AUDI A3 SEDAN 2018 Owners Manual

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Radio functions
Free text search
App lies to: ve hicles 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 . Search in all frequency bands for a sta­
tion name or program type, such as
News .
Fig. 198 Input field and results l ist for free text search
- Opening the free text search: when in a stat ion
list, keep turning the control knob to the left
until the
free text search input fie ld is dis ­
played.
- Using the free text search: see ¢ page 162,
Free text search.
You can also search for frequencies .
Stations from the presets ® are disp layed in the
results list
(D ¢ fig. 198. The symbol @ indicates
which station list you switched to based on the
stat ion selection .
Additional options
"'Se lect: I RADIO ! button > right control button.
The following options are ava ilable depending on
the frequency band:
- Sound settings: see ¢ page 247.
-Store as favorite : see ¢ page 221, Presets .
-Tag this song for iTunes* : connect your Apple
device to the Audi music interface* on your
MMI. Select and confirm
Tag this song for
iTunes.
The track that is currently playing is
stored on your App le device. Synchronize your
Apple device with iTunes. The tagged track w ill
display the next time you open your iTunes me­
dia center . If there is no Apple device connect­
ed, the tagged tracks are stored temporarily in
Radio
the MMI (maximum of 50 tracks). Once you
connect your Apple device to the Audi music in ­
terface, the tags are stored on the device .
-Manage SiriusXM alerts: see¢ page 220, Sir­
iusXM alerts.
-Store artist as favorite/Store track as favorite:
see¢ page 220, SiriusXM aler ts.
- Manual tuning: the frequency bars are d is­
p la yed. Select and confirm the desired frequen­
cy.
- Seek: the radio tunes to the previous or next re­
ceivab le station.
- Scan : all stations are played for several seconds
each.
- Radio settings: see ¢page 221.
Radio text
"' Select: I RADIO I button > left control button > a
frequency band (such as
FM ) > a station.
"'Select: right control button > Radio text.
Information that accompanies the program (such
as artist, composer, track) is disp layed.
Browsing through radio text entries: turn the
control knob to the left o r right .
Requirement: a radio text entry must be d is­
played and the station must be broadcast ing a
phone number, a navigation destination or a text
message number as Radio Text Plus info rm ation.
If a location, a phone number or a text message
number is included with a radio text entry, the
radio text will be shown with a colored border .
You have the following opt ions:
Call*/Start route guidance* /Write text mes­
sage*:
- Select a radio text entry with Radio Text Plus in­
formation and press the contro l knob.
- Select and confirm
Call* /Start route guid­
ance*/Write text message* . Or :
press the
I BACK ! button to cancel.
(D Tips
The availability of radio text and Radio Text
Plus depends on the radio station.
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SiriusXM alerts
Applies to: ve hicles w ith S iriusXM
You can display an overview of your favorite ar­
tists or tracks that are currently being played on
a SiriusXM channel.
Y.@Miiiil&
Fig . 199 SiriusXM ale rt notificat ion
~ Select: I RADIO I button > left control button >
SiriusXM .
After you have stored a SiriusXM alert for your fa­
vor ite tracks or artists, you can display an over­
view of your favorite tracks or artists currently
be ing re ceived i n the
SiriusXM alerts menu and
p la y them immed iately. You can also receive a
SiriusXM alert notification @for these tracks or
artists in the entertainment sliding menu
¢fig . 199.
Storing a SiriusXM alert
Requirement: your favorite track or artist must
be play ing on a SiriusXM channel.
- Se lect : right contro l button
> Store track as fa-
vorite
or Store artist as favorite .
Switching SiriusXM alert notifications on
and off
-Select: right contro l button > SiriusXM alert
notifications .
When the function is switched on~. a SiriusXM
Alert notification @¢ fig. 199
is displayed for
several seconds in the entertainment sliding menu for the
Radio and Navigation menus.
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Playing tracks/artists from Sirius XM alerts
Requireme nt: a SiriusXM alert must be stored for
a track/artist and it must be currently playing on
a SiriusXM channe l.
- Select: left control button
> SiriusXM alerts >
an entry from the list . The selected track/artist
is played .
Playing tracks/artists from the
entertainment sliding menu
Requirement: the SiriusXM alert notifications
functio n must be switched on. You must be in the
Radio and Navigation menu. A SiriusXM alert no­
tification
is displayed in the enterta inment slid­
i ng menu
(D ¢fig. 199.
- Push the control knob down.
- Select and confirm the desired track/artist .
Managing SiriusXM alerts
-Select: r ight control button> Manage SiriusXM
alerts .
- Switching SiriusXM alerts on/off :
when the
function is sw itched
on~. you are notified
when this track or artist is being p layed on a
SiriusXM channel.
- Deleting Sirius XM alerts : select an entry from
the list>
right control button > Delete from
alerts
> Delete this entry or Delete all entries.
View: additional station information
Fig. 200 Radio view: additional stat ion informat ion
Requirement: you must be tuned to a radio sta­
tion . The
Show "Now Playing " screen option
must be switched on
c> page 222.
Symbols in the "Now Playing" screen¢ fig. 200:
(D Radio text availability

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Radio text is availab le for the selected station .
See
q page 219.
@ iTunes tagging
The Tag this song for iTunes option is available
for the set station . See
Q page 219, Additional
options.
® FM HD Radio technology
T he station is received through FM HD Radio
technology .
@ Screen view
Display Cover art or Station logo. See
c:> page 222, Preferred picture view *.
Displaying the station list:
Turn the control knob. Or: press the I BACK! but­
ton .
Radio menu
Fig. 201 Example: Radio menu
• Select: I RADIO ! button > left control button .
Setting the frequency band : select and confirm
the desired frequency band in the radio menu
q fig . 201 . Or: press the I RADIO I button repeat­
ed ly until the desired frequency band is set . The
station list is disp layed.
(!) Presets
The presets list is dis played q page 221, Pre­
sets .
@SiriusXM alerts
Applies to: vehicles with SiriusXM alerts
After you have stored a SiriusXM alert for your fa ­
vorite tracks or artists
c:> page 220, an overview
of your favorite tracks or artists currently being received on SiriusXM is displayed .
Radio
@ SiriusXM
Appl ies to: veh icles w ith SiriusXM alerts
The SiriusXM* station list is displayed.
Additional frequency bands
Depending on the vehicle equipment, you may al­
so be able to select add itiona l frequency bands
@ l@ c:> fig. 201 in the selection menu.
Presets
You can store your favorite stations from every
frequency band in the presets list.
• Select: the I RADIO I button > left control button
> Presets .
Requireme nt: the presets list must be displayed.
- Storing presets: select and confirm a free pre­
set space.
Follow the system instructions.
- Select and confirm
a station from the list if
necessary.
Requirement: a station list must be displayed.
-Storing presets: select: an entry from the list>
right control button > Store as preset. Or :
press and hold the control knob for several sec­
onds .
-Displaying the presets list : select: I RADIO I but-
ton
> Presets .
Requirement: the favorites list must be dis­
played .
-Listening to presets : select and confirm a pre­
set from the list.
-Move favorite : select a favorite from the list>
right control button > Move favorite. Or : press
and hold the control knob for several seconds.
Select and confirm the location of the selected
preset .
-Deleting presets : select a preset from the list >
right control button > Delete preset > Delete
this preset or Delete all presets .
Additional settings
Radio settings
• Select: I RADIO I button > rig ht control button >
Radio settings. ""
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The following settings can be se lected, depend­
ing on the band that is se lected :
Station names (FM )
Variabl e:
scrolling text tra nsmi tted by the FM
s tat ions is shown in the Infotainment system d is­
p lay .
Fixed : scrolling text transm itted by the FM sta­
tions is not s hown in the Infota inment system
d isp lay. O nly the cu rrent sect io n of the scro lling
text is d isplayed.
FM /AM HD Radio*
You can sw itch HD Rad io recept ion on o r off .
Channel sorting (Sirius XM *)
You can set the station so rting for SiriusXM sta­
tion lists* by:
- Channel number: the channe ls are sorted in as­
cending order according to their channel num­
ber.
- Channel name : the channels are listed in alpha ­
betica l order.
- First categor y, then channel number : the
c h annels are sorted by their category and then
by the ir channe l numbers .
-First categor y, then channel name : the sta­
tions are sorted by th eir cat egory and then by
their channe l names.
Categor y filter (SiriusXM *)
The stations s hown in t he s ta tion lis t can be fi l­
tered by your pe rsonal prefe rences and by pro ­
gram type. The program categories that yo u can
select depend on what is offered by yo ur provid ­
er. Select the
All categor ie s option to deactivate
all filter options and display all ava ilable stations
in the satellite station list .
Troubleshooting
Problem Solution Show "Now Playing" screen
When
the functi on is swi tched on~ and the st a­
tions o r presets list is open, the disp lay w ill
switch to the
Show "Now Playing " sc reen view
after approximate ly five seconds
¢ page 220 . De­
pending on availab ility, information about the
set stat ion (such as stat ion name, artist and sta­
tion logo) may be d isplayed in this view.
Pr efe rred picture vi ew*
You can set your preferred screen view for the
Show "Now Pla ying " screen ¢ page 220.
-Station logo : the station logo is displayed, de ­
pending on availability .
-Cov er art : the album cove r is d isplayed if availa ­
ble.
Gracenote online database *
Requirement: the MMI must be connected to the
Internet. The
Cover art opt ion must be selected
¢ page 222, Pr eferred picture vi ew *.
When the funct io n is switched on~, the album
cover or genre cover for the so ng that is p lay ing
i s loaded from t he Gracenote online database,
depend ing on ava ilability.
Subscription status (SiriusXM )*
This opt io n is available when your subscr ipt ion is
about to expire or has already expired . The expi ­
r ation date fo r your license is displayed .
Call to SiriusXM *: the contact information for
your sate llite rad io provider is displayed . To call
your sate llite rad io provider using the MMI, press
Call to Siriu sXM*.
A station with poor reception is no longer Store the stat io n as a preset in advance . Access the pre-
displayed in the station l ist once you sets using the presets list
¢ page 221 .
switch to a d ifferen t sta tion.
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Media
Introduction
There are various media drives and connections
avai lab le in the MMI. For example, you can play
audio/video* fi les from t he Jukebox* or connect
your mobi le device to the Audi mus ic interface*
and operate it through the MMI.
Notes
General
Media and format re strictions :
the MM I (includ ­
ing the SD card reader and the USB storage de ­
vice connection *) was tested wit h a variety of
products and media on the market. However,
there may be cases where ind ividual devices or
media and audio/video files* may not be recog­
n ized, may play on ly w ith restrictions, or may not
play at all.
Digital Rights Management : please note that
the audio/video* files are subjec t to copyright
protection .
The med ia drives do not play f iles that are pro ­
tected by
ORM and that are ident ified with the
symbol
rfl.
Data secu rity : never store important data on SD
cards, the Jukebox*, CDs/DVDs or mobile devices .
Aud i AG is not responsib le for damaged or lost
f il es and media .
Loading times : th e more files/fo lders/p lay lists
that are on a storage medium, the longer it will
take to load the audio/v ideo* files . Audi recom­
mends using storage med ia tha t on ly conta in au­
d io/video files* . To decrease the t ime it takes to
l oad audio/v ideo f iles*, create subfolders (fo r ex­
ample, fo r th e a rt ist o r album). The loading time
will also increase when importing fi les.
Additional information : when playing, audio
f iles are automatically displayed with any add i­
tional informat ion that is sto red (such as the ar­
tis t, trac k and albu m cover). If this informa tion is
n o t availa ble o n the sto rage med ium, t he
M MI
will check the Grace note metadata database .
Media
However, in some cases, the additional in fo rma ­
tion may not be displayed.
Re stri cted functionality : reset the Media set­
tings
t o the fac to ry defau lt settings if func tional ­
ity is restr icted
¢ page 244.
If fu nctionali ty is rest ricted, reset the Jukebox *
to the fa ctory default se tt ings ¢ page 244.
For information about the propert ies of s upport­
ed med ia and fi le formats , see
¢ page 237 .
@ Note
Always fo llow the information fo und in ¢ @ in
Wi-Fi hotspot on page 195 .
CD/DVD operation
CD /DVD and format restrictions :
the funct iona li­
ty of individ ua l st orage media may be limited due
to the v ariety of b lank CDs/DVDs avai lab le and
t h e various capacities. Audio C Ds or video DV Ds
with copy p rotection, CDs/DVDs that do not con ­
fo rm to the standard and multi session CDs may
have limit ed playback or may not play at a ll. Audi
recommends finaliz ing the recording process
whe n creat ing mult isess io n 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-quality playback and to
prevent damage to the dr ive or d isc read ing er­
rors, always store CDs/DVDs in a protective
sleeve and do not expose t hem to direct sunlight .
Do
not u se:
- Damaged, dirty or scratched CDs/DVDs
- Sing le CDs/DVDs with 3 in (8 cm) d iameter
- CD/DVDs that a re not round
- CDs/DVDs w it h labe ls
- Protec tive rings
- Clea ning CDs
Thermal protection switch : CD/DVD playback
may be temporarily unavailab le if outs ide tem ­
peratures a re extremely hot or co ld . A thermal
pro tect io n sw itch is insta lled to p rotect the C D/
D VD and the laser.
La ser devi ce s: lase r devices a re divided i nto safe -
ty classes 1 to 4 in acco rdance w ith DIN I EC 76
.,.
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(CO) 6/VDE 0837. The optical readers that are in ­
stalled conform to safety class
1. Lasers in this
class are very weak and well shielded, so there is no danger if used correctly.
Media drives
SO card reader
Fig. 202 Glove compa rtment : SD ca rd reader
-I n se rt in g th e S D card : the angled corner of the
SD card must face toward the right front . Sl ide
the SD ca rd into the card reader
slot @
9fig. 202 until the SD ca rd cli cks into place .
-Automatic pla yback : playback will start auto­
matically if the inserted SD ca rd contains sup­
po rted audio/v ideo fi les*
r:::.> page 23 7.
-Remo vin g the SD card : press briefly on the SD
ca rd.
The SD card reader is accessed and operated
through the
MMI @9 page 232, fig . 208 .
(D Note
Only use one-piece SD cards. If adapter cards
(SD cards with more than one piece) are used,
the card cou ld fa ll out of the adapter when
driving because of v ibrations . Ind ividual
pieces cou ld then become s tuck in the d rive
and impair the func tionality.
(D Tips
The S IM ca rd reader then does not func tion.
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DVD drive
App lies to : vehicles with a DVD dr ive
Fig. 2 03 Glove comp art m en t: DVD d riv e
-Loading a CD /DVD : the CD/DVD is pu lled in au­
tomatically . Slide the CD/DVD straight into the
DVD s lot @ with the label fac ing up
9 fig. 203 .
-Automa tic playback: playback w ill start auto­
matically if the inserted CD/DVD conta ins sup­
ported aud io/video* f iles
r:::.> page 23 7 .
-Ej ect ing a CD /DVD : press the button @
r:::.>fig . 203 .
The CD/DVD is pulled in again automat ica lly if it
is not removed from the DVD slot w ith in approx i­
mately ten seconds after ejecting it.
T he DVD drive is accessed and operated through
the
MMI @r:::.>page 232 , fig . 208.
(D Note
-N ever force a CD/DVD into the drive. The
CD/DVD is pulled in automatically .
-Do not insert CDs/DVDs with labels into the
drive. Labe ls can come loose from the CD/
DVD and damage the drive.
(D Tips
-T he CD/DVD p layback is not ensured with
audio files that have a high data rate.
-T he SIM card reader then does not function .

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CD drive
App lies to: ve hicles wit h a CD drive
Fig. 204 G love co mpart m en t: CD driv e
-Load ing a CD : the CD is pulled in automatically .
S lide the CD straight into the CD
slot @
ca:> fig. 2 04 wit h the label fac ing up .
- Automatic playback : playback will start auto­
matically if the inserted CD conta ins sup port ed
a u dio files
ca:> pag e 238, CD driv e.
- Ejecting a CD : press t he b utton (D <=:> fig . 204 .
The CD is pulled in again automatically if it is not
removed from t he slot w it hi n ten seconds of
e j ecting it .
T h e CD drive is accessed and operate d th ro ug h
the M MI
<=:> page 232, Playing m edia.
{Ll) Note
- Neve r for ce a CD into t he dr ive . The CD is
pull ed in auto matically .
- D o no t in se rt CDs w ith la b els in to the dri ve.
La bels can come loose from the CD and
d ama ge the drive .
(D Tips
CD play back c anno t be guaran teed wit h audio
fi les t hat have a high d ata rate .
Media
Jukebox
Applies to : veh icles w it h Jukebox
After you have filled the Jukebo x with music and/
or videos, for example from your SD card , you
can play th ese fil es dir ectly from the Jukebo x.
T he Jukebox me mory capa city is approximately
1 0 GB .
.,. Press th e I M EDIA ! button . Press the left cont rol
bu tton unt il the sources
overv iew <=:> page 232
is displayed. Se le ct and co nfir m Jukebox .
Adding files to the Jukebox
- Press th e I MEDIA ! button. Press t he left cont rol
button unt il the sources
overv iew <=:> page 23 2
is displayed . Select one of the follow ing so urces
t o copy to t he Ju kebox: SD c ard*, CD-R OM* ,
DVD -ROM *, US B stor age devi ce*.
Requirem ent: the media center (for examp le ,
t racks, albums) m ust be o pen .
-Selecting an entry : selec t an e ntry fr om the
media cente r. Se lect : rig ht contro l butto n
>
Copy to Jukebox > This entry or Entire list.
Requiremen t: th e pla yli st mus t be open. See
<=:> page 234.
- Selecting a track : select the track that is cur­
rent ly p layi ng . Selec t: right control b utton
>
Copy to jukebox > This track or Entire album
or This artist .
Requirement: a v ideo file must be playing .
- Sele ct: r ig h t con trol button
> Copy to Jukebox .
The copying process begins . T he stat us of the
copy ing process is shown i n the MMI.
- Hiding the importing process : select and co n­
fi rm
Continue copying in background . Theim ­
porti ng process is hid den .
-Canceling the importing process: selec t and
confirm
Cancel copying : Or: remove t he source
that is be ing i mported . Files al rea dy copied re ­
ma in.
R equirement: the copy in g pr ocess m ust be a ctive
in the bac kg ro un d.
-Showing the copying process : select: right
con trol b utton
> Copying in progress .
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When importing, the audio files a re au tomatica l­
ly sorted into the media center categories based
on the stored addit iona l info rmation
¢ page 233. The copied video files a re stored in
the media center under the
Videos category.
Playing the Jukebo x
Req uiremen t: the J ukebox must con tain audio/
video
fi les ¢ page 225, Adding files to the Juke ­
box.
T he Jukebox is accessed an d ope ra ted t hrough
the
MMI (D ¢ page 232, fig . 2 08.
Displaying Jukebox memory capacity
Select : righ t control button > Juk ebo x memory
capacity .
Info rmation abou t the J ukebo x memo ry
c a pacity and the numbe r of s to red tracks is dis ­
p layed .
Deleting tracks from the Jukebox1
)
Req uiremen t: the Jukebox must contain audio/
video fi les.
- Delet ing an ent ry : se lect an e ntry from the
Jukebox media center . Se lect: rig ht contro l but­
ton
> Delete from jukebox > Thi s entry or En­
tire list .
- The status of t he de leti ng p rocess is shown in
the MMI. J ukebox playback s tops d uring the de­
l et ing p ro cess a nd s tarts again au toma tically
o nce the dele tion is comp lete .
(D) Note
Do not import aud io/video files when the en­
gi ne is t urne d off because this will drain the
veh icle b attery.
(D Tips
- Tracks fro m audio C Ds cannot be im port ed
t o t he Ju ke box for legal reasons .
- Fil es that have a lready been importe d are
a utomat ica lly recogn ized and cannot be
cop ie d to the J ukebo x again.
- It i s no t possib le to play audio/v ideo* files
i n the C D/DVD* dr ive while importi ng the m.
1> Not i n the Pl ayba ck view .
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- Th e Juk eb ox does not provi de a n ex port
function due to legal reasons .
- Files o r tra cks w ithou t addi tional store d in­
formation a re listed as
Unknown. A ud i rec ­
ommends adding a dditiona l info rmation
(such as ID3 tags) to a udio f iles.
- Reset the
Jukebox to the facto ry defa ult
settings when sel ling yo ur vehicle
¢ page 244.
Bluetooth audio player
Appl ies to: vehicles with Bluetooth audio player
With the Bluetooth audio player, you can play
music wirelessly from your Bluetooth-capable
device (such as a cell phone) through the MMI.
Requirement: the vehicle must be stationary and
the ignit io n m ust be switched on. The B luetooth
settings w ill open on your mob ile dev ice d uring
t h e connection setup . The Blue tooth function
and vis ibili ty of the
MM I ¢ pag e 246 and mob ile
device must be sw itched on. The
Bluetooth audio
player ¢ page 246 must be switched on in t he
MM I.
-Connecting a Bluetooth player : press the
!MEDIA ! butto n. Press the left con trol b utton
un til the sources ove rview is d isp layed. Selec t
and confirm
Bluetooth audio player ®
¢page 232, fig . 209 .
-If n ecess ary, se lect and co nf ir m Not connected
> Connect Bluetooth audio player . The Bl ue­
tooth device search starts. Follow the instruc ­
tions in the MMI.
- Select and confirm t he des ired Bl uetooth de ­
vice from the list . The
MMI generates a PIN fo r
the connection.
- Select and confirm
Yes.
- En ter the PI N for conne ct in g on your Bluetoo th
dev ice .
Or : if the P IN is already dis played on
your Bl uetooth device, confi rm it in the Bl ue­
tooth device and in the
M MI. The time a llowed
for entering the PI N is lim ited to approx imately
30 seconds .
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The media is started and operated through the
mobile device or the
MMI, depending on the de­
vice being used.
(D Tips
-Check for any connection requests on your
Bluetooth device.
-Multiple Bluetooth audio players can be
connected to the
MMI, but only one mobile
device can be active.
-Bluetooth protocols AVRCP (1.0/1.3/1.4)
and A2DP are supported.
-Note the volume setting on your Bluetooth
device. Audi recommends setting your mo­
bile device to the maximum volume when
using it as a Bluetooth audio player.
-The supported media functions (such as
shuffle) depend on the Bluetooth device be­
ing used.
-For more information on the supported de­
vices, visit www.audiusa.com/bluetooth or
contact an authorized Audi dealer or author­ ized Audi Service Facility.
Wi-Fi audio player
Appl ies to: ve hicles with Wi-F i audio playe r
Using the Wi -Fi audio player media source on the
MMI, you can connect and operate your Wi-Fi-ca­
pable media player (such as a smartphone) to
wirelessly play music from your media player
li­
brary. The media player is connected through the
vehicle's Wi-Fi hotspot. A UPnP Server opp or an
integrated UPnPIDLNA server on your media
player is required to access your media player
li­
brary.
Requirement: the Wi-Fi function on your media
player must be switched on. The
Audi MMI con­
nect
app or a UPnP server app must be installed
on your media player .
Or: you must be using a
media player with an integrated UPnP/DLNA
server.
-Connecting a media player: press the I MEDIA !
button. Press the left control button until the
sources overview
c::;, page 232 is displayed. Se­
lect and confirm
Wi-Fi audio player 0
c::;,page 232, fig . 209 .
Media
-If necessary, select and confirm Wi-Fi turned
off> Turn on Wi-Fi
to activate Wi-Fi in the
MMI. Select
Wi-Fi settings, if necessary. Select
the same settings on the wireless media player
that are used for the Wi-Fi hotspot.
-Starting the Wi-Fi audio player: start the Audi
MMI connect
app or a UPnP server app, or set
media permissions on your media player.
Operating the media player: the media player is
operated through the MMI.
-Press the left control button repeatedly until
the
Folders menu item appears. Select and con­
firm
Folders.
-Playing music from the media player: select
and confirm
Media center .
Web radio:
see c::;, page 228 .
A WARNING
-
-As the driver, do not allow usage of the Wi­
Fi hotspot to distract you from driving, as
this could increase the risk of an accident.
-It is only safe to use tablets, laptops, mo­
bile devices and other similar devices when
the vehicle is stationary because, like all
loose objects, they could be thrown around
the inside of the vehicle in a crash and cause
serious injuries. Store these types of devices
securely while driving.
-Do not use any wireless devices on the front
seats within range of the airbags while driv­
ing. Also read and follow the warnings in
c::;, page 2 73, Front airbags.
@ Note
Always follow the information found in ¢@ in
Wi-Fi hotspot on page 195.
(D Tips
-Always read the chapter c::;, page 196, Audi
connect (Infotainment) general informa­
tion.
-Please note that a Wi-Fi connection does
not automatically make it possible to use
the Internet. For additional information,
see
c::;, page 190.
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Media
- To avoid interruptions during playback, de­
activate the power saving function on the
media player or connect it to a charger.
- The loading times for the audio data depend
on the media player used and the number of
files that it contains.
- A maximum of 2,000 entries per directory
are displayed in the MMI.
- Songs downloaded for offline use using mu­
sic streaming services are stored on your mobile device (such as a smartphone) and
may be DRM protected. The Wi-Fi audio
player will not play ORM protected files.
- Contact an authorized Audi dealer or au­ thorized Audi Service Facility for additional
information on the Wi-Fi audio player .
Online media and
Internet radio
A pp lies to veh icles with A udi co nnect (Infotainment)
You con playback and operate various online me ­
dia services and Internet radio using the MMI.
Fig. 205 Online media
.,. Press the I MEDIAi button. Press the left control
button until the sources
overview ¢ fig. 205 is
displayed.
A ppl ies to: using o nline me dia an d Internet radi o
Requirement:
- The
Audi MMI connect app must be installed
and open on your mobile device.
- You must be logged into your myAudi account
in the
Audi MMI connect app and you must
have selected your veh icle.
- The Wi-Fi function on the mobile device and on
the MMI must be switched on.
- If necessary, check in the connection manager
¢
page 244 if the mobile device you connected
is selected under the
MMI connect app (~).
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-The MMI must be connected to the network.
- The symbol for the
Online media source @
¢ fig. 205 is shown in the MMI.
Applies to: usin g on line media
Additional requirement:
- A supported online media service must be avail ­
able in your country.
- You must have an account with a supported on­
line media service.
- Depending on the online media service, you
must install and open an app on your mobile
device.
Starting Online media
-Press the IM EDIA I button . Press the left control
button until the sources
overview ¢ page 232
is displayed .
- Select and confirm an online media service.
Start ing Internet radio
-Press the IM EDIA I button . Press the left control
button until the sources
overv iew ¢ page 232
is displayed .
- Select and confirm
Internet radio. The Internet
radio browser or the last station that was play­
ing is shown .
-Selecting the station : if necessary, select and
confirm a category in the Internet radio
Brows­
er>
a station.
Online media and Internet radio: additional op­
tions
- Press the right control button.
The following options may be available , depend­
i ng on the information shown (such as the sta­
tion/t rack that is currently playing):
-Sound settings: see ¢ page 247 .
-Wi-Fi settings: see ¢ page 195, Wi -Fi hotspot.
- Connection manager: see ¢ page 244.
-Add itional options may be available, depending
on the active online media service or Internet
radio .
,&. WARNING
-It is on ly safe to use tablets, laptops, mo­
bile devices and other similar devices when
the vehicle is stationary because, like all
loose objects, they could be thrown around
-