AUDI A4 2017 Owners Manual

Multi Media Interface
Symbol/Description Description
® E
Open additional spe ller options, for example Close speller, Clear in-
put field
® 1 ,&71 Cha racter sets and special characters
(j) laou l Language-dependent special characters
® 1123!/ IABC! Switches from letter to number input or from number to letter in-
put.
® A space is added to the input field . ........
@ Character selection Highlights the selected character.
@
•
Inserts the input suggestion* when you push the control knob up .
@ ~ Deletes the characte r to the left of the cursor.
Free text search
Applies to: vehicles 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.
Fig. 154 Diagram: free text sea rch on telep hone
Free text search is available in the Vehicle *, Ra ­
dio *, Media *, Telephone* , Navigation*
and Audi
connect*
menus.
Opening free text search
• Se lect: I MENU I button > desired menu item
(such as Telephone ).
• Keep turning the control knob to the left until
the
free text search input field@c::> fig. 154
appea rs. Or : push the control knob up to open
the input field@ .
The handwriting recognition for the MMI touch
Free text search for an entry
• Enter one or more search terms in any order in­
to the input field . The individual search terms
must be separated by spaces when entering.
An input suggestion to comp lete the entry* @
c::>
fig. 154 is shown depending on the input. Ad­
ditional entries that contain the entered search
term are listed In the results list@.
If the desired term is still not displayed, enter
additional letters until it is displayed .
It is often enough just to enter the first letters of
the search term in order for it to display in the re­
sults list. For example, in the
Telephone* menu,
write the initials of the contact being searched
separated by a space.
Selecting the input suggestion to complete
the entry
Requirement: an input suggestion to complete
the entry* @ c::>
fig. 154 must be displayed .
• MMI touch input* : press the control knob.
Selecting an entry from the results list
Requirement: at least one entry must be dis ­
played in the results list@c::>
fig. 154.
;;!; control pad is automatically active. Simp ly start ....
• MMI touch input* : turn the control knob to the
r ight. Select and confi rm an entry from the list .
~ writing . N .... 0 0
3 • Speller input: select and confirm I LIS TI@
c::> page 148, fig. 153. Or: push the control knob..,.
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Multi Media Interface
down. Select and con firm an entry from the
list.
Menus and Symbols
F ig . 155 Menus and symbols diagram
Symbol/Description Description
CD S elected text Selected f unction
@ TMC Receiving
TMC/online traffic information <=> page 201
Displays informa tion on a cu rrent ly selected media so urce o r an
®
E nte rtainmen t slid ing event (s uch as an incomi ng call). Depending on vehicle eq uipment,
menu an operation is possib le using the open entertainment slid ing menu
(such as select ing a radio sta tion or accepting a call)
c!.> page 146
@
Ju kebox import ing proc-
Copy audio/video fi les to the Jukebox
c!.> page 211 ess*
® Repeat track T
he trac k cu rrent ly p laying is repeated. c!.> page 221
® Shuffle All fi
les on the p lay list a re played in a random order c!.> page 221,
Shuffle
(J) Arrow Access
information by pressing the control knob when the selected
text is active
®
T elephone sign al
Telephone s ignal strength
strength bars
®
E xclamat io n point on the
Indicates missed calls
t elephone
D ata co nnection signa l Signal strength
for the active data connection, or
@ PIN : enter the PIN (SIM)
s tr engt h ba rs *
PUK : enter the PUK
N etwork cove rage for the act ive data connec tion
c!.> page 178
@ 2G/3G/LTE* 2G : GSM ne twor k
3G: UMTS network
L TE* : L TE network
@ Mu te The audio source is muted c!.> page 233
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Symbol/Description
Roaming
I mporting p ro cess
Options menu* Bluetooth*
Scroll bars
Input field
MMI touch* Knob
Check boxes~
Sele ction list
Multi Media Interfac e
Description
Leaving the cell phone network for the connected cell phone
Import/update the contacts in the directo ry o r the call lists
Select and confirm context-dependent functions as we ll as settings
w ith in a menu item
Bl uetooth device con nected
r=;, page 212 o r r=;, page 160
Name of a long list
Move withi n lists using the control knob
In formation that can be changed using the letter/number speller
r:=;, page 148 or the MMI touch* r=;, page 144 .
Operation v ia M MI touch control pad is possible
Setting for the selected function by t urning the control knob
Switches ce rtain functions on or off by p ressing the contro l knob
Settings for the selected fu nction that are accessed by pressing the
control knob
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Voice recognition system
• Telephone
• Audi connect •
Favorites
• Call (XV)
• Navigation
• Directory
• Radio
• Media
• Sound •
Enter number
• Redial
• Read new text message
• Navigate to
(XY)
• Enter address/destination
• Help • Online destinations
• Help Speech dialog system
• Help Telephone •
Cancel route guidance
• Map
• Help Audi connect •
Line (XV)
• Help Navigation
• Help
Map
• Help Radio •
Next page
I previous page
• Cancel
• No. I meant (XV)
• He lp Media • Correction
TE ,EPflON ~
• Enter number • Call list
• Delete number/ correction • Redial
• Directory
• Call (XV) •
Call mailbox
• Enter PIN/ delete PIN
· business/ private/ land tine
I mobile • Telephone favorites
• Nav igate to contact (XV)
•Business address
I Pnvate address •
Block route for (XV) miles
I Block
the next section
• Start
I cancel route guidance
• Directory
• Last destinations • Route
list
• Calculate alternative routes
• Online destinations
• Nav igation favorites
• Drive home •
Special destination
• Enter address
• Enter country/ town / street / state
• Exclude route/ Exclude route for (XV) km/ m
• Map
• Day map/ Night map
• 2D driving position map/ 20 north position map/ 3D map/ Destination map/ Overview map
Al!IDI • Audi connect
• Travel information/ Parking Information
• Fuel prices
• Weather
RADIO
• Radio presets
• Last stations
• FM
• FM / AM / SIRIUS XM
• Station (XV) / Frequency (XV)
• Traffic announcement on
I off
Fig. 156 Comm and overv iew
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• Flight Information
• City events
• Online news
• Twitter
MEDIA
• Jukebox
• CO
I DVD
• SD card
l / SD card 2
• Audi music interface/ I Pod / USB / Bluetooth /
WI -Fl/ Medium (XV)
• Media favorites
I Artists / Albums / Genres /
Tracks
I Playtlsts / Videos
• Folder up
• Random playback on / off

Voice recognition system Operating
A pp lies to: ve hicles with vo ice recognition system
You con operate many Infotainment functions
conveniently by speaking .
Fig . 157 Vo ice recognition system butto n on t he mult i·
function steering wheel
Requirements: the ignition and the MMI must be
switched on ¢
page 141, there must be no phone
call in progress and the parking system must not
be active .
.,. Switching on : briefly press the 12!] ¢ fig. 157
button on the multifunction steering wheel and
say the desired command after the
Beep .
.,. Switching off :
press and hold the 12!] button.
Or: press the [2] button.
.,. Pausing : say the comma nd Pau se . To res ume,
press the
1 0 .1 but ton .
.,. Correcting : say the command Correction .
Input assistance
The system guides you through the input with
visual and audio feedback .
-Vi sual input as sista nce : after switching on
vo ice recognit ion, a display with a selection of
poss ible commands appears . The comma nd
display can be sw itched on/off under
I MENU I >
Settings > left control bu tton > MMI settings >
Speech dialog system .
- Audio input a ssis tance :
to have the poss ible
commands read, turn the voice recognition sys­
tem o n and say
Help .
For the system to understand you:
Speak clearly and distinct ly at a normal volume .
Speak louder w hen driv ing faster .
Voice re cogni tion system
Emphasize the words in the commands evenly
and do not leave long pauses.
Do no t spea k a command when the vo ice re cogni­
tio n sys tem is making an announcemen t.
Close the doo rs , the w indows and the sun roof* to
r ed uce background no ise. Ma ke sure that passen­
gers are not speaking w hen you are giv ing a voice
command.
Do not d irect the air vents toward the hands free
microp hone, which is on the roof headliner near
the fron t inte rior lights.
Only use the system from the dr iver's seat be­
cause the hands free microphone is directed to­
ward that seat.
Additional settings
Refer to¢ page 234.
A WARNING .
- Direct your full attention to dr iving . As the
d river, you have complete responsibility fo r
safety in t raff ic. Only use the functions in
s uch a way that you a lways m aintain com­
p lete co ntro l over your vehicle in all tra ffi c
situa tions .
- Do not use t he voice recognition sys tem in
emergencies beca use your voice may ch ange
i n st ressfu l situations . It may take longe r to
d ia l the number o r the system may not be
ab le to dia l it at all. Dia l th e emergency
number manually.
@ Tips
- T he d ialog pauses w hen the re is an incom ­
ing phone call and will continue if yo u ig­
nore the ca ll. The dia log ends if you answer
the ca ll.
- There are no Vo ice gu idance * prompts when
a dialog is active.
- You can select a n item in the list using ei­
ther the voice recognit io n system or the
control knob .
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Voice recognition system
Command overview information
Applies to: vehicles with voice recognition system
The fo llow ing ove rviews describe t he commands
that ca n be used to operate the MMI using the
voice recognition system .
A lternat ive commands are separated using a"/",
for example say:
Telephone / (or) Navigation /
(or) Radio.
Commands
Global commands
Applies to: vehicles with voice recognition system
You can a lways use the global commands, re­
gardless of the men u selected.
Function
Say:
Sequences of commands used to perform an ac ­
tion are identified with a">", for example say:
Ente r addre ss > (then) Enter countr y/state.
The ma jo rit y shown are ma in commands . T his
system a lso recognizes synonyms in certain cas ­
es . For a
bus iness add res s, you can also say bu si­
ness , work , office or at the office .
Opening a menu Telephone / Director y/ Navigation / Rad io / Media / Audi con-
nect *
I Car/ Tone
Hav ing the possible commands Help / Help spe ech dialog system I Help Telephone /
read aloud H elp Navigation / Help Map / Help Radio / Help M edia / Help
Audi connec t*
Telephone functions Call (XV) , for example Call "John Smith" /
Enter number / Redial / Directory / Read out new te xt mes-
s age
I Read out n ew e-ma il
Navigation functions* Dri ve me to (XV) or Navigate to (XV) , for example Navigate to
" John Smith "
Ente r addre ss / Canc el route guidance / Map / Onl ine destina -
tions *
I Online destinatio n (XV)*
Access ing favorites Favorit es > follow the system prompts
Selecting an entry from a list Line (XV)
Scro lling thro ugh a list Next page / Pre viou s page
Correcting the command given Corr ect ion
Swi tching the voice recogn ition sys -Cancel
tern off
Telephone
Applies to: vehicles with voice recognition system and telephone
Requirement: a cell phone must be connected to
the MMI
<=> page 160 and the Telephone menu
m ust be open
r=> table on page 154.
154 You can say the following commands depend
ing
o n the selected menu item :
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Function
Call contact from directory
Selecting a specific contact numbe r
Selecting a phone number wit h an
address card open
C alling a contact from yo ur favor -
ites list
Displaying the ca ll list
Calling the last n umber dialed
Dialing a phone number
Correcting the phone number that
was entered
Showing con tact information
Liste ning to messages
Entering the PIN (SIM)
Corre cting the P IN entry
Correcting data input
Clos ing the full-sc reen command
list
(D Tips
Voice recognition system
Say :
Call (XV) ,
for example Call "John Smith "
Call (XV ) bu sine ss/ Private / Land lin e/ Cell phon e,
for example, Call "John Smith" privat e
Call / Call wo rk / Call private / Call land l ine / Call cell phone
work
Teleph one fa vo rites
> After being prompted, soy the desired
contact
> Dial
Call list
Redial
Enter number >
After being prompted, soy the telephone num-
ber in groups of individual numbers,
fo r example. 888 555
1212 > Dial
Correction / Delete number
Directory >
when prompted, soy the desired contact,
for example, "John Smith "
Call voice mail
Enter PIN
> · when prompted, soy the PIN in individual numbers
> Save
Correction / Delete PIN
No I meant ( XV)
Close
- Please note that commands can only be giv­
en for the primary phone*¢
page 160.
-Con tacts in the directory can be sele cted us­
i ng the f ull name ("first name las t name"
and "last name, first name") as well as with
on ly the first or last name . This applies to
cell phones that transmit names separated
i nto first and last names. -
For more informat io n on supported cell
phones, visit
www .audiusa .com /bluetooth
or contact you r authorized Audi dea le r or
au thorized Audi Service Fac ility.
Audi connect (Infotainment)
App lies to: vehicles with voice recognition system and Audi connect (Infotainment)
Requirement: the requirements for Audi connect
(Infotainment) must be met
¢ page 172.
Function Say:
Accessing Audi connect (Infotain-Audi connect > follow the system prompts
ment) serv ices
Audi connect (Infotainment) serv-
Weathe r/ Online news I Fuel price s/ Parking info rmation /
ices Travel infor mation / Twitte r/ Online t raffic info rmation / City
e v ents I Flight informat ion
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Voice recognition system Function Say:
Search areas for Aud i connect (Info- Near destination / Nea rby / In new city
ta inment) services
C orrecti ng data inp ut No I meant
(XV )
{l) Tips
Always read the chapter¢ page 178, Audi
c onnect (Infotainmen t) information.
Messages (Audi connect (Infotainment))
Applies to: vehicles with voice recognition system and Audi connect (Infotainment)
Requirement: a cell phone w ith an active MAP
(Message Access Profi le) must be connected to
the MMI
¢ page 165.
Function
T ext editing commands
Readi ng out a new message
Reading a message
Replying to the open tex t message
Forward ing the open text message
Co rrect ing data inp ut
(D Tips
Say:
Read out / Ad d / Delete / Reco rd e ver ything again / Replace
with (XV)/ Add recipient / Send
R ead out new text mes sag e/ Read out new e-mail
Read out te xt message / Read out e -mail
R eply
Forward
> Add recipient / Insert t emplat e/ Send
No I meant (XV)
or contact your a uthorized Aud i dea ler or
authori zed A udi Servi ce Fac ility.
- Fo r more inform ation on suppo rted ce ll
phones, v is it www .audiu sa .com /bluetooth -
Always read the chapter¢
page 178, Audi
connect (Infotainment) information.
Navigation
Applies to: vehicles with voice recognitio n system and navigation system
Req uiremen t: the Navigati on men u m ust be
open ¢
table on page 154 .
You can say the following commands for entering
a destination depending on the se lec ted men u
item:
Function Say:
Open ing the list of previous naviga -
La st destinations
t ion destinations
Access ing favorites Navigat ion favorites
Selecting the home address Home addre
ss or Drive home
Ente ring a n add ress with guidance Enter address
> follow the system prompts
from the system
Individual commands for entering a Enter country / Ente r city/ Ent er ZIP code / Enter street
I E n-
destination ter house n umber
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Voice recognition system
Function Say:
Making a correction wh ile entering a Correction
destination
Navigating to a contac t Drive me to (XV ) or Navigate to (XV) , for example Drive me to
"John Smith"
Navigating to a specific address for Navigate to (contact ) business / pr ivate ,
a contact for example, "Navigate to John Smith private"
Navigating to favorites Nav
igation favo rites > Line (XV)/
Line contents > Start route
guidance when prompted
Sta rt ing route g uidance with an ad- Navigate / Navigate to private addre ss / Navigate to bu siness
dress card open address
Ente ring a new destination/stop- Enter address>
enter the desired address when prompted>
over when route gu idance is active confirm the new destination/stopover if prompted
Sta rt ing rou te gu idance a fter enter- Start route guidan ce
ing a dest ination
Canceling current route gu idance Cancel route guidance
Calcu lating a lternative routes Calculate alternative route
s
Ente ring a point of interest by se- Point of interest > Change search area
> category or subcate-
le ct ing a s earch a rea with guidance gory when prompted, for example " restaura nt"
from the system
Dest ination input categor ies Audi Service / Train station /Airport / Hotel / Hospital / Park-
ing / Rest area I Restaurant / Gas station, etc.
Search areas for en te ring points of Nearby/ Along the route / Near destination / Near stopover /
in terest In new city/ In new state or country
E nte ring an online destination* Online destination (XV) , for examp le "Online de stination
"Lakeview Hotel" "
Correcting data inp ut No I meant (XV)
Clos ing the full-sc reen command Close
list
Re quireme nt: you must be in the Navigation or
Map menu . You ca n say the fo llow ing comma nds
for mo re set tings i n Navig ation:
Function Say:
Genera l map options Map/ Day map / Night map / Automatically change map color
Map type 2D head
ing up map / 2D north up map / 3D map / Destination
map / Overview map / Standard map */ Google Earth map *
S howing the rou te list Route list
Showing the remaining d ista nce/ Destination information
t ime w hen route gu idance is ac tive
Speed limit prom pt How fast can I drive here
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Voice recognition system Function
Setting voice guidance for active route guidance
Blocking a certain section on the
route
(D Tips Say:
Voice guidance on/ Voice guidance off/ Voice guidance short-
ened
/ Voice guidance complete/ Voice guidance traffic
Block route for (XV) meters/kilometers/yards/miles/ Block
next route / Avoid next section of route. you are located and which menu language
you have selected.
- Destinations may have to be spelled when
entered, depending on the country where -
Always read the chapter~
page 178, Audi
connect (Infotainment) information.
Radio
A ppl ies to: ve hicles w ith vo ice recogni tion sys te m
Requirement: the Radio must already be open.
You can say the following commands depending
on the selected frequency band:
Function Say:
Selecting the frequency band FM*/ SiriusXM* / FM / AM
Selecting a station from the station Channel (XV) / !Frequency (XV)
list
Selecting a station from favorites/
Radio presets > Line (XV)
presets
Setting the frequency
Frequency (XV) / Frequency (XV) HD 1
Correcting data input No I meant (XV)
Closing the full-screen command Close
list
Media
Appl ies to: ve hicles w ith vo ice recognition sys te m
Requirement: you must be in the Media menu. You can say the following commands depending
on the act ive media:
Function
Say:
Selecting a source directly Jukebox*/ CD/ DVD/ SD card 1 / SD card 2 / Audi music inter·
face* / iPhone* / USB* / Bluetooth* / Wi-Fi* / Media source
(XV),
for example "John's player"
Selecting audio/video files* in the
Media favorites/ Artists/ Albums/ Genres/ Tracks/ Playlists /
Jukebox* Videos
Selecting audio files on an iPod Artists I Album ,s / Genres / Tracks / Playlists /Composers /
(source: Audi music interface*) Podcasts / Audio books
Navigating within a folder struc-Folder up/ Line (XV)
tu re/list
Selecting shuffle
Shuffle on / Shuffle off
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