ESP AUDI A3 SEDAN 2017 Service Manual

Voice recognition system
desired command after the external speech di­
alog begins.
~ Continuing/resuming the dialog: the system
remains ready to use for a short time after end­
ing the dialog. You can start a new external dia­
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 con­
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 con­
tents and commands within the external
voice control.
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cell phone. Audi recommends editing cell
p hone contacts d irectly in the ce ll phone .
- Only the con ta cts in the lo ca l M MI memory
ca n be ed ite d or de leted .
Importing and exporting contacts
Applies to: veh icles with telephone
Contac ts in vCard forma t (. v cf) can be impor ted
in to the directory or exported .
Requ irement: an SD car d mus t be inser ted in one
of the SD c ard
readers *¢ page 223 , a USB stor­
a ge devi ce mu st b e connec ted to t he Au di music
inte rface *¢ pa ge 228, or the requirements for
Au di connect Infotainment se rvices * m ust be
met ¢ page 190.
.,. Sele ct: I M ENU I but ton >Telephone > left con­
t ro l butto n >
Directory .
... Se lect : rig ht contro l button > Directory set­
tings .
- Importing contacts from a storage device :
se­
l ect and co nfirm
Import contacts > SD card 1 /
SD card 2 or USB device 1 /USB device 2
> de ­
sired contacts
> Start import .
- Exporting contacts to a storage device :
select
and confirm
Export contacts > SD card 1 /SD
card 2 or USB device 1 /USB device 2
> desired
contacts
> Start export .
- Selecting all contacts at once to import/e x­
port :
select and conf irm Import contacts /Ex­
port contacts > SD card 1 /SD card 2
or USB de­
vice 1 /USB device 2 > All > Start import /Start
export .
0) Tips
-Always rea d the c hapter ¢ pag e 196, Audi
conn ect (Infotainm ent) g eneral informa ­
t ion.
- Fo r additional in forma tion on the myAud i
a ccoun t, v is it
www.audiusa.com/myaudi.
- The im po rt ed contac ts are stored i n the lo­
ca l memory o f the directory.
l) Depe nds on th e co nnect ed cell p ho ne.
Telephone
- A m aximum of 1,0 00 con tacts can be im ­
p orted . Yo u can check the directory memory
capaci ty at any t i me
¢ page 1 88.
- Never save im portant data on memo ry ca rds
or USB storage devices . A udi is not responsi­
ble for damaged o r lost files and media.
- Contacts t hat were down lo ad ed from a ce ll
phone canno t be e xported .
- The re sho uld b e no ot her files o r fo lders o n
the stora ge medium containi ng the contacts
t o be im port ed.
Additional settings
Telephone settings
Applies to: vehicles with telephone
.,. Sele ct: ! ME NUI butto n> Telephone > right con-
t rol butt on >
Telephone settings .
Call options*
Call forwarding :
you can switch the forwarding
of incom ing ca lls to yo ur voicemai l o r to ano ther
phone nu mber on a nd off. Y ou ca n che ck if t he
funct ion is act ivated or deactivated w it h Check
status .
Call waiting :
you are alerted to an incom ing call
dur ing a pho ne c all whe n the func tion is swit ched
on ~-You ca n che ck if the func tion is acti vated
o r d eacti vate d wi th
Check status.
Send own telephone number :
sending your
phone nu mber wi th an out going c all can b e acti­
va ted and de activate d. Wi th t he
Network-de­
pendent
se tting , the se tting li ste d in the con­
t ract w it h t he ce ll phone service p rovider is used.
T he sett ings on ly app ly to the
Telephone men u in
the MMI. Please note that the set tings o n your
ce ll phone w ill apply after disconnecting the
B luetoot h connection. You can c heck if t he f unc­
t ion is activated or deactivated with
Check sta­
tus .
Ringtone and volume settings
1>
U sing the Mute telephone function, you can
switch the r ingtone p layback through the M MI
speaker on and off. You can play the r ingtones
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.. Confirm your entry with OK.
Then you can open your personal sett ings from
your myA udi account in your vehicle.
@ Tips
You can receive your myAud i PIN if you have
set up a myA udi account. For additional infor­
mat ion, see
my.audi usa.com .
Opening Audi connect
(Infotainment)
A ppl ies to: ve hicles with Audi co nnect (Infota inment)
Fig . 184 Aud i co nnect (Infota inment) home page
.. Select: the I MENU ! button > Audi connect .
.. If necessary, confirm the note displayed with
Acce p t.
A list of all of the available Audi connect Infotain­
ment services is shown in the Infotainment sys­
tem
display¢ fig. 184 .
You can a lso filter the Audi connect Infotainment
services by category:
.. Select : I MENU I button > Audi connect > left
contro l button
> for example, N avi gat ion for
the Audi connect Infotainment services in the
navigation
menu ¢ page 193 .
Audi connect
Infotainment services
Basic functions
Ap plies to: ve hicles w ith Audi co nnect (Infot ainment)
If available, funct ions specific to certain services
are in the select ion menu of that particular Aud i
connect Infotainment
service ¢ page 160. The
N ~ 1> Not availab le in all la nguages.
Audi conne ct (Inf otainment )
basic functions are in the corresponding options
menu:
,. Select: ! MENUI button> Audi connect > desired
Audi connect Infotainment service>
right con­
trol button.
Depend ing on the Audi conne ct Infota inment
service selected, the following basic funct ions are
available :
Save as prev iew*
You can save every Aud i connect Infotainment
service as a preview and d isplay it on the Audi
connect (I nfota inment) home
s c ree n@
¢ page 191 , fig . 184.
Show on map
You can show selected contents on the map and
use them for route gu idance .
Lo g in
Refer to ¢ page 190, Logging into myAudi in the
vehicle .
Read out1>
You can allow the MMI to read out the selected
contents.
Calling*
If a phone number was assigned to an e ntry, you
can call the number, for examp le to reserve tick­
ets.
Start route guidance
If a c ity was added to an ent ry, such as for C ity
Ev ent s,
yo u can use it as a navigation dest ina­
t ion. Rou te g uidance sta rts immed iately.
Change sea rch area
The set search area can be changed at any time.
Additional information on search areas can be
found
under ¢ page 203 .
Closin g Audi connect Infotainment ser vices
Regardless of the funct ion selected, you can
close an Audi connect Infotainment service at any
Ill>
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Different functions are available depending on
the Twitter category you have selected:
- New twe et: you can post a new tweet using
pre-made temp lates or using myAudi tem­
plates that you have created yourse lf .
- Refr es h: the selected Tw itter function is re­
freshed.
- Favori te: mark a Tweet as favo rite to show you
l ik ed it.
- Retw eet: you can quote a Tweet to share it with
others.
(j) Tips
- Other settings such as account, language,
Tweet security and location settings
cannot
be changed in the MMI. These changes must
be made on the Twitter website .
- You can only connect
one Twitter account
wi th you r myAudi account.
- Audi connect (Infotainment) makes it possi­
ble to access Tw itter. Permanen t ava ilability
cannot be guaranteed, because that de­
pends on Twitter.
Travel (travel guide)
Applies to: vehicles with Audi connect (Infotainmen t)
You can use the Audi MMI connect opp to store
points of interest on your mobile device (such as
a smartphone) and then use them for route
guidance in the MMI .
Requirement:
The
A udi MM I connect app must be installed and
open on your mobile device .
You must be logged i nto your myAud i account in
the
A udi MMI conn ect app and you must have se­
l ected your vehicle.
The Wi-Fi funct ion on your mobile device and on
the MMI must be switched on.
The MMI must be connected to the network.
.,. Press: I MENU I button > Audi conne ct > left con-
t ro l button
> Inf ormati on category > Tra ve l.
Afte r opening the travel guide, travel tips in yo ur
a rea will be displayed incl uding c urrent rat ings as
well as the correspond ing category.
Audi c onn ect ( Inf ota inm ent )
.,. Press the le ft control button to change the cat ­
egory (such as bars nearby) .
A WARNING
= -
-It is only safe to use tablets, laptops, mo­
b ile dev ices and other similar devices when
the vehicle is stationary because, like all loose objects, they co uld be thrown around
the inside of the vehicle in a crash and cause
serious inju ries. Store these types of devices
securely while d riving.
- Do not use any wireless devices on the front
seats within range of the airbags while dr iv­
ing. Also read the warnings in the chapte r
¢ page 271, Front airbags.
(D Tips
-Units of measurement, language settings
and time are shown in the Infotainment sys­
tem display based on how they were set in
the system settings
¢ page 241.
Audi connect (Infotainment) in navigation
Applies to: vehicles with navigation system and Audi connect
(Infotainment)
.,. Select : !MENUI button> A udi conn ect > left
control button >
Na vig atio n.
The following Audi connect Infotainment services
are currently ava ilable:
- Navigation with
online m ap vie w and Street
Vi ew
¢ page 212.
- Point of Intere st (POI) on line sea rch with
v oi ce re cognit ion
(such as restaurants): plan
route guidance using the MMI contro l pane l
¢ page 203 and the voice recogn ition system
¢ page 170 .
-Set up destinations in your MMI using your
myAu di account or onl in e map vie w
¢page 212 .
-On line traff ic informat ion : receive up-to-the­
m inute traffic informat ion about acc idents,
road construction and other inc idents
¢ page 215 .
-Map update: import navigation map updates
direct ly to your veh icle using an SD card or as
an online update
¢ page 213.
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Wi-Fi hotspot
Applies to: vehicles with Wi-Fi hotspot
You con use the MMI as a Wi-Fi hotspot to con­
nect up to eight Wi-Fi devices to the Internet. While driving, restricted use of unsecured, light,
small wireless devices is only possible from the
rear of the vehicle.
Requirement: the ignition must be switched on.
• Select: I MENU I button > Tele ph one> right con-
trol button >
Wi -F i s ettin gs.
The follow ing settings can be modified:
Wi-Fi
The MMI Wi-F i hotspot is deactivated at the fac­
tory . Switch the Wi-Fi hotspot to
H otsp ot before
establishing a connection between your vehicle
and your W i- Fi dev ice.
- On : the MMI Wi-Fi hotspot is active and visible
to other devices . You can connect your Wi-Fi
device with the MMI.
- Off: the MMI W i-F i hotspot is deactivated . An
I n ternet connection fo r Wi-Fi devices is not
poss ible.
_& WARNING
- T o reduce the risk of an accident, use the
Audi connect In fotainment services with a
Wi-Fi hotspot only in the rear seat when the
vehicle is in motion, or on ly when the vehi­
cle is stationary.
- It is only safe to use tab lets, laptops, mo­
bile devices and other similar devices when
the vehicle is stationary because, like all loose objects, they could be thrown around
the ins ide of the vehicle in a crash and cause
serious injur ies. Store these types of devices
securely while driving.
- Do not use any w ireless devices on the front
seats w ith in range of the a irbags while driv­
ing. Also read the warn ings in the chapter
~page 271, Front airbags.
- As the driver, do not allow usage of the Wi­
Fi hotspot to dist ract you from driving, as
this could increase the risk of an accident .
-
Audi conn ect ( Inf ota inm ent )
(D Note
-Under some conditions, certain mobile devi­
ces and operating systems may automati­
cally switch from your vehicle's Wi-Fi hot­
spot to the device's mobile data connection.
In that event , standard text and data usage
rates would apply wh ile the device's mobile
data connection is in use. Please refer to
documentation provided by your mobile de­
vice's manufacture and your data carrier for details, related terms and privacy state­
ment.
- You a re responsib le for all precautions tak­
en for data protection, anti -virus protection
and protection against loss of data on mo ­
bile devices that are used to access the In­
ternet through the Wi-Fi hotspot.
(D Tips
- In vehicles without Audi connect (Infotain­
ment)*, the use of the Wi-Fi hotspot is only
possible for the W i-Fi audio player*. A data
connect ion to the Internet cannot be estab­
lished.
- For add itional information about the Audi
connect Infotainment services, visit
ww w.a udiusa.c o m /aud iconn ect .
Configuring the data
connection
Applies to: vehicles with Audi connect (Infotainment)
The data connection for Audi connect Infotain­
ment services is pre-configured at the factory.
However, if a configuration should be necessary,
you con adjust the following settings.
• Select: ! MENU I button> right control button>
Connecti on manag er.
• Select: right control button > Online setti ngs >
Data c onnec tion setting s.
Using the Data co nnection settin gs menu, you
can set when an Internet connection should be
made . T he Internet connection disconnects auto­
matically once the requested Audi connect Info­
tainment service no longer requires any data.
The following options can be selected:
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platform is available for to you to activate
additional Audi connect Infotainment serv ­
i ces and to transfer data to your vehicle,
among other services. A one-time registra­
tion is required to establish a connection to
your vehicle. For this purpose, AUDI AG col­ lects, processes, transmits and uses your re­
quired personal informat ion as required for
you to use the se rvices provided by AUDI
AG. Your information is not distributed to
third parties . Us ing your ce ll phone w ith
your myAudi platform allows you to trans­
mit data for your Audi connect Infotain­
ment services functions to your vehicle and
you can allow specific veh icle data to be
transm itted from your vehicle.
- By act ivat ing special information services
that are part of your Audi connect (Infotain­ ment) portfolio, you can use these funct ions
directly in your veh icle by enter ing data to
confirm your ident ity (to use social net­
works, fo r example). To do this, the identifi­
cation information you prov ided is forwa rd­
ed with the reques t to the respect ive service
provider. Then you can access your personal
content using a secure connection. This con­
tent is displayed in the vehicle for your use.
Troubleshooting
Appl ies to: vehicles with Audi connect (Infotainment)
Problem Solution Audi c
onn ect ( Inf ota inm ent )
Your personal content is not stored within
Audi AG. The necessary connection informa­
tion is processed and used for prov iding
serv ices and the proper funct ion of the serv­
ices in accordance with applicable legal
guidelines.
- You can find additional information in your
MMI in the options menu for the selected
Audi connect Infotainment service and a lso
online at
www .audiusa.com /audiconn ect .
- By providing Aud i connect Infotainment
serv ices, Audi of America is authorized to
collect, process, transmit and transfer infor­
mation about you and your vehicle. Addi­
tional info rmation can also be found in yo ur
MMI in the options menu for the selected
Audi connect Infotainment service .
- Informat ion on o ur data protection meas­
ures in conjunction with the mobi le Audi
connect (Infotainment) app lication can be
found in the application's privacy policy . For
additional information about the
ww w.audiusa .com /m yau di webs ite or oth­
er applications, websites or on line services
connected to Audi, v is it
www.audiusa .com /
privacy .
Aud i connect Infot ainment ser v-
Some Audi connect Infotainment services must be act ivated/con-
ic es : individual Aud i connect Info- figured through your personal myAudi account before us ing
tainment serv ices are grayed out or them for the first time . You can find deta iled informat ion on line
not ava ilable. at
www.audiu sa.com /m ya udi
Wi-Fi hot spot :
it is not possible to Delete all existing Wi-Fi connections on your mobi le device and
connect throug h Wi- Fi. restart it.
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Navig ation
-Se arching for onl ine d estination s in a specific
categor y:
select and confirm Se lect catego ry.
Se lect and confirm a category, such as Rest au­
r a nts .
Find which search areas are available under
¢ page 203, Point of interest search.
You can sea rch fo r on line dest ina tions using the
voice recognition system
¢ table on page 173.
{I) Tips
Always read t he chapte r¢ page 196, Audi
c onnect (Infotainment) general informa tion.
Accessing destinations from myAudi
account
A pp lies to: ve hicles w ith naviga tion sys tem and Audi co nn ect
(I nfota inmen t)
Import individual destinations from your myAudi
account into the
MMI.
Requirement:
The requirements for Audi connect (Infotain­ ment) must be met
¢ page 190.
You must have a registered myAudi account at
my.aud iusa.com . You must have a vehicle as ­
signed to your myAudi acco unt and you must
have stored one or more destinations .
~ Press the I NAV/MAPI button repeatedly until
the
Enter de stin ation menu is displayed
¢ page 200, fig. 185.
~ Se lect: left control button > m yAudi cont act s.
~ If necessary, enter your myAudi user data or
your myAud i PIN¢
page 190 . The contacts
stored in myAudi are d isp layed .
-Select and confirm a contact .
-Select and confirm a private or business desti -
nation.
- Se lect and confirm
Start route guidance .
(D Tips
-You only need to enter the myAud i user data
one time .
-You can receive your myA udi PIN if you have
set up a myAudi account.
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- Additiona l information can be found under
www.audiu sa .com /audiconnect .
Entering a destination using geo
coordinates
App lies to : vehicles wit h navigat ion syste m
~ Press the I NAV/MAPI button repeatedly until
the
Enter dest inat ion me nu is displayed
¢ page 200, fig . 185 .
~ Sele ct: left control button > Geographi cal coor ·
dinate s.
-Select latitud e/longitude .
-Press the contro l knob to set the individual val -
ues .
- Turn the control knob to the left/right to
change the selected va lue.
- Select and confirm
Start route guidance .
Adding a stopover
App lies to : vehicles wit h naviga tion syste m
You con enter an additional destination when
route guidance is active.
Nac,,gat1on Er.tcr de'iot1r.ar.1on ~-
---------== = ==----,:.-jl: Bear Valley Rd 79 9 mi
'-,. Hesperia. CA, 9234S 7:22 AM
Cancel route gu idance ______ _
::, Elias Thomas Snack Bar
-..;: 111 N Hill St. Los Angeles. CA
De lete stopovc-r ====~ If}
J 250yd
6:05 AM
Fig. 188 Examp le: act ive route g uidance w it h stopover
Requirement: route guidance must already be ac­
tive.
~ Press the I NAV/MAPI b utton repeatedly unti l
the
Ente r dest ination me nu is displayed
¢ page 200, fig. 185.
Entering a destination as a stopover
-En ter a des tina tion in the input line
q poge 200 .
-Select and confirm a desti nat ion from the re ­
sults list .
-Select and confirm Add as stopo ver . jll,,

Navig ation
-T urn the control knob to the left or to the right .
You can also zoom in and out on the map using
the MM I touch control pad*
¢ page 162. Or :
turn the left thumbwheel on the mu ltifunction
steering wheel* ¢
page 13.
Tu rning th e cro ssha irs on /off
-Switching th e cros shair s on : press the con trol
knob in the map view
¢ fig. 193.
-Switching th e crosshair s off : press the I BACKI
button.
Wh en th e crossha ir s are switch ed off ¢ fig. 193:
(D Orientation : the map is either displayed as a
2 D nor th up map or a 2D hea ding up map .
@ Distance to the dest inat ion
@ When the tr aile r m ode function is switched
on~. the corresponding symbol is displayed
next to the arrival t ime.
© Scale: turn the cont rol knob to the left or
right to decrease or increase the scale. When
the
Autom atic zoom fu nct ion is swi tched on
~, an "A" for "Automatic" is displayed in the
magnifying glass .
® Altitude
® Vehicle position
(J) Route information: various information wi ll
be d isp layed during active route guidance
(for example, the upcoming maneuver in­
cluding calculated d istance and street
names) . The display also prov ides traffic in­
formation o r points of interest o n the c urrent
ro ute.
@ Street being driven on: displayed here as
"offroad" when the veh icle is stationary.
Whe n the c rosshairs are switched on ¢ fig. 194 :
® Crosshairs: move the crossha irs in the de­
sired direction using the MMI touch control
pad* or the control knob and set a point on
the map as the destination or have informa ­
tion about the focal point displayed.
@ Speed limit disp lay1l: display of the maxi­
mum permitted speed o n the expressways
and h ighways .
l) O nly app lies to ve hicl es w ithout camer a-based speed limi t
dis play .
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@ Ente rtainment sliding menu*: see
r::!) page 163 .
@ Additional information on the crosshairs po ­
s itio n: if you move the crosshairs to a loca­
t ion on the map, available information for
the cur rent c rosshairs position is displayed.
Press the control k nob to open destination
details or to s tart route guidance. When the
crosshairs are turned off, the road being cur ­
rently driven on is s hown .
@ Map contents (points of interest, favor ites) .
When there are mult iple po ints of interest in
the immediate vicin ity, the symbols are
shown stacked on the map .
@ Better route FS: if a better route is avai lable
for the current route guidance, it will be ind i­
cated on the map including the time that
would be saved . More information ca n be
found under
¢ page 215 .
Map functions
App lies to: vehicles with navigat ion system
.,. Press the I NAV/MAPI button repeatedly unti l
the map is displayed
¢ page 209, fig. 193.
.,. Press the left con trol b utton .
The following map funct ions can be se lected:
Switch to destin ation input
The free text search in the Enter de stination
menu is displayed Q page 200, fig. 185.
T raffic me ssage s
Current traffic information is displayed in the In ­
fotainment system display. You can also find ad ­
dit ional information under
Q page 214.
Route list
The route l ist can on ly be displayed when route
guidance is active and contains information re ­
garding the ro ute, the names of the streets and
the length of the route sections . When traveling
on highways, possible parking lots and rest areas
are shown, which you can se lect as a stopover.

Media
Media
Introduction
There are various media drives and connections
avai lab le in the MMI. For example, you can p lay
aud io/video* fi les from the Jukebox* or connect
your mob ile dev ice to the Aud i m usic interface *
and operate it through the MMI.
Notes
General information
Media and format restrictions :
the MMI (includ­
in g the SD card reade r and the USB storage de­
vice co nnect ion *) was tested w ith a var iety of
products and media on the market. However,
there may be cases where ind iv idual devices or
media and audio/video files" may not be recog­
n ized, may play o nly w ith restr ictions or may not
p lay a t all.
Dig ital Rights Management : please note that
t he audio/v ideo" files are subject to copyright
protection .
The media drives do not p lay f iles that a re pro ­
tected by OR M and that are ident ified with the
symbo l
!'.TI.
Data secu rity : never store im portant data on SD
cards, the Ju kebox *, CDs/DVDs o r mobile devices.
Aud i AG is not responsib le for damaged or lost
fi les and media .
Loading times : th e mo re files/fo lde rs/ play lists
that are on a sto rage medium, the longer it will
take to load the audio/video* files . Audi recom­
mends us ing storage media tha t on ly conta in au­
d io/video files* . T o decrease the t ime it takes to
load audio/v ideo f iles*, crea te subfo lders ( fo r ex­
a m ple , fo r th e a rt ist o r album). The loading time
will also increa se whe n importing fi les.
Additional information : when playing, audio
fil es are automatically displayed with any add i­
tional informa tion that is s to red (such as the ar­
tis t, track and al bum cover).
If this in forma tio n is
no t a vai lable o n the storage mediu m, t he MMI
wi ll check the Gr ace no te met adata database .
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However, in some cases, the additional in forma ­
tion may not be dis played.
Restri cted functionality : reset the Media set­
tings
t o the facto ry de fault se ttings i f func tional ­
i ty is res tric ted
¢ page 2 42.
If functionality is restr icte d, reset the Jukebox*
to t he fa ctory defa ult se tt in gs ¢ page 242.
For informa tion abo ut the propert ies of s upport ­
ed med ia and fi le formats, see
¢ page 235 .
W Note
Always fo llow the information fo und in c::> (D in
W i- Fi hotspot on page 195 .
CD/DVD operation
CD /DVD and format restrictions :
th e f unct iona li­
ty o f indivi dual sto rage media m ay be limi ted due
to t he v ariety of b lank C Ds/DV Ds av a ila b le and
t h e v arious cap acities. Audio CDs or video DV Ds
with copy protection, CDs/D VDs that do not con­
form to the standard and mult isess ion CDs may
hav e limit ed playback or may not play at all. Audi
r ecommends finali zing the recording process
whe n creat ing mult isess ion CDs . Mult isess ion is
not supported for DVDs .
Using CDs/DVDs, the CD dr ive or the DVD drive :
to ensure correct, hig h-q uality playback and to
prevent damage to the dr ive or disc read ing er ­
r ors, always store CDs/DVDs in a protec tive
s leeve and do no t expose them to direct s unlight .
Do
not u se:
- Damaged, dirty or sc ratched CDs/DVDs
- Single CDs/DVDs (3 in diameter)
- CD/DVDs that a re not roun d
- CDs/DV Ds w ith labe ls
- Protec tive rings
- Clean ing CDs
Thermal protection switch : CD/DVD playback
may be temporarily unavailable if o utside tem ­
p eratures a re extremely hot or co ld. A t hermal
pro tect io n sw itch is insta lled t o protect the C D/
DVD and t he laser.
Laser devices : las er devices a re divide d into safe -
ty classes 1 to 4 in accordance with DI N IE C 76
.,..

Media
-Do not u se any wireless devices on the fro nt
seats within range of the airba gs w hile driv­
ing. Also read and follow the warnings in
r=> page 271, Fro nt airbags.
CD Note
- Always follow the information found in ¢ 0
in Wi-Fi hotspot on page 195 .
-Please note that there generally are add i­
tiona l costs when using an online media
service account, especially when it is used i nternationally.
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-Depending on the Internet connection and
network traff ic, a connection loss can occur
during p layback of on line media serv ices.
-Online media and Internet radio usage de­
pends on the serv ice avai lability of the third
party provider.
- Audi AG simply makes the access to on line
media serv ices possible t hrough the MMI
and does not take any respons ibility for the
contents of the onli ne med ia serv ices .
-Always read the chapter r:> page 196, Audi
connect (Infotainment) general informa­ tion.
-Depending on the mobile device used, the re
may be interr uptions du ring media playback
and when using the
Audi MMI connect app.
T o avoi d inter ruption s when usi ng a mob ile
device, do no t loc k t he s creen on you r mo­
bi le dev ice a nd keep the
Audi MMI connect
app in the foreground .
- Co ntact an a utho rized Audi dea le r or a u­
thorized Audi Service Facili ty for additional
informat ion about on line media .
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Multimedia connections
USB adapter for Audi music interface
You can connect your mobile devices (such as a
smartphone or
MP3 player) to the Audi music in­
terface and charge them using a special USB
adapter .
®-
Fig. 2 11 Audi USB adapters
You can purchase the USB adapter ¢ fig . 211
from an author ized Audi dealer or at spec ia lty
stores:
Q) USB adapter for devices with a micro USB con­
nect ion
@ USB adapter for devices with an Apple Light­
ning connect ion
@ USB adapte r for devices with an Apple Dock
connector
You can conne ct your mob ile dev ices throug h the
Audi music interface to the MM I using the USB
adapter and charge the battery at the same time.
Applies to: vehicles wit h Aud i music interface
-Audi musi c interface : Refer to¢ page 229.
CD Note
Handle the USB adapter carefully. Do not al­
l ow it to be pinched .