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approximately 70% of the maximum vol­
ume.
- Functionality is not guaranteed for mobile
devices that do not conform to the USB
2.0
specification.
- USB hubs are not supported.
- Some versions of the iPod such as the iPod
shuffle cannot be connected to the USB
adapter for devices with Apple Dock connec­
tor. Connect these devices using a AUX con­
nector cable.
- Changed content on a mobile device
l) that
is connected to the Audi music interface
may not be displayed in the media center.
In this case, reset the
Media settings back
to
Factory settings c> page 244.
- Video playback through the Audi music in­
terface is only supported if the connected
device is recognized as a USB storage device
(for example a USB stick). Apple devices and
MTP devices (such as smartphones) are not
recognized as USB storage devices .
- iPod/iPhone malfunctions also affect the
operation of the MMI. Reset your iPod/
iPhone if this happens.
- For important information on operating
your iPod/iPhone, refer to the user guide for
the device. Audi recommends updating the
iPod/iPhone software to the latest version.
- For more information about the Audi music
interface and supported devices, check the
Audi database for mobile devices at
www.audiusa.com/mp3 or contact an au­
thorized Audi dealer or authorized Audi
Service Facility.
8 l ) A pp lies o nly to MTP device s. Does not apply to App le dev i­
"' &j ces and USB mass storage d ev ices.
Media
USB charging ports in the rear
App lies to : vehicles wit h USB charging ports in the rear
You can charge the battery on your mobile device
through a USB charging port.
Two USB charging ports* are located at the back
of the center console.
- USB adapter: refer to c> page 229, USB adopter
for Audi music interface.
- Charging a mobile device using the USB
adapter: connect your mobile device to a USB
charging port using a suitable USB adapter.
- Disconnecting a mobile device from the charg­
ing port:
remove the USB adapter from the USB
charging port .
-Disconnecting mobile devices with an Apple
Dock connector :
remove the Apple Dock con­
nector from the Apple device with the release
tabs pressed in.
A WARNING
-
Driving requires your complete and undivided
attention . As the driver, you have complete
responsibility for safety in traffic. Never oper­
ate your mobile devices while driving, because
this increases the risk of an accident.
((D) Note
Extremely high or low temperatures that can
occur inside vehicles can damage mobile devi­
ces and/or impair their performance . Never
leave mobile devices in the vehicle in ex­
tremely high or low temperatures.
(D Tips
- Always follow the information found in
c>page 62 .
-When you switch the ignition off, the USB
ports are still supplied with power until the
energy management intervenes.
- Do not use any additional USB extension ca­
bles or adapters to connect mobile devices
to the USB charging port that have already
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Picture for-
mat
4: 3
16 :9
(D Tips Description
The image is fixed
in the 4:3 pie-
ture format. Black bars are shown
on the sides of the Infotainment
system d isplay.
The image is fixed in the 16 :9 pie -
ture format . B lack bars are shown
in the upper and lower edges of the
Infotainment system disp lay.
Media
-T he p rotection levels for the Parental con­
t rol
are based on the US standards from the
Motion P icture Associat ion of America
(MPAA). Note that the age levels fo r video
DVDs in European countr ies may differ.
-Password ent ry fo r Parental control will be
locked for approx imately one m inute if you
enter the incorrect password three t imes in
a row. The password can o nly be reset by an
au thori zed A udi dealer.
-Not a ll video DVDs have parental control.
Supported media and file formats
Overview
The following audio/video file properties are supported by the DVD drive*, the Jukebox*, the SD card
reader and the USB storage device* connection:
Audio files Video files*
Supported SD/SDHC /SDXC /MMC m emory cards :
with a capacity of up to 128 GB
media DVD drive : audi o CDs ( up to 80 min) w ith CD tex t (a rt ist, album, so ng)*, CD -R O Ms w ith
a ca pacity of up to 70 0 M B; D V D± R/RW; DVD video; DV D audio wi th audio t ra ck s tha t
are compatible with a DVD video p layer;
Audi music interface *: mobile devices (such as an i Pod i::> page 229, M TP playe r, USB
storage device in "USB Device Subclass 1 and
6" that conforms to USB 2 .0: USB sticks,
U SB MP3 p laye rs (P lug-and-P lay-capable), external USB flash drives and ha rd dr ives
File system Memory cards : exFA T, FA T, FAT32, NTFS
USB storage device : FA T, FA T32 , NTFS
USB storage device partition s (primary/logical* : 2 per USS-connec tion
CD/DVD file sy stem: IS09660, Joliet, UDF
Metadata Album cover : GIF, )PG, P NG with max.
800x800 px . The album cover from the
me diu m o r from Gracenote* is disp layed,
depe nding on ava ilabili ty.
Format MPEG Windows MPEG FLAC MPEG 1/2 MPEG4 AVC Windows Media
1/2 Med ia 2/4 (H
.264)
Video 9
Laye r 3 Aud io 9
and 10
File e xten-.mp3 .wma .m4a; .nae .mpg; .mp4; .wmv;
sion .m4b; .mpeg .m4v; .asf
.aac .mov;
.avi
Pla ylists .M3 U; .PLS; .WP L; .M3 U8; .ASX
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Media
-Specia l characte rs (such as those in 10 3 tag
i nformat ion) d isp lay different ly depending o
n the sys tem lan guage an d cannot always
be guaranteed.
Troubleshooting
Problem Solution
Audi music interface /Bluetooth
Read the instructions in the chapter ¢ page 229, Multimedia con -
audio player*: mobile dev ice is nections/ ¢ page 226, Bluetooth audio player. You can lear n
not supported. about supported mobile devices in the Aud i database for mobile
dev ices at www .audiusa .com/bluetooth .
Audi music interface : the volume A
dju st the volume of the mobile device to approximate ly 70% of
is too high/too low when sta rt ing the maxim um output ¢
page 235, Input level.
playback th rough the AUX inp ut.
Audi music interface : the porta- For many ce ll phones o r mobi le devices, playback is not possib le
ble device is no t recogni ze d a s a when t he batt ery leve l is to o low (less th an 5% of its cap aci ty).
so urce . The mobile de·vice will on ly be recog nized as a so urce in t he MM I
afte r con necting if the ba tte ry charge is s ufficient.
Audi music interface : malfunc-The Bluetooth audio player function is switched on . Sw itch this
t ions during audio playback function off
ca> page 246 when yo u are not using the Bluetooth
t h rough an iPod/ iPhone. audio player .
Audi music interface :
contents Reset the Media settings to the factory defau lt settings
that are c hanged on a mob ile de-
¢page 244.
vice connected to the Audi music
interface
a ) a re not d isp layed in
t he med ia center .
AUX input : there is stat ic when W
hen connecting a nd disconnecting, the External audio player
connect ing and disconnect ing the source is a lready selected. Before connecting or disconnecting the
AUX connection cable. mobile device, eithe r mute the dev ice (see
¢ page 247) or switch
to a different audio so urce (fo r example
<=> page 218 , Opening the
radio) .
Bluetooth audio player * /Wi-Fi On ly one interface s hou ld be ac tively used at a time to ens ure
audio player *: audio playback in- p ro blem -free playback .
te rfe rence.
Wi -Fi audio player* : audio p lay- Aud io playb ac k i nterfe re nce can o ccur on some ce ll phones if the
back inte rference . In ter net connect ion in t he vehicle was not es tablished throug h
t he S IM ca rd reade r on the MM I contro l pane l and the
mobile da-
ta
option on the ce ll phone is swi tc h ed on . Deactiva te t he mobile
data
option on your cell p hone .
Jukebox *: tracks on the impo rted W hen import ing p lay lists, a ll of the fi les themse lves mus t be im-
playlist are g raye d ou t. ported.
Jukebox*: imported tracks cannot I f yo u cannot find imported trac ks in the media center, they may
be played o r found. not be supported . Only copy supported fi les
¢ page 237to the
J ukebox .
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System settings
Delete Bluetooth device*
The se lecte d cell p ho ne/mo bile dev ice is dis con ­
nected from t he M MI and is removed from the
list of all devices that are alrea dy paire d.
Show Bluetooth profiles*
You can Connect or Disconnect the Handsfree ,
Me ssages *, Dire ctory /contacts
an d Bluetooth
audio player
pro files sep arately.
Bluetooth settings*
- Bluetooth :
select and confirm a set ting for the
B luetoot h connec tion v is ibility . Select
Visible
fo r th e MM I to be vis ib le to o ther dev ices. Se­
l ec t
Invisible fo r th e M MI to not be v is ible t o
othe r devi ce s. H oweve r, it is still possib le to es ­
tab lish a Bl uetoo th con nection with pai red de ­
vices when the v is ibi lity is switched off. Se lect
Off to t urn visibi lity off . Then a B luetooth con ­
nect ion is not possible .
-Bluetooth audio player : when this function is
switc hed
on ~' the Bluetooth audio player is
available as a so urce in t he
Media menu .
-Bluetooth name : the MMI B luetooth name (for
example "AUDI MMI") is d isp layed and ca n be
c h anged.
Online settings*
- Data usage counter :
the amount of data pack ­
ets that a re sent a nd received throug h the MMI
is d isp layed. You can reset the data usage infor­
mation to zero using the
Reset data counter
option.
- Network status : the mobile netwo rk p rovider
fo r data se rvice as well as the netwo rk status
are disp layed .
Wi-Fi settings*
See ¢ page 195, Wi -Fi hotspot.
Storing as a default telephone
Applies to: vehicles with telephone
Requir emen t: a cell phone must be connected to
t he MM I
¢page 17 7.
As soon as t he cell phone is i n range and the
B lue tooth func tion on the ce ll phone and in the
MM I is swi tched o n, this ce ll phone is g iven pr io r­
ity ove r th e ot her Blue tooth devices and is c on-
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necte d dir ectly to the M MI. The connec ted ce ll
p hone is d is pl ayed first in t he dev ice li st .
Network settings*
- Login :
you can chose an automatic log in to
your cell p ho ne servi ce pro vider 's ne twor k, or
you can ch oose a
manual log in from t he list of
avai la bl e netwo rks .
-Network selection : availabl e netwo rks in t he
presen t loca tion can be sele cte d unde r network
select io n. This f unction is on ly avai la bl e for the
Manual log in setting.
Apple CarPlay sound settings/ Android Auto
sound settings
Applies to: vehicles with Audi smartphone interface
See q page 24 7.
About Apple CarPlay/ About Android Auto
Applies to: vehicles with Audi smartphone interface
Here you w ill find l ega l informa tion regarding
t h e use o f A pple Car Play o r And ro id Aut o and in­
fo rmat ion a bout device -s p eci fic d ata exch ange.
Delete Apple CarPlay device/Delete Android
Auto device
Applies to: vehicles with Audi smartphone interface
Require ment: yo ur cell phone must not be con ­
n ect ed to the Au di music interf ace wi th a USB
adap ter.
Se lec t:
Audi smartphone > a dev ice from t he lis t
> r igh t con trol b utto n.
To remove your cell p ho ne from the list, se lect
and co nfirm
Delete Apple CarPlay device or De­
lete Android Auto device .
System update
"'Select : !ME NUI bu tton> Settings > left control
bu tton >
System maintenance.
- System update :
slide the storage device with
t he update da ta into the a pprop ria te drive
¢ page 224 . Selec t and conf irm the dr ive>
Start update . The length of the p rocess de ­
pe nds on the s ize of the upd ate.
- Reset driver installation: the selected media
dr iver p ackage is rese t to t he se ttings a t the
t im e of delivery .

System settings
Adjusting the system volume
.,. Select : I MENU I button> Sound> left control
button.
Telephone
Applies to: vehicles with telephone
Mute telephone: messages and ringtones are set
to mute.
Ringtone : see c::> page 188, Ringtone and volume
settings .
Ringtone volume:
you can adjust the volume of
the selected ringtone by turning the contro l
knob.
Message volume: you can adjust the volume of
the notification for an incoming text message by
turning the control knob.
Microphone input level : you can adjust the call
volume during a phone call by turning the control
knob.
Navigation
Applies to: vehicles with navigation system
Voice guidance: see c::>page 210.
Voice guidance during phone call: see
c::> page 210.
Voice guidance volume: you can adjust the vo ice
gu idance volume by turning the control knob.
Or:
you can adjust the vo ice guidance volume during
active route guidance by turning the On/Off
knob .
Entertainment fader : the volume of audio play­
back can be temporarily lowered when the park ­
ing system or vo ice gu idance is active .
Voice recognition system
Applies to: vehicles with voice recognition system
Command display : see c::> page 243.
Short dialog : see c::> page 243.
Volume : see c::> page 243 .
Individual speech training : see c::> page 243.
1> Not availa ble in all vehicl es.
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Parking aid*
You can adjust the volum e of the signal tone by
turning the control knob.
-Adjusting the Front volume: select and con­
firm
High , Medium or Low .
- Adjusting
the Rear volume : select and confirm
High , Medium or Low .
MMI touch*
Turn the control knob to adjus t the volume of the
spoken prompts from the
MMI touch* .
Restarting the MMI
Fig. 216 Button co mbinatio n t o restar t th e sys te m
.,. Briefly press the control knob and both buttons
at the same time to immediately open the
menu upward
c::> fig. 216.
Software license
information
Information on MMI software and licensing
agreements
- Select: ~
I M~E=N~U~ I button >Settings > left control
button>
System maintenance > Version infor­
mation.
- Or : online at www.audiusa.com/softwareinfo.
Information on instrument cluster software and
licensing agreements
Press the reset button twice within five seconds
after switching the ignition on
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-Inspection or oil change reminder: after a cer ­
tain distance driven, a message appears in the i nst rument cluste r display each time the ign i­
t ion is switched on or off. The rema ining dis­
tance or time is displayed briefly .
-Inspection or oil change due: if your vehicle
has reached an inspection or o il change interval
or bot h intervals at t he same time, the mes­
sage
Inspection due! or Oil change due! or Oil
change and in spection due!
appears briefly a f­
te r swi tc h ing t he ignition on/off.
Checking service intervals
You can check the rema ining distance or time un­
til the nex t oil change o r next inspection in the
Info tainmen t sys tem. Select in the Infotainmen t
sys tem: th e
I MENU I button > Vehicle > left con­
tro l button
> Service & checks > Service inter ­
vals .
Resetting the indicator
An author ized A udi dealer or author ized A udi
Serv ice Fac ility will reset the serv ice inte rval dis­
p lay after pe rforming serv ice .
If you have changed t he oil you rself, you must re ­
set t he oil change interva l.
To reset the display, se lect in the Infotainment
system: the
I MENU I button > Vehicle > left con­
tro l button
> Service & checks > Service intervals
> Reset oil change interval.
@ Note
- Only reset the oil c hange indicato r if the oil
was c hanged.
- Fo llow ing the service inte rvals is c ritical to
maintai ning the fu nction, serv ice li fe, and
va lue of yo ur ve hicle , es pecially the eng ine.
Eve n if th e m ile ag e on the v ehicle is low, do
not exc eed t he ti me f or th e next ser vic e.
Checking and Filling
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Index
Vehicle tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Vehicle transport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Point of interest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Point of interest search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
also refer to Point of interest . . . . . . . . . . 204
Polishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356
Pollen filter
refer to Pollutant filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Pollut ant fil ter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Power entry assistance
re fer to Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Power meter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Power seat adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Power sources ................. 62 ,230,231
Power top . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356
Power windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Child safety lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Pregnant women Special consid erations when w earing a safe-
ty belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
p re sense
refer to Audi pre sense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Presentation mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Presets (radio) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Pressure Tire pressure monitoring system . . . . . . . 350
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341
Program guide
Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Proper occupant seating positions . . . . . . . 250
Proper safety belt position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Proper seating position Front passenger . ... .. ..... ... .. .. .. . 251
Occupants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Rear passengers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Q
quattro (all wheel drive) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Select ive whee l torque control . . . . . . . . . 148
Question What happens to unbelted occupants? . . 261
396
R
Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Additional station information . . . . . . . . . 220
Presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Radio text. .. .. .. .. .. ............. .. 219
Station list
Radio Standards Specification (RSS)
Rain/light sensor 218
386
Automatic headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Switching the rain sensor on/off. . . . . . . . . 55
Random
refer to Shuffle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Range (tank level) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17, 18
Reading lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Rear Cleaning the rear window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Luggage compartment lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Rear fog lamp(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Rear lid Escape latch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360
Rearview camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Rear window defogger
Automatic climate contro l system . . . . . . . 70
Recirculation mode
Automat ic climate control system . . . . . . . 70
Recuperation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Refresh station list (radio) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Refueling... .. .. .. .. .. ............. .. 315
Plug- in hybrid drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Remote control
refer to Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
R emote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Repair manuals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 383
Repairs Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Replacement key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Replacing Light bulbs .. .. .. .. .. ............. .. 373
Replacing wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Reporting Safety Defects . . . . . . . . . . . 258, 259
Reset
refer to Restart (MMI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Reset button (trip odometer) . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Resetting the trip odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Restart (MMI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248