AUDI A3 SEDAN 2017 Owners Manual
Manufacturer: AUDI, Model Year: 2017, Model line: A3 SEDAN, Model: AUDI A3 SEDAN 2017Pages: 400, PDF Size: 67.32 MB
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Voice recognition system
• Telephone
• Audi connect •
Favor ites
• Call (XY)
• Navigation
• Directory
• Radio
• Med ia
• Sound •
Enter number
• Redial
• Read new tex t message
• N avigate to (XV)
• Enter address/destination
• Help • Onhne destinations
• Help Speech dia log system
• Help Telephone •
Cancel route guidance
• M ap
• Help Audi connect •
Line (XY)
• Help Navigation
• Help Map
• Help Radio
• Help Media • N
ext page/ previous page
• Cancel
• No, l meant
()(Y)
• Correction
TELEPHONE
• Enter number • Call list
• Delete number/ correc tion
• Redial
•
Oltectory
• Call (XY) •
Call mailbox
• Enter PIN/ delete PI N
· business/ private/ land line/ mobile • Telephone favorites
NAVIG:ATI0N
• N avigate to CXV)
• Start/ cancel route guidance
• Directory
• Last destinations •
Bloc k route for
(XYJ miles/ Block
the next section
• Route list
• Calculate alternative routes
• Nav igation favorites
• Drive home
• Enter address •
Online destinations
• Special destination
• Enter country/ town
I street I state
• Exclude route / Exclude route for (XY)
km / m
M~P
• Map
• Day map/ Night map
• 20 driving position map/ 20 north posi tion map/ 30 map/ Destination map/ Overview map
AllJDI G QNNECT
• Audi connect
• Travel Information/ Parking Information
• Fuel prices
• Weather
RADIO
• Rad io presets
• FM
• FM/ AM/ SIRIUS XM
• Station (XY) / Frequency
(XYJ
• Traffic announcement on/ off
Fig. 17 S Co mmand overv ie w
• Flight Information
• City events
• Online news
• Twitter
MEDIA
• Jukebo x
• CO/ DVD .))
• SD card 1 / SD card 2
• Audi music Interface/
IPod I use / Bluetooth /
W I-Fl/ Medium (XV)
• Media favorites/ Artists/ Albums/ Genres/
Tracks/ Ptayllsts / Videos
· Folder up
• Random playback on / off
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Voice recognition system
Voice recognition system Operating
Applies to: vehicles with vo ice recognition system
You con operate many Infotainment functions
conveniently by speaking.
Requirements: the ignition and the MM I must be
sw itched
on~ page 158, the re must not be any
phone call in progress and the parking system
m ust not be active.
.. Switching on : press the~ button @
¢ page 15, fig. 11 or@ ~ page 16, fig . 13
briefly on the multifunct ion steer ing whee l and
say the desired command after the
Beep.
.. Switching off : press and hold the~ button.
Or : press the l2l butto n.
.,. Pausing : say the command Pause. To resume,
press
the~ button.
.,. Corre cting : say the command Correction .
Input assistance
The system guides you through the input with
visua l and audio feedback.
- Visual input as sistance : after switching on
vo ice recognit ion, a display with a selection of
poss ible commands appears. This command
display can be sw itched on or off . Se lect:
IMENU I button> Settings > left control button
> MMI settings > Speech dialog sy stem .
- Audio input as sis tance :
to have the poss ible
commands read, turn the voice recognition sysÂ
tem on and say
Help .
For the system to understand you:
Speak clearly and distinct ly at a normal volume.
Speak louder when driving faster.
Emphasize the words in the commands even ly
and do not leave long pauses.
Close the doors, the windows and the sunroof* to
reduce background noise. Make sure th at passenÂ
gers are not speaking when you are giving a voice
command.
D o not direct the air vents toward the hands-free
microphone, whic h is on the roof head liner near
the front interior lights.
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Only use the system from the dr iver's seat be Â
cause the hands-free microphone is directed toÂ
ward that seat.
Additional sett ings
Refer to~ page 246.
_&. WARNING
- Direct your full attention to dr iv ing. As the
driver, you have complete responsibility fo r
safety in t raffic. Only use the functions in
such a way that you a lways maintain comÂ
plete contro l over your vehicle in all traffic
situations.
-
- Do not use the voice recognition system in
emergencies because your voice may change
in stressful s ituations.
It may take longer to
dial the numbe r or the system may not be
ab le to dia l it at all. Dial the emergency
number manually .
(D Tips
- The d ia log pauses when the re is an incomÂ
ing phone call a nd will continue i f you igÂ
nore the cal l. The dia log ends if you answer
the ca ll.
- There are no vo ice gu idance* prompts when
a dialog is act ive.
- You can select an item in the list using eiÂ
ther the vo ice recognit ion system or the
cont rol knob.
Command overview
information
Applies to: vehicles with voice recognition system
The following overv iews des cribe the commands
that can be used to operate the MMI using the
vo ice recog nit ion system.
Alte rnative commands are separated using a"/",
for example say:
Telephone / (or) Navigation /
(or) Radio.
Sequences of com mands used to perform an a cÂ
tion are iden tified w ith a
">", fo r example say:
Ente r addre ss > (then) Enter country /state. IJ,,
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Voice recognition system
The majority shown are main commands. This
system also recognizes synonyms in certain cas-es
. For a Bu sine ss addre ss, you can a lso say bu siÂ
ness , work , office or at the office .
Commands
Global commands
Applies to: vehicles with voice recognition system
You can a lways use the global commands, reÂ
ga rdless of the me nu selected .
Function Say:
Open ing a menu Tel ephon e/ Directory / Navigation / Radio / Medi a/ Audi con ·
n ec t*
I Car I Tone
Hav ing the possible commands Help / Help s peech dialog s ystem / Help Telephone /
read aloud Help Na vigat ion / Help Map / Help Radio / Help Med ia / He lp
Aud i connect *
Telephone fu nctions Call (XV ), for example, Call "John Smith" /
Enter numbe r/ Redial / Di rectory
I Read out new te xt me s-
s age
I Read out new e -mail
Navigation funct ions* Driv e me to (XV ) or Navigate to (XV ), for example Navigate to
"John Smith" /
Enter addre ss/ Cancel r oute guidance / Map / Online de stin a·
tion s*
I Online destinat ion (X V)*
Access ing favorites Favorit es > follow the system prompts
Selecting an entry from a list Line (XV)
Scrolling through a list N ex t page I Pre viou s page
Correcting the command given Correction
Switching the vo ice recogn it io n sys-Canc el
tern off
Telephone
Applies to: veh icles with vo ice recognition system and telephone
Req uirement: a cell phone must be connected to
the MMI ¢
page 177 and the Telephone menu
must be open ¢
table on page 171.
You can say the following commands depending
on the selected menu item :
Function
Say:
Calling a contact from the directory Call (X V ), for example Call "John Smith "
Selecting a specific contact number Call (XV) bu sines s/ private / land line / cell phone ,
for example Call "John Smith " privat e
Selecting a phone number with an Call/ Call wo rk / Call private / Call land l ine / Call cell phone
address card open wo rk
Calling a contact from yo ur favor -Teleph one fav orite s > a~er being prompted, say the desired
ites list contact > Dial
Displaying the call list Call list
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Voice recognition system Function
Calling the last number dialed
Dialing a phone numbe r
Correcti ng the phone number that
was entered
Showing contact information
L iste ning to messages
Entering the PIN (SIM)
Co rrecting the P IN entry
Correcting data input
C los ing the full-sc reen command
list
(D Tips
Say :
Redial
Enter number
> after being prompted, say the telephone num-
ber in groups of individual numbers,
fo r example. 888 555
1212 > Dial
Corr ect ion / Delete numb er
Director y
> say the desired contact when prompted,
for example John Sm ith
Call voicemai l
Ente r PIN
> when prompted, say the PIN in individual numbers
> Save
Corr ection / Delete PIN
No I meant ( XV)
Clos e
-Please note th at commands can on ly be givÂ
en for the primary
phone *¢ page 177 .
-Contacts in the directory can sele cted us ing
the full name ("first name las t name" and
"last name, first name") as well as with only
the fi rst or last name. This applies to cell
phones that transmit names separated into
first and last names. -
For more informat ion on s upported cell
phones, visit
www .audiusa. com /bluetooth
or contact an authorized Audi dealer or au Â
thorize d Audi Service Facility.
Audi connect (Infotainment)
A ppl ies to: ve hicles w ith vo ice recognition system and Audi co nnect (Infota inment)
Req uirement: The requ irements for Audi connect
(Infotainment) must be met
¢page 190 .
Function Say:
Accessing Audi connect Infotain-Audi connect > follow the system prompts
ment serv ices
Audi connect Infotainment services
Weather/ On line new s/ Fuel p rice s/ Parking info rmation /
T rav el info rmat ion / Twitter / Online tr affic info rmation / City
e v ents / Fl ight informat ion
Search areas for Aud i connect Info-Near de stination / Nearb y/ In a new city
tainment serv ices
Correcting data input
No I meant (XV)
(0 Tips
Always read the chapter ¢ page 196, Audi
connect (Infotainment) general information.
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Messages (Audi connect (Infotainment))
Applies to: vehicles with voice recognition system and Audi connect (Infotainment)
Requirement: a cell phone with an active MAP
(Message Access Profile) must be connected to
the MMI
¢page 182.
Function Say:
Text ed iting commands Read out / Add / Delete / Record everything again / Replace
with (XV) / Add recipient / Send
Reading out a new message Read out new text message / Read out new e-mail
Reading a message Read out text message / Read out e-mail
Replying to the open text message Reply
Forwarding the open text message Forward > Add recipient/ Insert template/ Send
Correcting data input No I meant (XV)
(D Tips
-For more information on supported cell
phones, visit
www.audiusa.com/bluetooth
or contact an authorized Audi dealer or auÂ
thorized Audi Service Facility.
-Always read the chapter¢ page 196, Audi
connect (Infotainment) general informaÂ
tion .
Navigation
Applies to: vehicles with voice recognitio n system and navigation system
Requirement: the Navigation menu must be
open
¢ table on page 171.
You can say the following commands for entering
a destination depending on the selected menu
item :
Function
Say:
Opening the list of previous naviga-Last destinations
tion destinations
Accessing favorites
Navigation favorites
Selecting the home address Home address or Drive home
Ent ering an address with guidance Enter address > follow the system prompts
from the system
Individual commands for entering a
Enter country/state / Enter city/ Enter ZIP code / Enter
destination street/ Enter house number
Making a correction while entering a Correction
destination
Navigating to a contact
Drive me to (XV) or Navigate to contact , for example Drive me
to "John Smith"
Navigating to a specific address for Navigate to contact (XV) business/ private,
a contact for example "Navigate to "John Smith" private"
Navigating to favorites
Navigation favorites > Line (XV) / Line contents> Start route
guidance when prompted
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Voice recognition system Function Say:
Start ing route g uidance with an
ad-Na vigate / Navigate to p riv ate addre ss / Na vig ate to bu sin ess
dress card open address
E nte ring a new desti nation/stop- Enter address >
enter the desired address when prompted>
over when ro ute gu idance is ac tive confirm the new destination/stopover if prompted
Start ing route gu idance after enter- Start route guidance
ing a dest inat ion
Canceling current route gu idance Cancel route guidance
Calc ulating alternative routes Calculate alternati ve route s
Entering a point of interest by
se-Point of interest > Change search area > category or subcate-
lecting a searc h area with guidance gory when prompted, for example "restaurant"
from the system
Dest ina tion input categor ies Audi Service / Train station
I Airport / Hot el / Ho spital / Park -
ing / Re st area /Restaurant / G as sta tion
etc.
Search areas for entering points of Nearb y/ Along the route I Near destination / Near stopove r/
interest In new city/ In a new state /country
Ente ring an online destination * Online destina
tion ( XV), for example "Online de stin ation
" Lake view Hotel ""
Co rrect ing data input No I meant (XV)
Clos ing the full-screen command
Clo se
list
Requirement: you must be in the Navigation or
M ap menu. You can say the following commands
for more settings in Navigation:
Function Say:
General map options Map/ Da y map / N ight map / Automa tically change map colo r
Map type 2D heading up map
I 2D north up map/ 3D map / Destination
map
I Ov erview ma p/ Standard map */ Googl e Earth map *
Showing the route list Route list
Showing the remaining d istance/ Destin ation information
time when route guidance is active
Speed l imit prompt How fast can I dri ve here ?
Setting voice g uidance for active Voice guidance on
I Vo ice guidan ce off I Vo ice guidance short-
route guidance ened
I Voice guidance complete I V oi ce guidance traffic
B locking a ce rtain sect ion on the Block route for (XV ) m eter s/kilometers /yard s/miles / Block
rou te next route
I A void n ext se ction of r oute
(D Tips
- Destinations may have to be spe lled when
entered, depending on which region you are
i n and which men u language you have seÂ
l ected. -
Always read the
chapter~ pag e 196, Audi
connect (Infotainment) general informaÂ
tion.
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Voice recognition system
Radio
Applies to: vehicles with voice recognition system
Requ ireme nt: the Radio must a lready be open. You can say the followi ng commands depend ing
o n t he sele cted frequen cy b and:
Function Say:
Sele cti ng the frequency ba nd FM */ SiriusXM * / FM / AM
Selecting a stat ion from the station Channel (XV ) / Frequency (XV)
list
S ele cti ng a s tat io n from favorites/
Radio prese ts > Line (XV)
presets
Setting the frequency
Frequency (XV) I Frequency (XV) HD 1
Correcting data inp ut No I meant (XV )
Closing the full-sc reen command Close
list
Media
Applies to: vehicles with voice recognitio n system
Re qui reme nt: you mus t be in the Media menu.
You can say the following commands depen ding
on the active media:
Function Say:
Selectin g a so urce directly Jukebox* / CD / DVD / SD card 1 / SD card 2 / Audi music inter-
face *
I iPhone* / USB * / Bluetooth* / Wi-Fi * / Medium (XV) , for
example "Jolhn 's player"
Selecti ng aud io/video * fi les in the
Media favorites / Artists / Albums / Genres / Track s/ Playlists /
Jukebox* Videos
Selecting aud io files on an iPod A rt ists / Albums / Genres / Tracks / Playlists /Composers /
(source: Audi music interface*) Podcasts / Audio books
Naviga ting w ith in a folder s truc -Folder up / Line (XV)
tu re/list
Selecti ng shuffle
Shuffle on I Shuffle off
C orrecting data inp ut No I meant (XV)
Clos ing the fu ll-sc reen command Close
list
External voice operation T he pa rk ing aid as well as the A ud i voice r ecogn iÂ
t io n sys te m must not be a ctive.
Applies to: vehicles with voice recognition system and exterÂ
nal voice operation
Requirement:
The ignition and the MMI m ust be switched on.
N o phone call is in progress . A cell phone must be connected to the MMI with
the Handsfree p rofile ~ pag e 177.
The cell p hone be ing connected must have voice
contro l that can be contro lled exte rna lly.
.,. Switching on : press and hold the lei.I button on
the multifunction steering wheel * and say the
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Voice recognition system
desired command after the external speech diÂ
alog begins.
~ Continuing/resuming the dialog: the system
remains ready to use for a short time after endÂ
ing the dialog. You can start a new external diaÂ
log during this time. Press the
10.I button if
needed, and say a new command .
Or: select
and confirm
Resume on the MMI control panel.
~ Switching off: press and hold the~ button .
Or: select and confirm Cancel on the MMI conÂ
trol panel.
a) Tips
- There are no voice guidance* prompts when
a dialog is active.
- This function depends on the cell phone
used. You can obtain more information
from your cell phone service provider or
from your cell phone user guide.
- AUDI AG simply provides access to control
your cell phone with voice operation and
does not take any responsibility for the conÂ
tents and commands within the external
voice control.
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Telephone Introduction
A pp lies to: ve hicles with telep hone
To make phone coils in your vehicle using the
MMI, connect your cell phone to the
MMI via
Bluetooth.
H and sfree
Afte r you have connected your cell phone to the
MMI via Bluetooth, you can use the handsfree
system and operate telephone functions through
your MMI. You can make calls using the antenna
on your cell phone.
A WARNING
- Medical experts warn that cell phones can
interfere w ith the function of pacemakers.
Always ma inta in a m inimum distance of 20
centimeters between the cell phone antenÂ
na and the pacemaker.
- Do not carry the cell phone in a pocket diÂ
rectly over the pacemaker when the phone
is switched on.
- Sw itch the cell phone off immediately if
you suspect it may be interfering with the pacemaker.
- Do not use the voice recognition system*
c::> page 170 in emergencies because your
voice may change in stressful situations. It may take longer to dial the number or the
system may not be able to dia l it at all. Dial
the emergency n umber manua lly.
- Switch your cell phone off in areas where
there is a risk of an exp losion. These locaÂ
tions are not always clea rly marked. This
may include gas stations, fuel and chemical
storage facilities or transport vehicles, or lo Â
cations where fuel vapors (such as propane
or gasoline vapor in vehicles or bu ildings),
chem icals or large quantities of dust partiÂ
cles (such as flour, sawdust or metal) may
be present in the air. Th is also applies to all
other locations where you would normally
tu rn your vehicle engine off .
- The demands of traffic requ ire your full atÂ
tent io n. Always read t he chapter
c::> page 158, Traffic safety information.
-
T e le ph on e
(D Note
Always fo llow the information found in Q (!) in
Wi-Fi hotspot on page 195.
(D Tips
- The Bluetooth connect ion range is limited
to inside the vehicle. It can also be affected
by local condit ions and interference with
other devices.
- To learn which Bluetooth connections and
wh ich of the functions in your cell phone are
supported, check with your cell phone servÂ
ice provider or the database for mobile deviÂ
ces at
www .audiu sa.com /bl uetooth .
Setup
Connecting a cell phone using Bluetooth
Applies to: vehicles wi th telepho ne
Fig . 17 6 Display ing t he PIN for enter ing in t he cell ph one
R equirem ent
The vehicle must be stationary and the ignition
must be switched on.
T he Bl uetoo th funct ion and v isib ility o f the MMI
¢ page 244 and cell phone must be sw itched on.
T he cell phone to be connected must not be conÂ
nected to any other Bluetooth device.
T he
MMI must not be connected to a cell phone .
Connecting a cell phone
.,. Select: !MENU I button> Telephone > Co nnect
mobile dev ice
> Find new de vices > Ne xt. The
avai lable Bluetooth devices are shown in the InÂ
fotainment system display .
Or select: !MENUI
button > S etting s> left contro l button > MMI
s ettin gs> Connec tion manag er ¢
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"'Se lect and confirm the desired ce ll phone from
the list of disp layed Bluetooth devices.
"' The MMI generates a PIN for the connect ion
setup
¢ fig. 176 .
"' Select and confirm Y es.
"' Enter the PIN for connecting on your cell
phone .
Or: when the PIN is d isplayed on your
ce ll phone, confirm the PIN on you r ce ll phone
and in the MMI. The time a llowed for ente ring
the PIN is l im ited to app rox imately 30 seconds.
"' Pay attention to any additiona l system prompts
displayed on your cell phone, for example if the
system should connect automatically in the fuÂ
ture . Depending on the ce ll phone, you may
have to confirm downloading the directory sepÂ
arately .
After connect ing succ essfull y
After connecting successfully, a short message
with information about the connected profi les
will appear . You can also change profiles later.
Select:
! MENU ! button> Sett ings> left control
button
> MMI sett ings > Conn ection man ag er
c:::;, page242 .
In addition, the cell phone contacts are automatÂ
ically loaded in the MMI directory. Th is process
can take several minutes, depend ing on the numÂ
ber of contacts .
You can a lso make your connected cell phone the
default phone by select ing
Se t as de fault tel eÂ
phone
in the Conne ct ion man ager c:::;, page 244 .
Q) Note
Always follow the information found in c:::;,(D in
Wi-Fi hotspot on page 195.
(D Tips
- Making phone calls through the MMI is only
possib le using the
Handsfree Bluetooth proÂ
file.
- You can apply additional settings to con nected mobile devices using the
Connection
manager
c:::;, page 242.
- You can also search for the MMI in your cell phone us ing the Bluetooth device search.
- You only have to pair your device one t ime.
Bluetooth devices that are already paired
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automatically connect to the M MI when the
Bluetooth function is switched on, they are
within range and the ignition is sw itched on.
The last connected cell phone is given first pr iority.
-Authoriz ing the MMI connect ion in your cell
phone wi ll make automatic connection posÂ
sible .
- Pay attention to any system prompts dis played on your cell phone, for example if
the system should connect automatically in
the future. Depend ing on the cell phone,
you may also need to download the directoÂ
ry and confirm a ccess to your text messages
separately.
- When leaving the vehicle, the Bluetooth
c onnect ion to the cell phone will automatiÂ
cally disconnect. Depending on yo ur cell
phone, phone calls in progress may be auto Â
matically redirected from the MM I to your
cell phone and you can continue the ca ll on
your phone.
- You can obtain more info rmation from your
cell phone service provider or from yo ur ce ll
phone user guide. For information on us ing
the te lephone, v isit
ww w.audiu sa.com /
bluetooth
or contact an authorized Audi
dealer or author ized Audi Service Facility.
'
Operating two telephones through the
MMI
You can connect two cell phones to the MMI, for
example your business cell phone as the primary
phone and your private cell phone as the secon dary phone. You can be reached in your vehicle
through both cell phones .
The first connected cell phone is d isplayed as the
primary phone in the MM I. The second cell phone
i s connected as the secondary phone .
The directory from the con nected prima ry phone
will a lways be d isplayed . If yo u wo uld like to use
the d irecto ry from the secondary phone, you
must switch the primary and secondary phone
¢ page 179 .