AUDI A3 SEDAN 2017 Owners Manual

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A WARNING
Adjust the volume of the audio system so that signals from outside the vehicle, such as po­
lice and fire sirens, can be heard easily at all
times.
@ Tips
The MMI switches off automatically if the en­
gine is not running and the vehicle battery is
low.
Infotainment system
display
Extending/retracting
The Infotainment system d isplay automatically
extends and retracts when you switch the MMI
on and off.
- Manually extending/retracting : press the qi
button@) ¢page 8, fig. 2.
When the MMI is switched off and the display is
retracted, you can operate certain functions us­
ing the MMI On/Off knob with the joystick func­
tion
¢ page 158 .
{!) Tips
-If the vehicle has a cell phone prep", the In­
fotainment system display will automatical­ ly extend whenever there is an incoming
phone call.
- There may be delays when extending or re­
tracting the display.
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MMI operation
Selecting and confirming a function
Fig. 162 Operat ing the control knob
Selecting and confirming a function in a
menu /list
.,. Selecting a function: turn the control knob (D
¢ fig. 162 to the desired function (such as se­
lecting a frequency) .
.,. Confirming a selection: press the control knob
@¢fig, 162.
Returning to functions at higher levels
.,. Press the !BACKI button (i) ¢page 158,
fig. 160 .
Opening the main menu/menu
Fig. 163 Illustration: Ma in menu
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Open ing th e main menu
.. Press the IM ENU I bu tton @ ¢page 158,
fig . 160.
The MMI menus (such as Radio ) are
displayed ¢ fig. 163. Then you can select and
confirm a function using the control knob .
Opening a menu directly
.. Press the applicable b utton to directly open the
men us ® ¢ page 158, fig. 160 in the direction
of the desired menu (such as
I RADIO I ) . Then
you can select and confirm a f unction using the
contro l knob.
Opening the selection menu /options menu
with the control buttons
F ig . 164 Cont rol butto ns on the MM! control pane l
Selection menu: through the selectio n menu,
you can open addit ional functions within a men u
item (such as
Radio ).
Req uirement: the select ion menu symbol mus t
be disp layed in the Infota inment system display
¢ fig. 164 .
Opening /clos ing th e select ion menu : press the
left contro l button
¢ fig . 164 . Then you can se­
lect a nd confi rm a funct ion usi ng the cont rol
knob.
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Opti ons menu : using the options menu, you can
select and confirm context-dependent functions
as well as settings w ith in a menu item (such as
R ad io ).
Requirement: the options menu symbo l G must
be displayed in the Infotainment system display
¢ fig. 164 . Then you can select and confirm a
funct ion using the control knob.
Opening /clo sing the options menu : press the
right control button
¢ fig . 164. Then you can se­
l ect and confirm a function using the control
knob.
Information about paths
This guide shows you at a glance the paths for
opening a desired menu and its settings and
functions .
Example of a path
.. Select: I RADIO I button > le ft control b utton >
FM.
Following the path
.. Press the I RADIO ! button .
.. Press the lef t con trol b utton .
.. Tur n the control knob to the FM menu item to
select it .
.. Press the contro l knob to confirm the selected
FM menu item .
.. The se lected and confirmed function is execut­
ed. In this example, the
FM frequency band is
set .

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MMI touch
MMI touch control pad
Appl ies to: ve hicles with MM I touch
You can enter data using handwriting recogni­
tion on the MMI touch control pad.
F ig. 165 Ente ring nav igat io n dest inatio n us ing MMI touc h
The MMI touch control pad is located between
the control
buttons¢ fig. 165 .
Entering letters, numbers and symbols
Appl ies to: ve hicles with MMI touch
The MMI touch allows you to enter data on the
MMI touch control pad using handwriting recog­
nition.
F ig . 166 Disp lay w hen MM I touch is act ive
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R eq uireme nt: i t must be poss ible to en ter tex t or
numbers and t he
symbo l(!) ¢ fig. 166 must ap­
pear i n the Infota inment system display .
-Initial entry : write an ind iv id ua l u pper case or
lower case lette r or numbe r/symbol on the
M MI touch cont rol pad usi ng your finger . A
symbo l th at is recogn ized clea rly by the system
is displayed in the Infotainment system disp lay
@ ¢page 161 , fig . 165, confirmed w ith an au­
dib le sig na l if necessary, an d transfer red to the
inp ut fiel d.
- Enter ing spaces : move your f inger across t he
M MI touc h cont rol pad from left to right .
-Delet ing characters : move your finge r ac ross
the MMI touch co ntro l pad from right to left .
-Selecting the input suggestion : press the con­
trol k nob.
- Switching directly to the results list : turn the
control knob to the rig ht
- Opening the speller : select the right control
button>
Open speller . Text or numbers are en­
tered in using the speller
¢page 165.
Moving the crosshairs
App lies to: vehicles wit h MM! to uch
S f 19..,.,0,1 St
Fig . 167 Mov ing the cross hair s
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R eq uiremen t: a map must be disp layed
<=:> page 209.
- Showing /hiding the cro sshairs : press the con­
t ro l knob to show t he crossha irs
CD c::> fig. 167 .
Or: press on the MMI touch cont rol pad . Press
the I BACK I button
0 c::> page 158, fig. 160 to
hide the cross ha irs again .
-Moving the crosshairs on a map : move the
crosshairs shown in the desired d irect ion usi ng
your finger on the
MMI touch contro l pad
c::> fig. 167.
Moving the crosshairs quickly : when the cross­
hairs are visible
CD c::> fig . 167, slide your finger
qu ickly ac ross the
MMI touch contro l pad in the
des ired direction
c:;, fig. 167. The c rosshairs w ill
come to a stop after several seconds.
Moving the map
A ppl ies to : ve hicles with MM I touch
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F ig . 16 8 Mov ing the map
Req uiremen t: a map must be disp layed
c::> page 209 .
-Show ing /h iding the crosshairs : press the con­
trol knob to show the crossha irs
CD c:;, fig . 168 .
Press the I BACK I bu tton 0 c:;, page 158,
fig . 160
to hide the c rosshairs agai n.
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- Moving the map : when the crosshairs are visi ­
ble, pull two finge rs in the desired direction
across the
MMI to uch control pad c::> fig. 168 .
-Moving the map quickly : when the crosshairs
are v isible, pull two fingers across the
M MI
to uch control pad quick ly in the des ired direc­
tion . The map w ill come to a stop after several
seconds .
Zooming in/out on the map
Applies to : vehicles wit h MMI to uch
Fi g. 169 Zoom in/Zoo m out
Requirement: a map must be displayed
c:;,page209.
- Zooming in/out on the map : press the control
knob to show t he crossha irs. Touch the
M MI
to uch control pad with two fingers and pull
your fingers apart or together
c::> fig . 169.
Press the I BACK I bu tton (f) to hide the cross hairs
<=:> page 158 , fig. 160 .
Adjusting the sound focus
Applies to : vehicles wi th MMI to uch
Requirement: the balance/fader function must
be se lected
c::> page 245 .
-Moving the crosshairs for sound focus : move
your fi nger in the des ired d irectio n on the
M MI
to uch control pad.
- Storing the crosshairs location: press the con­
trol knob twice.
Or : press the I BACK I button 0
c:;,page 158, fig. 160 .

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Using the DVD main menu
Applies to: vehicles with MMI touch
Requirement : a DVD must be p lay ing
¢ page 230 .
-Selecting a m enu it em : move your finger up /
down or left/right on the MMI touch contro l
pad.
- Confirming a select ion : press the control knob .
(D Tips
The volume of the voice guidance prompts for
the MMI touch* can be adjusted separate ly
¢ page 246 .
Control knob with
joystick function
Operation
App lies to: vehicles with joystick function
Fig . 170 Oper ating con cept for the co ntro l kn ob wi th jo y­
s tick funct ion
You can p ush the cont rol knob up or down (D
¢ fig. 170 o r to the right o r left @.
Opening the entertainment sliding menu
Applies to: vehicles with MMI touch
Opening the entertainment slidin g menu : push
the cont ro l knob down to open the en tertain ­
ment sliding menu @¢page
167, fig . 174.
Then you can sel ect and confirm a function .
Clo sing the entertainment sliding menu : push
the cont ro l knob up to close the ente rtainment
sliding menu .
Or: press the I BACK I button 0
¢pag e 158, fig . 160.
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Additional functions
Applies to: vehicles with joystick function
Displaying the input field /switching to
speller input
P u sh the cont rol knob up ¢ page 163, fig . 170 to
reach the beginn ing of a list in the cent ral area or
t h e inp ut fie ld . I f the inp ut fie ld is already open,
switch directly to the speller in the input field by
pushing the cont ro l knob up again
¢ page 165.
On the map
Requirement: a m ap must be d isplayed
¢ page 209 .
-Displaying th e input field : push the cont rol
knob up.
- Displaying route gu idance : when rou te gu id­
ance is active, yo u ca n also d isplay the route
guidan ce by pus hing the con trol knob up
¢page 204, fig .188.
- Zo oming in /out on the map (zoom ): turn the
cont rol knob to the right/left to zoom in/out on
t he map .
-Additio nal op tio ns o n th e map : see
¢ page 211
Applies to: vehicles without MMI touch with joystick function
-Showing /h iding the crossh airs : press the con­
trol knob. The crossha irs are shown on the
map . Press the
I BACK I button to hide the cross ­
ha irs.
- Moving the cro sshair s: when the crosshairs are
visible, t urn the control knob in the direction
the c rosshairs should move . P ress the cont rol
knob and hold it until the c rosshairs are in the
desi red poin t on the map.
Ad justing the sound focus
Applies to : vehicles without MMI touch with joystick function
Requirement: the balance/fader function must
be se lected ¢
page 245.
-Moving the sound focus using the crosshairs :
the crosshairs can be moved horizontally. Turn
the contro l knob to the left or to the right .
Press the co ntro l knob to move the crossha irs
vert ica lly . T urn the cont rol knob to the left or
t o the right. Press the co ntrol knob again to
save the set ting .
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Using the DVD main menu
Requirement: a DVD must be p lay ing
r::!> page 230.
- Sel ecting a menu item : move the control knob
with joystick f unc tion up or down or to the left
o r r ight .
-Confirming a sele ction : press the contro l knob.
Opening the selection /options menu w ith
the control knob
Applies to: ve hicles with joystick function
App lies to: MMI control panel wit h contro l knob and joy ­
stic k fu nction
F ig . 17 1 Open ing t he select io n/opt ions men u w it h the
con trol kno b
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Requirement : the se lection menu symbol 3 must
be displayed in the Infota inment system display
~ fig. 171 .
Opening /closing the selection menu : push the
contro l knob to the left
r::!> fig. 171 to open these ­
l ection menu . Then you can select and confirm a
funct io n using the contro l knob .
Press the
I BACK I button 0 ~ page 158 , fig. 160
to return to the function one leve l up.
Opening /closing the option s menu : push the
c on tro l knob to the righ t
r::!> fig. 171 to open the
opt ions men u. T hen yo u can select and confirm a
funct ion using the control knob.
P ress the
I BACK ! button 0 ~ page 158, fig . 160
to return to the fun ction one leve l up.

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Letter/number speller
Fig. 172 Diagram : letter/ num be r spelle r
You can enter letters, numbers and symbols in
the MM I using the letter/number speller. This
option is available when the input field@is ac­
tive
¢ fig . 172 .
-Opening/closing the letter/number speller:
move the con trol knob up/down when the input
field is active .
Or: select the right control but ­
ton
> Open speller/Close speller .
- Entering characters:
turn the con trol knob with
the character selection
@ ¢fig . 172 to the de ­
s ired symbol. Press the control knob to confirm
the character . Your input is displayed in the in­
put field
@ . Once you have entered all of the
characters, select and confirm the button
(D to
go to the resu lts list .
Or: push the control knob
down.
- Entering accented characters (such as a, ~. ii,
o)*: turn the control knob with the character
selection @¢ fig. 172 to a character . To open
the selected accented characters, press and
hold the control knob . Turn the control knob
with the character
s election @o fig. 172 to an
accented character . Press the control knob to
insert the accented character . To close the ac­
cented characters without se lecting a charac­
ter, press and hold the cont rol knob aga in.
Or:
select and confirm la ou I 0 ¢ fig . 172. Select
and confirm an accented character.
-Deleting characters : turn the control knob w ith
the selection arrow to
(19@) o fig. 172 and
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press the control knob . To delete all characters
in the input field, press and hold the control
knob on
(19 until all characters in the input field
are deleted .
-Entering special characters : select and con­
firm
! !&? l@ ofig . 172, laoGl (z) orl 12 3 1@ . Se­
lect a nd confirm the desired specia l character
(for example, a hyphen or period) with the
number spe ller.
- Input assistance : in some cases such as in navi­
gation*, there is a word suggestion* @
ofig. 172 based on available entries while you
are entering data . Yo u can select this sugges­
tion by pushing the control knob upward .
-Results list : in some cases, such as in the direc ­
tory, the system sw itches automatically to the
results list based on available entries @
ofig. 172. Se lect and confirm a suggestion
from the list .
Requirement: the input
f ield @¢ fig. 172 must
be active.
- Switching between speller and MMI touch*:
the handwriting recognit ion for the MMI touch
cont rol pad* is activated automatically . Simply
start writing.
Overview of symbols in the speller
The symbols in the letter/number speller are ex-
plained in the follow ing table:
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Symbol /Description Description
(D IL IST lorB Switches to the results list.
@ Input field Displays the current input.
® Results lis t Displays a
list with suggestions based on the letters already en-
tered.
@)
+
Switches from lower case to upper case letters or from upper case
to lower case letters.
® E
Opens additional speller options, for example Close speller and
Clear input field
® 11
& 71 Character sets and specia
l characters
0 laoul Displays accented characters (such as a,~' fi, o).
Switches from letter to number input or from number to letter in-
® 1 1231/ IABC I
put.
® Adds a space in the input field . ..........
@ Character selection Highlights the selected character.
@ ..
Inserts the suggested word* when you pus h the contro l knob up .
@ <&] Deletes the character to the left of the cursor .
(D Tips
Opening free text search
Accented characters are not available for ev­
ery letter.
.,. Select: IMENUI button> desired menu item
(such as Telephone ).
.,. Keep turning the control knob to the left until
the
free text search input fie ld (D ¢ fig. 173
appears . Or: push the control knob up to open
the input field
(D.
Free text search
App lies to: veh icles with free text search
Using the free text search, you can select the or­
der that the search terms are entered in the in­
put field .
Fig . 173 Diagram: free text search on telep hone
Free text search is avai lab le in the Vehicle*, Ra­
dio *, Media* , Telephone* , Navigation*
and Audi
connect*
menus .
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The handwr it ing recognition for the MMI touch
control pad* is automatically activated . S imply
start writing.
Free text search for an entry
.,. Enter one or more search terms in any order in­
to the input field. The ind iv idual search terms
must be separated by spaces when entering.
An input suggestion to complete the entry* ®
¢ fig. 173 is shown depending on the input. Ad­
dit ional entries that co nta in the entered search
te rm are listed I n the results list@.
If the desired term is still not displayed, enter
additional letters until it is displayed .

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It is often enough ju st to enter the first letters of
the search term in order for it to display in the
re­
sults list . For examp le, in the Tele phon e* menu,
write the initials of the contact being searched
separated by a space.
Sele cting an entry from the re su lts li st
Requireme nt: at least one entry mus t be dis­
played in the results
list @c::> fig. 173.
• MMI tou ch input* : turn the control knob to the
r ight. Select a nd confi rm an entry from the list.
Sel ecting the input suggest ion to comp lete
th e entry •
Sp eller input : select and co nfirm I L IST !©
c::> page 165, fig . 172. Or: push the control knob
down. Select and confirm an entry from the
Requirement : an input suggestion to complete
the
entry* ®¢ fig. 173 must be disp layed. list
.
• MMI touch input *: press the control knob .
Menus and Symbols
Fig. 174 D iagram: menus and symbols
Sy mbol /Description Description
© Selected text Selected function
@ TMC TMC/online traffic information reception c::> page 214
Displays information about the media source that is current ly se-
Entertainment sliding lected or a situat
ion (such as an incoming ca ll) . Depend ing on veh i-
® cle equipment, operat io n m igh t also be possib le using the open en-menu
tertainment sliding menu (such as select ing a radio station o r ac-
cepting a ca ll) c::> page 163 .
@
Jukebox* importing proc-
Copy audio/v ideo fi les to the Jukebox
c::> page 224 ess
® Repeat track The track currently playing is repeated.¢ page 233
® Shuffle All files on the play
list are played in random o rder
c::> page 233,
Shuffl e
0 Arrow Access
information by pressing the control knob when the selected
text is active
®
Telephone signa l
Telephone s ignal strength
strength bars
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Symbol /Description Descr iption
®
Exclamation point on the
Indicates missed calls
telephone
Data connection signal Reception strength of the active data connection or
@ PIN
: Enter P IN (SIM)
strength bars*
PUK: enter the PUK
Network coverage for the active data connection
c:::> page 195
@ 2G/3G/LTE* 2G : GSM network
3G : UMTS netwo rk
L TE *: L TE netwo rk
@ Mute The audio source is. muted ¢ page 245
@ Roaming Outside the the mob
ile network fo r the connected cell phone or the
inserted SIM card
@ Importing process Import/update the contacts in the directory or the call lists
@ Options menu* Select and confirm context-dependent functions as
well as settings
within a menu item
@ Bluetooth* Bluetooth device connected c:::> page 225 or¢ page 177
@ Scroll bars Indicates
a long list.
Move within lists by turning the control knob.
@ Input field Informat
ion that can be changed us ing the le tter/numbe r speller c:::>page 165 or the MMI touch* ¢ page 161.
@ MMI touch* Operation using the MMI touch control pad is possible
@ Knob Setting for the selected funct ion by t urning the control knob
@ Check boxes You
can switch certain functions on~ or offO by pressing the con-
trol knob .
@ Selection list Settings
for the selected function that are accessed by pressing the
control knob
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