bluetooth AUDI A3 2020 Owner´s Manual
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Telephone
@) Tips
Messages that are deleted in the MMI are also
deleted in the mobile device automatically.
Applies to: cell phones with Bluetooth Message Access Profile
(MAP)
Depending on the type of mobile device being
used, you may be able to receive and send e-
mails through the MMI.
Requirement: your mobile device must be con-
nected to the MMI via Bluetooth Message Access
Profile (Bluetooth MAP) > page 169.
> Select: [MENU] button > Telephone > left con-
trol button > e-mail (myPhone)/e-mail (secon-
dary phone)*.
Write new e-mail
Select and confirm Write new e-mail.
— Using a template: select and confirm the de-
sired template from the list.
— Writing your own text*: select and confirm Do
not use template. Enter text using the MMI
touch control pad” or the letter speller.
— Enter one or more recipients.
— Select and confirm Send.
Inbox
All received e-mails are displayed.
Sent
All sent e-mails are displayed.
Outbox
All e-mails that will be sent are displayed.
Drafts
All saved e-mails that have not been sent yet are
displayed.
@) Note
Read the information about Audi connect, and
be sure to note the connectivity costs section
=> page 182.
@) Tips
To ensure that your sent e-mails are received,
connect your cell phone to the Wi-Fi hotspot*
in the vehicle so that the e-mail app on your
cell phone continues to have Internet access.
If you are still not receiving e-mails even
though you have a successful connection,
then contact your e-mail service provider or
your cell phone service provider.
Message options
Applies to: cell phones with Bluetooth Message Access Profile
(MAP)
> Select: [MENU] button > Telephone > left con-
trol button > e-mail (myPhone)/e-mail (secon-
dary phone)* > Inbox/Sent/Outbox > right
control button.
The following options may be available depend-
ing on the selected menu.
Store as template
Ten e-mail templates are stored in the MMI. You
can save up to 10 additional templates of your
own.
— Create an e-mail.
— Select and confirm Store as template.
Resume last edited e-mail
The last e-mail in progress can be resumed.
Reply*
A reply can be sent for the selected e-mail in the
Inbox.
Reply to all*
A reply can be sent for the selected e-mail in the
Inbox and it will be sent to all of the entered re-
cipients.
Forward
The selected e-mail can be forwarded to a differ-
ent recipient.
Delete this message*
The selected e-mail can be deleted.
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Telephone
Read out)
You can have the MMI read an open e-mail.
E-mail settings*
To display when a new e-mail is received, activate
the E-mail notifications. New e-mails are indicat-
ed with an envelope & in the Infotainment sys-
tem display status line.
Connection manager
See > page 231.
Bluetooth settings*
See > page 233.
Online settings*
See > page 233.
Wi-Fi settings*
See > page 187.
Telephone settings
See > page 180.
G) Tips
— Messages that are deleted in the MMI are
also automatically deleted in the connected
cell phone.
— You cannot read any messages while driv-
ing.
Listening to voicemail
Applies to: vehicles with telephone
> Select: [MENU] button > Telephone > left con-
trol button. Select and confirm Call list/Direc-
tory/Favorites > Voicemail.
Requirement: there must be no voicemail num-
ber stored.
> Entering the voicemail number: enter the de-
sired number. Select and confirm OK.
Requirement: a voicemail number must be stor-
ed.
> Dialing the voicemail number: select and con-
firm
Voicemail.
) Not available in all languages.
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G) Tips
This service must be set up and activated in
advance by the cell phone service provider.
Directory
Opening the directory
Applies to: vehicles with telephone
After connecting the cell phone, the contacts in it
are automatically imported into the MMI.
Requirement: you must have at least one contact
stored in your cell phone.
> Select: [MENU] button > Telephone > left con-
trol button > Directory.
> 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 > page 154.
Contacts are displayed in alphabetical order and
can be sorted by first or last name > page 180,
Sort order.
(i) Tips
— Additional information on free text searches
can be found under > page 154.
— Check for a possible request to synchronize
on your cell phone. Requests to synchronize
the directory must be confirmed so that
your cell phone contacts can be loaded into
the MMI.
— Please note that only the directory from the
primary phone* is always displayed.
— The contacts from the mobile device may
not be transferred in alphabetical order. If
there are too many entries, contacts with
different 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.
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Telephone
— The imported contacts are stored in the lo-
cal memory of the directory.
—A maximum of 1,000 contacts can be im-
ported. You can check the directory memory
capacity at any time > page 180.
— Contacts that were downloaded from a mo-
bile device cannot be exported.
— There should be no other files or folders on
the storage medium containing the contacts
to be imported.
Additional settings
Telephone settings
Applies to: vehicles with telephone
> Select: [MENU] button > Telephone > right con-
trol button > Telephone settings.
Call options*
Call forwarding: you can switch the forwarding
of incoming calls to your voicemail or to another
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 the function is activated or
deactivated with Check status.
Send own telephone number: sending your
phone number 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
mobile device will apply after disconnecting the
Bluetooth connection. You can check if the func-
tion is activated or deactivated with Check sta-
tus.
Ringtone and volume settings!)
Using the Mute telephone function, you can
switch the ringtone playback through the MMI
speaker on and off. You can play the ringtones us-
ing
the Ringtone function. Select and confirm an
)) Depends on the connected cell phone.
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entry from the list. For the Ringtone volume/
Message volume settings, see > page 235. The
Microphone input level can be adjusted during a
phone call using the control knob.
G) Tips
— Several mobile devices can be paired with
the MMI, but only two* mobile devices can
be actively connected.
—To delete all paired Bluetooth devices, the
Bluetooth function can be reset to the fac-
tory default settings > page 231.
Additional options
Applies to: vehicles with telephone
> Select: [MENU] button > Telephone > right con-
trol button.
— Connection manager: see > page 231.
— Bluetooth settings*: see > page 233.
— Online settings*: see > page 233.
— Wi-Fi settings”: see > page 187.
Directory settings
Applies
to: vehicles with telephone
> Select: [MENU] button > Telephone > left con-
trol button > Directory > right control button >
Contact 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. You can also
import up to 1,000 contacts from a storage de-
vice.
Sort order
You can sort the contacts in your directory alpha-
betically according to Last name or First name.
Import contacts/Export contacts
See > page 179.
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Telephone
Download directory
To update the contacts in the MMI, you can man-
ually download your mobile device contacts. De-
pending on the mobile device, you may need to
disconnect and reconnect the Bluetooth connec-
Hide contacts without phone number
When this function is switched on, grayed-out
contacts that have no phone numbers stored for
them will be hidden in the directory.
tion to update the contacts.
Troubleshooting
Applies to: vehicles with telephone
Problem Solution
Pairing the mobile device to the
MMI failed.
Make sure the requirements for connecting a cell phone have been
met > page 169, or
make sure you did not accidentally decline the PIN for establish-
ing a connection on your cell phone. If necessary, repeat the pair-
ing process > page 169.
After pairing, not all contacts or
no contacts have been loaded into
the MMI.
Avoid using special characters in names.
Avoid using contact groups on your cell phone.
Certain telephone functions are
grayed out or not available.
The telephone functions depend on the mobile device service pro-
vider and the mobile device you are using.
Some telephone functions may
be switched off or not available,
even though the mobile device is
supported.
Check if the Bluetooth settings on your cell phone are limited or
individual Bluetooth settings are deactivated. This may be the
case with business cell phones.
Applies to: vehicles with Audi
phone box: Wireless charging of
your mobile device is not working
or has been interrupted.
Applies to: vehicles with Audi phone box: Check if your mobile de-
vice is Qi-capable.
Check if your cell phone is centered on the phone symbol in the
Audi phone box and make sure there are no other objects in the
Audi phone box.
Do not place your remote control key in the Audi phone box with
your cell phone.
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Media
— The status of the deleting process is shown in
the MMI. Jukebox playback stops during the de-
leting process and starts again automatically
once the deletion is complete.
@) Note
Do not import audio/video files when the en-
gine is turned off because this will drain the
vehicle battery.
@ Tips
— Tracks from audio CDs cannot be imported
to the Jukebox for legal reasons.
— Files that have already been imported are
automatically recognized and cannot be
copied to the Jukebox again.
— It is not possible to play audio/video* files
in the CD/DVD* drive while importing them.
— The Jukebox does not provide an export
function due to legal reasons.
— Files or tracks without additional stored in-
formation are listed as Unknown. Audi rec-
ommends adding additional information
(such as ID3 tags) to audio files.
— Reset the Jukebox to the factory default set-
tings when selling your vehicle > page 231.
Bluetooth audio player
Applies to: vehicles with Bluetooth audio player
With the Bluetooth audio player, you can play
music wirelessly from your Bluetooth-capable de-
vice (such as a cell phone) through the MMI.
Requirement: the vehicle must be stationary and
the ignition must be switched on. The Bluetooth
settings will open on your mobile device during
the connection setup. The Bluetooth function and
visibility of the MMI S page 233 and mobile de-
vice must be switched on. The Bluetooth audio
player > page 233 must be switched on in the
MMI.
— Connecting a Bluetooth device: press the
[MEDIA] button. Press the left control button
until the sources overview is displayed. Select
and confirm Bluetooth audio player @)
=> page 219, fig. 192.
214
— If necessary, select and confirm Not connected
> Connect Bluetooth audio player. The Blue-
tooth device search starts. Follow the instruc-
tions in the MMI.
— Select and confirm the desired Bluetooth device
from the list. The MMI generates a PIN for the
connection.
— Select and confirm Yes.
— Enter the PIN for connecting on your Bluetooth
device, or if the PIN is already displayed on your
Bluetooth device, confirm it on the Bluetooth
device. The time allowed for entering the PIN is
limited to approximately 30 seconds.
The media is started and operated through the
mobile device or the MMI, depending on the de-
vice being used.
G) 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.
—Aselection of supported Bluetooth devices
can be found in the database for tested mo-
bile devices at www.audi.com/bluetooth.
Wi-Fi audio player
Applies to: vehicles with Wi-Fi audio player
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 app or an
integrated UPnP/DLNA server on your media
player is required to access your media player Li-
brary.
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Media
© Bluetooth audio player* ........ 214
@ Wi-Fi audio player* ............ 214
Online media* and Internet radio” . 215
— Playing audio/video files: select a source in the
Media menu > category (such as artists > al-
bum > track).
— Moving one level up in the folder structure:
press the [BACK] button, or select and confirm
Folder up.
— Selecting the previous or next track/chap-
ter*)): press the On/Off knob on the MMI con-
trol panel briefly to the left Kd or right Pe.
— Fast-forwarding and rewinding audio/video*
files: press and hold the On/Off knob on the
MMI control panel to the left Kd or right Pol for
a longer time.
— Pausing or resuming playback: press the
On/Off knob on the MMI control panel briefly.
@ 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.
— For safety reasons, the video image is only
displayed when the vehicle is stationary. On-
ly the sound from the video plays while driv-
ing.
Fig. 193 Infotainment system: USB flash drive categories
)) Depending on the DVD, this may not be possible during
playback.
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Track
Folders Oa
Se aaeytses
Videos
Fig. 194 Infotainment system: USB flash drive categories
Various categories for selecting audio/video” files
are available in the media center.
> Press the [MEDIA] button. Press the left control
button until the sources overview is displayed.
Select and confirm the desired source.
@ Active source
The active source is highlighted. The active
source symbol @) may change depending on the
connected device, the online media service* or
Internet radio*. The device name may be dis-
played (for example: myPhone). As an example, a
USB stick is shown > fig. 193 connected to the
Audi music interface*.
Depending on the active source, you can select
audio/video files* from the following categories
and add them to the playlist:
@ Favorites
The Favorites category appears if at least one en-
try is stored in the favorites list. > page 222.
@ Artists
All available artists are displayed. Select and con-
firm
an artist, an album and then a track.
@ Albums
All available albums are displayed. Select and
confirm an album and then a track.
© Genres
All available genres are displayed. Select and con-
firm
a genre (such as Pop), an artist, an album
and then a song.
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Media
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Fig. 196 Infotainment system: playlist
The track, artist, album and album cover, if appli-
cable, will appear in the playlist > fig. 196.
Options menu
See > page 222, Additional settings.
iz Wol ei asty
Up to 50 entries for every media source can be
stored in any order in the favorites list.
Requirement: the playlist or media center must
be open.
— Select the desired entry from the playlist or
media center.
— Select: right control button > Store as favorite,
or press and hold the control knob for several
seconds.
When you store a track as a favorite, the associat-
ed album will appear in the favorites list as an
entry.
Requirement: at least one entry must be stored
in the favorites list.
Displaying the favorites list: press the [MEDIA
button. Press the left control button until the
sources overview > page 219 is displayed. Select
the source that contains the categories
=> page 220 (for example, SD card). Select the Fa-
vorites category.
Requirement: the favorites list must be dis-
played.
— Listening to a favorite: select and confirm a fa-
vorite from the list.
— Move favorite: select a favorite from the list >
right control button > Move favorite. Select
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and confirm the location of the selected favor-
ite.
— Deleting a favorite: select a favorite from the
list > right control button > Delete favorite >
Delete this favorite or Delete all favorites.
Additional settings
Context-specific functions and settings are avail-
able depending on the selected source.
> Press the right control button.
Sound settings
See > page 234.
Input level
Requirement: a mobile device must be connected
to the AUX connection cable or to a USB adapter
= page 217, Multimedia connections.
The volume of the mobile device is adapted to
the MMI. Audi recommends adjusting the volume
on the mobile device to 70% of the maximum
volume output.
Bluetooth settings
See > page 233.
Wi-Fi settings*
See > page 187, Wi-Fi settings.
Connection manager
See > page 231.
Show "Now Playing" screen
With the function switched on [¥ and a playlist
open, various information about the current track
(such as artist, album and album cover*) as well
as the playing time and the remaining playing
time are displayed.
Jukebox memory capacity*
Information on the Jukebox memory capacity and
the number of stored tracks in the Jukebox is dis-
played.
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Applies to: vehicles with a CD drive
The following audio file properties are supported
by the CD drive:
Audio files
Supported Audio CDs (up to 80 min) with CD text (artist, album, track)*, CD-ROMs with a capaci-
media ty of up to 700 MB
File system CD file system: ISO9660, Joliet, UDF
Metadata Album cover: GIF, JPG, PNG with max. 800x800 px. The album cover from the medi-
um may be displayed, depending on availability.
Format MPEG 1/2 Windows Media Au- | MPEG 2/4 FLAC
Layer 3 dio 9 and 10
File extension |.mp3 -wma -m4a flac
-m4b
aac
Playlists -M3U; .PLS; .WPL; .M3U8; .ASX
Characteristics up to maximum 320 kbit/s and 48 kHz sampling frequencies 48 kHz sampling
frequency
Number
of files
Maximum 1,000 files per medium
@ Tips
— For compressing MP3 files, Audi recom-
mends a bit rate of at least 160 kbit/s. The
— Special characters (such as those in ID3 tag
information) may display differently or may
not always display, depending on the sys-
tem language.
display showing the remaining play time
may differ for audio files with variable bit
rate.
Troubleshooting
Problem Solution
Audi music interface/Bluetooth
audio player*: mobile device is
not supported.
Read the instructions in the chapter > page 217, Multimedia con-
nections/> page 214, Bluetooth audio player.
Audi music interface: the volume
is too high/too low when starting
playback through the AUX input.
Adjust the volume of the mobile device to approximately 70% of
the maximum output > page 222, Input level.
Audi music interface: the mobile
device is not recognized asa
source.
For many cell phones or mobile devices, playback is not possible
when the battery level is too low (less than 5% of its capacity).
The mobile device will only be recognized as a source in the MMI
after connecting if the battery charge is sufficient.
Audi music interface: malfunc-
tions during audio playback
through an iPod/iPhone.
The Bluetooth audio player function is switched on. Switch this
function off > page 233 when you are not using the Bluetooth au-
dio
player.
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Media
Problem Solution
Audi music interface: contents
that are changed on a mobile de-
vice connected to the Audi music
interface ®) are not displayed in
the media center.
Reset the Media settings to the factory default settings
=> page 231.
AUX input: there is static when
connecting and disconnecting the
AUX connection cable.
When connecting and disconnecting, the External audio player
source is already selected. Before connecting or disconnecting the
mobile device, either mute the device (see > page 234) or switch
to a different audio source (for example > page 206, Opening the
radio).
Bluetooth audio player*/Wi-Fi
audio player*: audio playback in-
terference.
Only one interface should be actively used at a time to ensure
problem-free playback.
Wi-Fi audio player*: audio play-
back interference.
Audio playback interference can occur on some cell phones if the
Internet connection in the vehicle was not established through
the SIM card reader on the MMI control panel and the mobile da-
ta option on the cell phone is switched on. Deactivate the mobile
data option on your cell phone.
Jukebox”: tracks on the imported
playlist are grayed out.
When importing playlists, all of the files themselves must be im-
ported.
Jukebox*: imported tracks cannot
be played or found.
If you cannot find imported tracks in the media center, they may
not be supported. Only copy supported files > page 224 to the
Jukebox.
Wi-Fi audio player*: multiple de-
vices are connected to the Wi-Fi
hotspot. A media player (such as a
smartphone) appears as the
source and cannot be changed.
Close the myAudi app on the connected devices (such as smart-
phones) that are not being used as the Wi-Fi audio player*. Like-
wise, close the UPnP server apps or the media permissions on the
integrated UPnP/DLNA server. Connect the desired device as a Wi-
Fi audio player* > page 214.
Online media*: connection failed
between the MMI and the myAudi
app.
To establish a connection to the MMI, the MMI connection switch
must be switched on in the myAudi app status screen.
Bluetooth audio player*: interfer-
ence with track display and audio
playback.
Playback interference can occur when using the Bluetooth audio
player if a music player app from a third party provider is open.
Audi recommends using the integrated media player on your Blue-
tooth device (such as a smartphone).
Wi-Fi hotspot*: your Wi-Fi device
is disconnected from the Wi-Fi
hotspot.
Make sure the network optimization functions are switched off in
the Wi-Fi settings or in the network settings for your Wi-Fi device.
For additional information refer to the user guide for your Wi-Fi
device.
Audi music interface: audio play-
back through the connected mo-
bile device is not possible.
Make sure the USB mode MTP is selected in the settings on your
mobile device.
a) Applies only to MTP devices. Does not apply to Apple devices and USB mass storage devices.
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Audi smartphone interface
Audi smartphone
interface
Setup
Applies to: vehicles with Audi smartphone interface
You can connect your smartphone to the MMI us-
ing the Audi smartphone interface. Certain con-
tent on your smartphone is adapted to the Info-
tainment system display while driving and can
be operated through the MMI control panel.
Requirement
The vehicle must be stationary and the ignition
must be switched on.
An iPhone generation 5 or newer with Lightning
connector and iOS 7.1.2 operating system or
higher is required. Or:
A smartphone with the Android Auto app and An-
droid 5.0 Lollipop operating system or higher is
required.
> Connect your smartphone to the Audi music in-
terface > page 217 using the applicable USB
adapter > page 217, fig. 190.
> Select and confirm Activate Apple CarPlay or
Activate Android Auto now.
> Follow the system instructions.
> Pay attention to any additional system prompts
on your smartphone, if applicable.
If you chose not to use Apple CarPlay or Android
Auto when connecting your smartphone for the
first time, you can start the Audi smartphone in-
terface later on using the Connection manager.
> Select: [MENU] button > Audi smartphone in-
terface > Change to connection manager.
> Connect your smartphone to the Audi music in-
terface using the appropriate USB adapter
=> page 217, fig. 190.
>» Select and confirm Audi smartphone interface
in the Connection manager > page 231. You
can select your smartphone in the list of devi-
ces that are already paired > page 233.
> Follow the system instructions.
sponsibility for safety in traffic. Never operate
mobile devices while driving, because this in-
creases the risk of an accident.
Z\ WARNING
Driving requires your complete and undivided
attention. As the driver, you have complete re-
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C) Note
Always follow the information found in >@ in
General information on page 182.
@) Tips
— The functions that can be used depend on
the following factors, among others:
— The brand of your smartphone
—The version of the operating system in
your smartphone
— The software version of the app used
— The USB adapter cable and correct connec-
tion
— Your cell phone service provider
— The customized settings on your smart-
phone
— One of the factors above or a combination
of any of them could cause your smart-
phone to be incompatible with the Audi
smartphone interface. Compatibility cannot
be guaranteed for all types of smartphones.
For more information and assistance, refer
to the user guide and the manufacturer of
your smartphone.
— If the connected smartphone has voice con-
trol, you can operate your smartphone using
the external voice recognition system
=> page 168.
— The menu language shown in the MMI is
based on the settings in your smartphone.
— The time displayed in the MMI is based on
the settings in your smartphone.
— Some MMI functions are not available when
Apple CarPlay or Android Auto is active.
— You cannot connect any mobile devices via
Bluetooth when an Apple CarPlay connec-
tion is active.
— When the Apple CarPlay connection is ac-
tive, Tag this song for iTunes* is not availa-
ble > page 207.