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Basic operation
Applies to vehicles: with multi-function steering wheel
Introduction
You can use the multi-function steering wheel to call up
the following functions in the driver information system
one after the other: Navigation*, Telephone*, Radio, CD
player, Audi music interface* and TV*.
Using the multi-function steering wheel fig. 110, you can operate
certain functions on the radio, the CD player, the Audi music inter-
face*
22), the TV*, the telephone* and the navigation system* very conveniently and without having to take your hands off the steering
wheel.
The available functions are displayed in the driver information
system fig. 111. In addition, you can use the multi-function
steering wheel to switch the speech dialogue system* or the tele-
phone speech control system* on and off and to adjust the volume
on these systems.
These functions can be operated by pressing and scrolling buttons
to fig. 110.
•Press the button repeatedly to switch between the
navigation* mode, the telephone* mode and the current audio
source. The selected function will appear in the display of the driver
information system fig. 111. If a sub-menu is displayed in the
driver information system, you can exit this menu again by pressing
the button.
•Scroll the left thumbwheel to select an option within one of
the following functions: radio, CD, Audi music interface*22), TV*,
telephone* and navigation*.
•The speech dialogue system* and the telephone speech control
system* are activated by pressing the talk button . Press and hold
the talk button again to deactivate the speech dialogue / speech
control system.
•Scroll the right thumbwheel up/down to raise/lower the
volume as desired.
Note
•The on-board computer is also displayed in the driver informa-
tion system. Please refer to your Owner's Manual for a detailed
description.
Fig. 110 Controls on
the multi-function
steering wheel
Fig. 111 Display in the
driver information
system
22)Still under development at the time of printing.
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•If your vehicle is not equipped with these systems, the corre-
sponding button has no function.
Applies to vehicles: with multi-function steering wheel
Adjusting the volume
The volume of the active audio source (radio, CD, Audi
music interface*, TV*) and the route guidance cues can
be adjusted on the multi-function steering wheel.
Important: The MMI system must be switched on
page 40.
Increasing and reducing the volume on the
active audio source
– Use the right thumbwheel page 128, fig. 110 to
scroll up/down.
Mute
– To mute the MMI system, scroll the right thumbwheel
page 128, fig. 110 down until a crossed-out loud-
speaker symbol appears in the status line of the MMI
display. Any activated media drives will be paused. Pause
will also appear in the heading of the MMI display.
– To deactivate the mute/pause function, scroll the right
thumbwheel up. Playback of the paused media drive will
then be resumed.
Route guidance
– Press the right thumbwheel page 128, fig. 110. The
last route guidance cue will now be repeated.
– To change the volume, scroll the right thumbwheel
up/down during the route guidance cue.
Listening to the radio
Applies to vehicles: with multi-function steering wheel
Calling up the radio menu
Important: The radio function on the MMI system must be
switched on page 54.
– Press the button page 128, fig. 110 repeatedly
until the radio menu appears in the display of the driver
information system page 130, fig. 113.
Would you like to find out more about the radio function in your
vehicle? You can find a detailed description on page 53,
“Listening to the radio”.
Applies to vehicles: with multi-function steering wheel
Setting the waveband
The four wavebands FM, MW, LW and DAB* (digital radio)
are displayed at the top of the display of the driver infor-
mation system.
Important: The radio menu must be displayed page 130,
fig. 113.
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Fig. 112 List of wave-
bands
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– Use the left thumbwheel page 128, fig. 110 to scroll
down and select a waveband.
– Press the left thumbwheel to confirm the waveband.
Applies to vehicles: with multi-function steering wheel
Selecting a station from the station list
Important: The radio menu must be displayed fig. 113.
– Use the left thumbwheel page 128, fig. 110 to scroll
up/down and select a radio station.
– Press the left thumbwheel to tune to the station.
Note
Any stations that appear in grey lettering in the MMI display are not
displayed in the driver information system.
Applies to vehicles: with multi-function steering wheel
Selecting a stored station
Important: The radio menu must be displayed fig. 113,
and a station must be stored in the memory list page 57.– Use the left thumbwheel page 128, fig. 110 to scroll
up/down and select Memory.
– Press the left thumbwheel. The radio memory list will be
displayed.
– Scroll the left thumbwheel to select a radio station and
press the left thumbwheel. The system will tune to the
radio station.
Playing media
Applies to vehicles: with multi-function steering wheel
Calling up the media menu
Important: The media function must be activated on the
MMI system, and an audio source must be selected
page 63.
– Press the button page 128, fig. 110 repeatedly
until a list of tracks fig. 114 / page 131, fig. 115
appears in the display of the driver information system.
Fig. 113 Radio menu
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Fig. 114 List of CD
tracks
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MMI componentsMMI control consoleMulti-function steering wheelTelephone handsetVoice control Would you like to find out more about the media function in your
vehicle? You can find a detailed description on page 63, “Playing
media”.
Applies to vehicles: with multi-function steering wheel
Selecting a track
Important: A list of tracks must be displayed page 130,
fig. 114 / fig. 115.
– Scroll the left thumbwheel page 128, fig. 110 to mark a
track.
– Press the left thumbwheel to select the track.
Note
You can select a CD in the CD changer or a folder on a portable
player via the MMI control console page 12.
Applies to vehicles: with multi-function steering wheel
Pausing and resuming (media drive)
Important: A track must be playing page 63.– Scroll the right thumbwheel all the way down to pause
the track that is currently playing.
– To continue playback, scroll the right thumbwheel
upwards.
Television
Applies to vehicles: with multi-function steering wheel and TV (analog and analog/digital)
Calling up the TV menu
Important: The TV function on the MMI system must be
switched on page 71.
– Press the button page 128, fig. 110 repeatedly
until a list of TV channels appears in the display of the
driver information system.
Would you like to find out more about the TV function in your
vehicle? You can find a detailed description on page 71,
“ Television”.
Fig. 115 Track list of a
folder
Fig. 116 List of TV
channels
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MMI componentsMMI control consoleMulti-function steering wheelTelephone handsetVoice control Would you like to find out more about the telephone function in
your vehicle? You can find a detailed description on page 87,
“Using the telephone”.
Note
•The functions of the telephone can be operated using the multi-
function steering wheel only if the telephone equipment was
installed at the factory.
•The functions of the telephone depend on your mobile phone
and whether they are supported by your mobile network service
provider.
Applies to vehicles: with multi-function steering wheel and Bluetooth car telephone kit or
phone pre-installation
Calling up the telephone menu
Important: The phone pre-installation page 20 or the
Bluetooth car telephone kit page 25 must be activated.
– Press the button page 128, fig. 110 repeatedly
until the telephone menu appears in the display of the
driver information system fig. 117.
Te l e p h o n e m e n u :
•Dialled no.: Contains the numbers that were dialled last.
•Directory: Contains the entries in the MMI directory page 80.
•Phone book: Contains the entries on the SIM card.
•Received calls: Contains the calls that were last received.
•Missed calls: Contains recent missed calls.
You can select a number directly from any of these lists.
No
entries
availableThe phone book has no entries or the phone
book entries have not yet been imported into
the on-board phone memory (car telephone kit*
page 29 or phone pre-installation*
page 23).
Telephone
not connected
or attached
a)
The telephone is not connected with the vehi-
cle.
Connect
tel. or
insert SIM card
b)
Insert the SIM card in the handset* or in a
mobile phone with SIM Access Profile or con-
nect the mobile phone to the car telephone kit.
a)Applies to phone pre-installation.b)Applies to car telephone kit and mobile phones with SIM Access Profile.
Fig. 117 Telephone
menu
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Applies to vehicles: with multi-function steering wheel and Bluetooth car telephone kit or
phone pre-installation
Dialling a telephone number and ending a call
Telephone numbers stored in the phone book, in the direc-
tory and in the call lists can be selected.
Important: The telephone menu must be displayed
page 133, fig. 117.
Placing calls
– Scroll the left thumbwheel page 128, fig. 110 to select
Dialled no., Directory, Phone book, Received calls or
Missed calls.
– Press the left thumbwheel. A list of entries fig. 118 will
appear in the display of the driver information system.
– Scroll the left thumbwheel to select an entry.
– Press the left thumbwheel. The telephone number will be
dialled.Placing a further call*
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– Scroll the left thumbwheel page 128, fig. 110 to select
Hold.
– Press the left thumbwheel. The call will then be placed on
hold.
– Press the button page 128, fig. 110 repeatedly
until the telephone menu appears in the display of the
driver information system page 133, fig. 117.
– Scroll the left thumbwheel to select one of the call lists,
the phone book or the directory.
– Press the left thumbwheel. A list of entries fig. 118 will
appear in the display of the driver information system.
– Scroll the left thumbwheel to mark the stored entry you
wish to select.
– Press the left thumbwheel. All phone numbers stored for
the selected entry will be shown.
– Scroll the left thumbwheel to select a phone number.
– Press the left thumbwheel. The telephone number will be
dialled. The current audio source will be muted.
Ending calls
– Scroll the left thumbwheel to select End call and press
the left thumbwheel.
Placing calls
You can enter a number which has not yet been stored via the MMI
page 90 or the handset* page 145.
Fig. 118 Selecting a
number from the
phone book
23)Applies to car telephone kit and mobile phones with SIM Access Profile.
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– Press the button page 128, fig. 110 repeatedly
until the navigation menu appears in the display of the
driver information system page 136, fig. 121.
Would you like to find out more about the navigation function in
your vehicle? You can find a detailed description on page 104.
Applies to vehicles: with multi-function steering wheel and navigation system
Repeating voice guidance cues
– Press the right thumbwheel to have the last route
guidance cue repeated page 128, fig. 110.
Vo i c e c o n t r o l
Applies to vehicles: with multi-function steering wheel and speech dialogue system or
telephone speech control system
Switching the speech dialogue system /
telephone speech control system on and off
Switching on
– Press the button .Switching off
– Press and hold the talk button until you hear the cue
The system will give a beep tone when it is ready to begin with a
dialogue. The desired functions can then be accessed with speech
commands.
Note
For a more detailed description, please refer to the chapter on
page 169, “Speech dialogue system” or page 161, “Basic oper-
ation”. If your vehicle is not equipped with the speech
dialogue/control system, this button has no function.
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Applies to vehicles: with handset for the car telephone kit
Entering a text message
Text messages can be entered using the conventional
method or with automatic word recognition (T9).
Entering text (normal method)
–If T9 mode is active fig. 128, keep pressing the
button until the T9 symbol disappears.
– To enter a text at the position indicated by the cursor,
press one of the buttons marked to page 140,
fig. 124.
– Keep pressing each button until the desired character
appears in the display.
– For example, press the button once to enter the
letter m.
– Press the button quickly a second time to enter
the letter n.
– With each additional press of the button the
next character assigned to the button is selected.– If you do not press a button again within about one
second, the character is entered and the cursor will flash
at the next position; you can then enter the next char-
acter.
– To enter a special character, hold down the “*” button
and select the character.
– To move the cursor to the left, right, up or down, press
the left, right, top or bottom part of the navigation
button.
– To insert a space, press the button.
– To delete the character to the left of the cursor, select
Delete.
Entering text using automatic word recognition
(T9)
– If T9 mode is not active fig. 128, keep pressing the
button until the T9 symbol appears.
– Press one of the buttons marked to to start
entering a word.
– Press each button only once for each letter of the word,
even if the exact letter desired does not appear in the
display. The letters you enter are displayed on a grey
background fig. 128.
– Enter all the letters of the word.
– If the dictionary contains more than one suggested word,
press the button to choose between the different
suggestions. A message, e.g. fig. 128 appears in
the handset display.
– Press the button if the word in the display is correct.
Fig. 128 Symbols for
entering text
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– To enter a special character, hold down the “*” button
and select the character.
– To move the cursor to the left, right, up or down, press
the left, right, top or bottom part of the navigation
button.
– To insert a space, press the button.
– To delete the character to the left of the cursor, select
Delete.
While you are entering the text, you can use the button to switch
between normal text entry, text entry with automatic word recogni-
tion (T9) and upper/lower case letters.
Entering text (normal method)
When you press a button, the available characters appear briefly at
the bottom of the display. The available characters depend on which
language is selected for input.
If you are entering a text in letter mode and want to enter a number,
hold down the button for the desired number.
Entering text using automatic word recognition (T9)
The handset attempts to recognise each word you enter.
If several words corresponding to the letters you have entered are
available in the dictionary, you can browse through the available
words using the “*” button. For example, 1/4 in the display
page 143, fig. 128 shows the number of suggested words avail-
able. In the above example, the figure “4” shows the number of
words available for the string of letters entered. The figure “1” is an
orientation aid to help you choose from the list of suggested words.
If a word is not in the dictionary, you can select the control button
for Options and use the Add word function. Type in the word using
the normal method and select Store. The word appears in the text
message and is added to the dictionary.The table below describes the symbols shown in the illustration
page 143, fig. 128:
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Automatic word recognition T9 is active.
Amount of space still available in the text message
(in characters).
The suggested word (e.g. Audi) is highlighted on a
grey background until you finish the entry.
Index number (e.g. “1”) of the suggested word
shown in the display (for orientation purposes) and
total number of suggested words (e.g. “4”).
Upper/lower case setting
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Using the telephone
Applies to vehicles: with handset for the car telephone kit
Placing calls
Placing calls
– Enter the desired number on the keypad.
– If you have entered an incorrect digit, press the control
button for Delete.
– Press the “Call” button page 140, fig. 124 to start
dialling.
Selecting a number from the “phone book”
– Press the control button for Ph.book page 142,
fig. 126. The entries stored in the phone book will be
listed.
– To jump to a particular entry in the phone book, enter the
initial letter using the normal text entry method.
– Use the navigation button to scroll up or down to the
desired entry page 153, fig. 140.– Press the “Call” button page 140, fig. 124 to start
dialling.
Redial
– Press the “Call” button page 140, fig. 124 once. The
list of last numbers dialled appears.
– Use the navigation button to scroll up or down to the
desired entry page 153, fig. 140.
– Press the “Call” button to start dialling.
Hold the reverse side of the handset to your ear (the earpiece and
microphone are located on the reverse side of the handset
fig. 129).
You can use the handset to make phone calls in private mode or
handsfree mode page 150.
A microphone integrated in the interior light is used in handsfree
mode. The microphone is directed towards the driver.
You can also select and dial a telephone number from the call lists
page 152.
Note
Press and hold the button to enter the international network
symbol “+”.
Fig. 129 Earpiece and
microphone on back
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