaying Jukebox memory capacity
Select : righ t control button > Juk ebo x memory
capacity .
Info rmation abou t the J ukebo x memo ry
c a pa city and the numbe r of s to red tracks is dis
p layed .
Deleting tracks from the Jukebox1
)
Req uiremen t: the Jukebox must contain audio/
video fi les.
- Delet ing an ent ry : se lect an e ntry from the
Jukebox media center . Se lect: rig ht contro l but
ton
> Delete from jukebox > Thi s entry or En
tire list .
- The status of t he de leti ng p rocess is shown in
the MMI. J ukebox playback s tops d uring the de
l et ing p ro cess a nd s tarts again au toma tically
o nce the dele tion is comp lete .
(D) Note
Do not import aud io/video files when the en
gi ne is t urne d off because this will drain the
veh icle b att ery.
(D Tips
- Tracks fro m audio C Ds cannot be im port ed
t o t he Ju ke box for legal reasons .
- Fil es that have a lready been importe d are
a utomat ica lly recogn ized and cannot be
cop ie d to the J ukebo x again.
- It i s no t possib le to play audio/v ideo* files
i n the C D/DVD* dr ive w hile importi ng the m.
1> Not i n the Pl ayba ck view .
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- Th e Juk eb ox does not provi de a n ex port
function due to legal reasons .
- Files o r tra cks w ithou t addi tional store d in
formation a re listed as
Unknown. A ud i rec
ommends adding a dditiona l info rmation
(such as ID3 tags) to a udio f iles.
- Reset the
Jukebox to the facto ry defa ult
settings when sel ling yo ur vehicle
¢ page 246.
Bluetooth audio player
Applies to: vehicles with Bluetooth audio player
With the Bluetooth audio player, you can play
music wirelessly from your Bluetooth-capable
device (such as a cell phone) through the MMI.
Requirement: the vehicle m ust be stationary and
the ignit io n m ust be switched on. The B luetooth
settings w ill open on your mob ile dev ice d uring
t h e connection setup . The Blue tooth function
and vis ibili ty of the MM I ¢
pag e 248 and mob ile
device must be sw itched on. The
Bluetooth audio
player ¢
page 248 must be switched on in t he
MM I.
-Connecting a Bluetooth device: press the
! MEDIA ! butto n. Press the left con trol b utton
un til the sources ove rview is d isp layed. Selec t
and confirm
Bluetooth audio player ®
¢page 234, fig . 211 .
-If n ecess ary, se lect and co nf ir m Not connected
> Connect Bluetooth audio player . The Bl ue
tooth device search starts. Follow the instruc
tions in the MMI.
- Select and confirm t he des ired Bl uetooth de
vice from the list . The MMI generates a PIN fo r
the connection.
- Select and confirm
Yes.
- En ter the PI N for conne ct in g on your Bluetoo th
dev ice .
Or : if the P IN is already dis played on
your Bl uetooth device, confi rm it in the Bl ue
tooth device and in the MMI. The time a llowed
for entering the PI N is lim ited to approx imately
30 seconds .
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The media is started and operated through the
mobile device or the MMI, depending on the de
vice being used.
(D Tips
- Check for any connection requests on your
Bluetooth device.
- Multiple Bluetooth audio players can be
connected to the
MMI, but only one mobile
device can be active.
- Bluetooth protocols AVRCP (1.0/1.3/1.4)
and A2DP are supported.
- Note the volume setting on your Bluetooth
device. Audi recommends setting your mo
bile device to the maximum volume when
using it as a Bluetooth audio player.
- The supported media functions (such as
shuffle) depend on the Bluetooth device be
ing used.
- For more information on the supported de
vices, visit www.audiusa.com/bluetooth or
contact an authorized Audi dealer or author
ized Audi Service Facility.
Wi-Fi audio player
Appl ies to: ve hicles with Wi-F i audio playe r
Using the Wi -Fi audio player media source on the
MMI, you can connect and operate your Wi-Fi-ca
pable media player (such as a smartphone) to
wirelessly play music from your media player
li
brary. The media player is connected through the
vehicle's Wi-Fi hotspot. A UPnP Server opp or an
integrated UPnPIDLNA server on your media
player is required to access your media player
li
brary.
Requirement: the Wi-Fi function on your media
player must be switched on. The
Audi MMI con
nect
app or a UPnP server app must be installed
on your media player .
Or: you must be using a
media player with an integrated UPnP/DLNA
server.
- Connecting a media player: press the I MEDIA !
button. Press the left control button until the
sources overview
c::;, page 234 is displayed. Se
lect and confirm
Wi-Fi audio player 0
c::;, page 234, fig . 211 .
Media
- If necessary, select and confirm Wi-Fi off>
Turn on Wi-Fi
to activate Wi-Fi in the MMI. Se
lect
Wi-Fi settings, if necessary. Select the
same settings on the wireless media player
that are used for the Wi-Fi hotspot.
- Starting the Wi-Fi audio player: start the Audi
MMI connect
app or a UPnP server app, or set
media permissions on your media player.
Operating the media player: the media player is
operated through the MMI.
- Press the left control button repeatedly until
the
Folders menu item appears. Select and con
firm
Folders.
- Playing music from the media player:
select
and confirm
Media center .
Web radio:
see c::;, page 230.
A WARNING
-
-As the driver, do not allow usage of the Wi
Fi hotspot to distract you from driving, as
this could increase the risk of an accident.
- It is only safe to use tablets, laptops, mo
bile devices and other similar devices when
the vehicle is stationary because, like all
loose objects, they could be thrown around
the inside of the vehicle in a crash and cause
serious injuries. Store these types of devices
securely while driving.
- Do not use any wireless devices on the front
seats within range of the airbags while driv
ing. Also read and follow the warnings in
c::;, page 2 73, Front airbags.
@ Note
Always follow the information found in ¢@ in
Wi-Fi hotspot on page 194.
(D Tips
- Always read the chapter c::;, page 194, Audi
connect (Infotainment) general informa
tion.
- Please note that a Wi-Fi connection does
not automatically make it possible to use
the Internet. For additional information,
see
c::;, page 187.
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Media
Playing media
Accessing media
You can start and operate various media
through the MMI control panel .
Fig . 21 0 Dia gr am : p ossib le sou rces in the Med ia m enu
F ig. 211 Diag ra m : possible sources in th e Me dia me nu
Re quir emen t: a medi a sou rce must contain au
d io/video* fi les ¢
page 226.
• Press t he
I MEDIAi bu tton. Press the left co ntrol
bu tton un til the so urces ove rview is disp laye d.
• Select and co nfirm the desi red sou rce.
Or :
press th e I M ED IAi bu tton repeate dly until t he
desire d source is se lected .
D epending on the ve hicle eq uipme nt, t he fo llow
i ng sources may be disp laye d in the
Media men u:
@ Jukebox * .. .. .. ........... .. .
@ DVD/CD drive * ... .. .... .. ... .
®
© SD card reader
Audi music interface * ....... .. .
such as an iPhone, USB stick
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226
23 2
® External audio player . . . . . . . . . . 232
such as an MP3 player connected to
the AUX input
@ Bluetooth audio player * . . . . . . . 228
1) Depe ndin g on the DVD , thi s may not be poss ib le d urin g
pla yback.
234
(f) Wi-Fi audio player* ... ... .... .
® Online media* and Internet radio *
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- Playing audio/video files : select a source in the
Media menu> category (such as art ists> al
bum
> track).
- Moving one level up in the folder structure :
press the !BACKI b utton . Or: select and confirm
Folder up.
- Selecting the previous or next track/chapter*
l): press th e On/Off knob on the MMI control
pa nel briefly to the left l<l<l or right
t>t>l .
-Fast-forwarding and rewinding audio/video*
files :
press and hold the On/Off knob on th e
M MI control panel to the left l<l<l or right
t>t>l for
a longer time .
-Pausing or resuming playback : press th e On/
Off knob on the MM I cont rol panel b riefly .
(D Tips
- Yo u can scroll through long lists quickly by
t u rning the control knob quickly. T he scro ll
ing speed depends o n the nu mber o f list en
t rie s.
- For safety reas ons, the video image is only
display ed w hen t he vehicl e is stationary . On
ly th e so und from the video plays while driv
ing.
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Playlist
Fig. 215 Example: p lay list
The track, art ist, album and album cover, if appli
cable, will appear in the playlist ¢
fig. 215.
Options m enu
See ¢ page 23 7, Additional settings .
Favorites
Up to SO entries for every media source can be
stored in any order in the favorites list.
Requirement: the p laylist or media center must
be open .
-Select the des ired entry from the p lay list o r
med ia center.
- Select: right control button >
Store a s favorite.
Or :
press and hold the cont rol knob for several
seco nds.
When you store a track as a favorite, the assoc i
ated album w ill appear in the favorites list as an
entry .
Requirement: at least one entry must be stored
i n the favor ites list.
Displaying the favorites list : press the I MEDIA!
button. Press the left contro l button until the
sources overview ¢
page 234 is displayed. Select
the so urce that conta ins the
categories
¢ page 235 (for example, SD card) . Select the Fa
vorit es
category .
Requirement: the favorites list must be dis
played .
-Listening to a favorite : selec t and confi rm a fa -
~ vorite from the list.
......
~ -Move favorite : selec t a favori te from the lis t>
8 rig ht cont ro l but ton > Move favorite . Se lect
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Media
and confirm the loca tion of the selected favor
ite.
- Deleting a f avorite : select a favorite from the
list>
right control b utton> Delete favorite >
Delete this favorite or Delete all favorites .
Additional settings
Options menu
Context-specifi c fu nct ions and sett ings a re avail
able depen ding o n the sele cte d source.
"" Press the r ight cont rol button .
Sound settings
See¢ page 249.
Input level
Requirement: a mobile device mus t be connec ted
to the A UX connec tion cab le or to a USB adapter
¢ page 231, Multimedia connections.
T he vol ume of the mob ile dev ice is adapted to
t h e M MI. Aud i recom mend s ad ju sti ng the vol ume
o n the mob ile dev ice to 70% of the maxim um
vo lume output.
Bluetooth settings
See ¢ page 248 .
Wi-Fi settings*
See¢ page 193, Wi-Fi hotspot.
Connection manager
See¢ page 246.
Additional track information
With the fu nction switched on@' and a playlist
open , va rious in format ion about t he cur re nt t rack
(s uch as artis t, a lbum and a lb um c over*) as well
as the playing time an d the remain ing p laying
t ime are disp laye d.
Jukebox memory capacity*
Info rmation on the Jukebox memo ry capac ity and
t h e nu mbe r of sto red t racks i n the Jukebox is dis-
played . ..,.
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Media
on the system lan guage and canno t always
b e g uaranteed . -
Some M TP p laye r fu nct ions are not s upport
ed , su ch as rating music tracks and video
playback.
- The m anufactur er of the stor age device c an
p rovide info rmation about its "USB Device
Subclass" .
CD drive
Applies to: veh icles wit h a CD drive
The following audio file properties are supported by the CD drive:
Audio files
Supported
Audio CDs (up to 8 0 min) with CD text (artist, a lb um, t rack)*, CD -ROMs with a c apac i-
media ty of up to 700 MB
File system CD file system : IS09660, Joliet, UDF
Metadata Album cover : GIF, JPG, PNG wit h max. 800x800 px. The album cover from the medi -
um may be d isp layed, depend ing on avai lab ility.
Format M PE G 1/ 2 Windows Media A u- M PEG 2/4 FLAC
Layer -3 dio 9 and 10
File e xtension .mp3 .wma .m4a; .flac
. m4b ;
. aac
Playlists .M3U; .PLS; .WPL; . M3U8; .ASX
Characteri stics up to maximum 320 kb it/s and 48 k Hz sampli ng freque ncies 48 k Hz sampling
frequency
Number of M aximum 1,000 files pe r medi um
files
(D Tips
- To comp ress MP3 f iles, a bit rate of at least
160 kb it/s is recommended. The display
s howing the remaining p lay t ime may d iffer
fo r MP3 f iles w it h variable bit rate. -
Special cha racters (s uch as t hose in ID3 tag
information) display diffe rently depend ing
on the system language and cannot always
be guaranteed .
Troubleshooting
Problem Solution
Audi music interface /Bluetooth
Read the instructions in the chapter~ page 231, Multimedia con-
audio player *: mobile dev ice is nectionsl ~ page 228, Bluetooth audio player . You can lear n
not supported. about s upported mob ile dev ices in the A udi database fo r mobile
dev ices at www.au diusa.com/blue toot h.
Audi music interface : the volume Adjust the vo lume of the mobile device to approximate ly 70% of
is too high/too low when star ting the maximum output
¢ page 237, Input level.
playback t hrough the AUX in put.
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Media
Problem Solution
Audi music interface :
the porta-For many ce ll phones or mobile devices, playback is not possible
ble device is not recogni zed as a when the battery level is too low (less than 5% of its capacity).
source. The mobile device will only be recogn ized as a source in the MMI
after connecting if the battery charge is sufficient .
Audi music interface: malfunc-
The Bluetooth audio player function is switched on. Switch this
tions during audio playback function off¢
page 248 when you are not using the Bluetooth
through an iPod/ iPhone. audio player.
Audi music interface:
contents Reset the Media settings to the factory default settings
that are changed on a mobile de -
¢page 246.
vice connected to the Audi music
interface al are not disp layed in
the media center .
AUX input: there is stat ic when When connecting a nd disconnecting, the External audio player
connecting and disconnect ing the source is already selected. Before connecting or disconnecting the
AUX connection cable. mobile device, either mute the device (see ¢
page 249) or sw itch
to a different audio source (for example ¢
page 220, Opening the
radio).
Bluetooth audio player* /Wi-Fi
Only one interface should be act ively used at a time to ensure
audio player*: audio playback in- problem-free playback.
terference.
Jukebox* : tracks on the imported When importing playlists, a ll of the files themselves must be im-
playlist are grayed out. ported.
Jukebox*: imported tracks cannot If you cannot find imported tracks in the media center, they may
be played or found. not be supported. Only copy supported files"*
page 240 to the
Jukebox.
Online media *: connection fa iled To establish a connection to the MMI, the MMI connection switch
between the MMI and the
Audi must be switched on in the Audi MMI connect app status sc ree n.
MMI connect app.
Bluetooth audio player *: interfer- Playback interference can occur when using the Bluetooth audio
ence with track d isp lay and aud io player if a music player app from a third party provider is open.
playback . Audi recommends using the integrated media player on your Blue-
tooth device (such as a smartphone) .
Wi-Fi hotspot*: your Wi-Fi device
Make sure the network optimization functions are switched off in
is disconnected from the Wi -Fi the Wi-Fi settings or in the network settings for your Wi -Fi device .
hotspot . For additional information refer to the user guide for your Wi-Fi
dev ice.
Audi music interface: audio play-Make sure the USB mode MTP is selected in the settings on your
back through the connected mo- mobile device.
bile device is not possible.
al Applie s onl y to MTP dev ice s. Does not apply to App le dev ices and USB mass s torage dev ice s.
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System settings
wait for the sig nal t one (bee p) to say a new
command.
Volume : you can a djust th e vol ume of th e
p romp ts by turning the con tro l k no b.
Individual speech training (on ly when the v ehi
cle is s ta ti onary): yo u ca n ad apt the vo ice recog
ni tion sy ste m to your voic e or pro nunciati on in
or der to im prove the sys tem's a bili ty to re co gni ze
your speec h. Indivi dua l speech train ing is com
p rised of 20 s peech ent ries t hat consist o f com
mands and sequences of numbers . You can de
lete the p rogrammed voice t rain ing with the
Re
set individual speech training
function.
Display brightness
You can a djust the brigh tness o f the Info tain
ment system disp lay by t urning the cont ro l knob.
Factory settings
D epe ndi ng on t he ve hicle eq uipme nt, th e fo llow
i ng fu nctio ns ca n b e rese t to factory se ttings :
-Sound settings
- Radio
- Media settings
- Jukebox *
- Directory
-Telephone
- Bluetooth and Wi-Fi*
- Navigation settings*
- Navigation and online memory *
- Voice recognition system*
- Shortcut keys
- Message settings *
-Apps *
- Tool tips
- Audi connect *
- Audi smartphone interface *
You can select the desi red functio ns i nd ividua lly
or all at once with the option
Select all entries .
Select and confirm Restore factory settings .
(D Tips
Make sure that not o nly the sett ings were de
leted but a lso the sto red data, if ap plicable.
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Connection manager
Introduction
The connection manager gives you an overview
of your conn ected devic es and th eir network sta
tus .
Settings Conne-ction manager I
-====- ,.· • Prima hone: MyPhone .,.
c MyPhone
• Second ary phone :
• Data conn ection :
• MM I
connect App :
• Audi smartpho ne:
Fig. 216 Co nnec tion man ag er
Ii'!
Not connected
Not conn.,ct.,d
Not connected
Not conn..cted
"'Select : !ME NUI bu tton> Settings > left con trol
bu tton >
MMI settings > Connection manager .
"'Sele ct and confirm a menu item.
If a mobile device was already connected and you
select and co nfirm the co rresponding menu item,
t h e dev ice name and co nnect ion mode a re dis
p layed under the menu i tem
r:!;> fig. 216.
Yo u can indiv id ually Connect (~ ) or Disconnect
(0) a pa ired device .
Requirement:
- The ve hicl e m ust be statio na ry and the ignit io n
m ust be switc hed on .
- Th e Bluetooth sett ings will open on yo ur mo
bi le device dur ing the connection setup .
- T he Blue tooth func tion and v is ibili ty of the MMI
c:!;> page 24 8 and mobile device must be switc h
ed on.
- T he mo bile device to be con nected m ust not be
connected to any othe r Bluetoot h dev ice .
Primary phone
App lies to: vehicles wit h telepho ne
- Connect new device: search for and connect a
cell p hone.
- List of devices already paired : select yo ur cell
phone from the list of all the dev ices that a re
already paired.