USB AUDI A4 2017 User Guide

Media
Playlist
Fig . 2 01 Playlist example
The track, artist, album and album cover, if appli­
cable, will appear in the playlist ¢
fig. 201.
Options menu
Refer to¢ page 220, Additional settings .
Favorites
Up to 50 entries for every media source con be
stored in any order in the favorites list.
Requirement: the playlist or media center must
be open.
- Select the des ired entry from the play list or
med ia center.
- Select: right control button >
Store a s favorit e.
Or :
press and hold the cont rol knob for several
seco nds.
When you store a track as a favorite, the assoc i­
ated album w ill appear in the favorites list as an
entry.
Requirement: at least one entry must be stored
in the favorites list.
Displaying the fa vo rite s list : press the !MEDIA !
button. Press the left contro l button until the
sources overview
c=> page 217 is displayed. Select
the source that conta ins the
categories
¢ page 218 (for example, SD card). Select the Fa­
v orit es
category .
Requirement: the favorites list must be dis­
played.
- List ening to a favorite : select and confirm a fa­
vorite from the list.
- Mov e favorite : select a favorite from the list>
right cont rol button > Move fa vorite . Select
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and confirm the location of the se lected favor ­
ite.
- Deleting a f avorit e: select o favorite from the
list>
right control b utton> Delete fa vorite >
Delete thi s favorite or Delete all fa vo rite s.
Additional settings
' Options menu
Context-spec ifi c fu nctions and settings a re avail­
able depend ing on the sele cted source.
" Press the right control button .
Sound settings
Refer to¢ page 233 .
Input level
Requirement: a mobile device mus t be connec ted
to the AUX connection cab le or to a USB adapter
¢ page 215, fvtultimedio connections.
The volume of the mob ile dev ice is adapted to
t h e MMI. Aud i recommends adj usting the volume
on the mobi le device to 70% of the maximum
vo lume output.
Bluetooth settings
Refer to¢ page 231.
Wi-Fi options*
Refer to¢ page 177, Wi-Fi hotspot.
Connection manager
Refer to¢ page 230 .
Additional track information
With the fu nction switched on~ and a playlist
open, va rious informat io n about t he cur rent t rack
(such as artist, a lbum and alb um cove r*) as well
as the playing time and the remain ing p lay ing
time are displayed .
Jukebox memor y capacity*
Information on the Jukebox memory capac ity and
the number of stored t racks i n the Jukebox is dis-
played. ""'

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Media
Supported media and file formats
Overview
The Jukebox*, SD card reader and th e USB storage d evice* connection support the follo wing audio/vid­
e o file prop erti es :
Supported
media
File system
Metadata
Format
File exten-
s ion
Playlists
Character is-
tic s
Number of
Files Audio files
Video files*
SD/SDHC /SDXC/MMC memory cards : with a capacity up to 12 8 GB
DVD drive : audio C Ds ( up to 80 min.) with CD tex t (art ist, album, song)*, CD-ROMs w ith
a capac ity up to 700 MB; DV D±R/RW; DVD video; DVD a udio wit h aud io tracks that are
compatib le w it h a DVD v ideo playe r
Audi music interface : mobile dev ices q page 215 such a s iPods and MTP players, US B
stor age devices in "U SB Devi ce Subclass 1 and 6" tha t conform to USB 2.0 : U SB sticks,
U SB MP3 p layers (Plug -and -Play capable), exte rna l USB flash drives and ha rd drives
Memory cards : exFAT, FAT, FAT32, NTFS
USB mass storage d evice : FAT, FAT32, NTFS
USB mass storage devic e partition s (primary /logical* ): two per US B connec tion
CD /DVD file systems : 1S0966 0, Joliet, UDF
Album cove r: GIF, JPG, PNG with max.
800x800 px. The album cover from the
med ium or from Gracenote* is disp layed,
depending on availability.
MPEG Windows MPEG
FL AC M
PEG 1/2 MPEG4 AVC
Windows Media
1/2 Media 2/4 (H.264) Video 9
Layer 3 Audio 9
and 10
. mp3 .wma .m4a; .flac .mpg; .mp4; .wmv;
.m4b; .mpeg .
m4v; .asfs
.aac .mov;
.avi
.M3 U; .PLS; .WPL; . M3U8; .ASX
up to maximum 320 kbit/s and 48 kHz up to maximum 2,000 kb it/s and
48 kHz sampling frequencies sampling 720xS76 px. at maximum 2Sfps
frequen-
cy
DVD dri ve* : max . 1,000 files per medium
Jukebo x*: approximately 10 GB memory capacity; max. 3,000 files can be imported
USB mass sto rage device and memory ca rds : max. 10,000 files per medium; max.
1,000 files per playlist/folder
may differ for aud io files with var iable b it
rate.
- The media drives do not support th e W in­
dows Media Audio 9 Voice format. -
Special characters (s uch as those in 103 tag
information) display differently depend ing
on the system language a nd cannot always
be guaranteed.
-
For compressing MP3 files, Audi recom­
mends a bit rate of at least 160 kb it/s. The
display showing the rema ining play t ime
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Media
-The manufactu rer of the storage device can
provide information about its "USB Device
Subclass" . - Some MTP player functions are not support­
ed, such as rating music tracks and video
playback.
CD drive
Applies to: ve hicles w ith a CD drive
The following audio file properties are supported by the CD drive:
Audio files
Supported
Audio CDs (up to 80 min) with CD text (artist, alb um, track)*, CO-ROMs with a capaci-
media ty of up to 700 MB
File system CD file system: 1509660, Joliet, UDF
Metadata Album
cover : GIF, JPG, PNG with max . 800x800 px. The album cover from the medi-
um may be disp layed, depending on availability.
Format M PE G 1/2 Windows Media Au- MP EG 2/4 FLAC
Layer 3 dio 9 and 10
File extension .mp3 .wma
.m4a; .flac
. m4b;
. aac
Playlists .M3U; .PLS; .WPL; .M3U8; .ASX
Characteristics up to maximum 320 kbit/s and 48 kHz sampling frequenc ies 48 k Hz sampling
frequency
Number of Maximum 1,000 files per medium
Files
(D Tips
-For compressing MP3 files, Audi recom­
mends a bit rate of at least 160 kb it/s. The
display showing the remaining play time
may differ for audio files with variable bit
rate . -
Special characters (such as those in 103 tag
information) display differently depending
on the system language and cannot always
be guaranteed .
Troubleshooting
Problem Solution
Audi music interface /Bluetooth
Read the instructions in the chapter ~ page 215, Multimedia con-
audio player *: mobile dev ice is nectionsl~ page 212, Bluetooth audio player . You can learn
not supported . about
supported mobi le devices in the Audi database for mobile
devices at
www.audiusa.com/bluetooth.
Audi music interface :
the volume Adjust the volume of the mobile device to approximately 70% of
is too h igh/too low when start ing the maximum output~
page 220, Input level.
playback th ro ugh the AUX input.
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Audi smartphone interface
Setup
App lies to: ve hicles with Audi smartpho ne interface
You can connect your smartphone to the MMI us­
ing the Audi smartphone interface . Certain con­
tent on your smartphone is adapted to the Info­
tainment system display while driving and can
be operated through the MMI control panel.
Requir ement:
The vehicle must be stat ionary and the ignition
must be switched on .
iPhone generation 5 or higher with Lightning
connector and iOS 7.1.2 operating system or h igher
O r:
Smartphone with Android Auto app and Android
5 .0 Loll ipop operating system or higher
.,. Connect your smar tphone to the Audi music in ­
te rface
c;, page 215 using a USB adapter
¢page 215, fig. 194 .
.. Se lect and confirm A cti vate Apple CarPl ay or
Acti vate And roid Auto no w.
.. Follow the system instruct ions .
.,. Pay attention to any add itional system prompts
on your smartphone if applicable.
If you chose not to use Apple CarP lay or Andro id
Auto when connecting your smartphone for the
first time, you can start the Audi smartphone in­
terface later on using the connection ma nager.
.. Se lect: I
MENU I button > Audi smartphone in-
terfa ce
> Change to conn ecti on manager .
.. Connect your smar tphone to the Audi music in ­
terface using a USB adapter
c;,page 215,
fig . 194.
Aud i smartphon e int erfac e
.. In the Connection manage r¢ page 230, you
can select your smartphone under
Aud i sm art­
phone
in the list of devices already connected
c;,page 231 .
.. Follow the system instructions.
(D Tips
- The functions that can be used depend on
the operating system version and the soft­
ware version of the app being used.
- If the connected smartphone has voice con­ trol, you can operate your smartphone using
the external voice recognition system
c;,page 159.
-The menu language shown in the MMI is
based on the settings in your smartphone.
- The time d isplayed in the MMI is based on
the settings in your smartphone.
- Severa l MMI functions are not availab le
w hen Apple CarPlay or Andro id Auto is ac­
tive .
- When the Apple CarPlay connection is ac­
tive,
Tag th is song for iTun es* is not ava ila­
ble ,;;;) page 205 .
Operating
Opening a menu
Apple CarPl ay :
you can go back to the Apple Car­
Play main menu regardless of the selected menu
item by pressing and holding the !BACKI button .
Android Auto : to go back to the Andro id Auto
menu bar, push the control knob down.
Opening a menu item
Se lect and confirm a menu item us ing the M MI
contro l pane l.
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Audi smartphone interface
Troubleshooting
Applies to: vehicles with Audi smartphone interface
Problem Solution
Audi smartphone interface
can-Check the charge level of your smartphone battery.
not be opened. Check the USB cable and use a different one if necessary.
Check if Android Auto or Apple CarPlay is available in your country.
Check if the Android Auto app is installed on your smartphone .
Connecting the smartphone to Check if you
are ursing the correct USB adapter and if the USB
the MMI failed. adapter is connected correctly to your smartphone and the Aud i
music interface
¢ page 215.
Check if Apple CarPlay is activated on your smartphone .
Check in the Android Auto app if Android Auto permits new
vehicles .
T he smartphone is not automati- Check if you are ursing the correct USB adapter and if the USB
cally detected. adapter is connected correctly to your smartphone and the Audi
music interface
¢ page 215.
Check if the requirements needed to connect a smartphone have
been met.
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Data connection
Applies to vehicles w ith A ud i con nect (Infota inme nt)
The se rvices are prov ided t hrough a S IM ca rd in ­
s talled in the veh icle.
MMI connect app
App lies to vehicles w it h A udi connect (Infota inme nt)
R eq uiremen t: the Audi MMI connect app m ust
be installed and open on your mo bile device .
-Connect new device : search for and connec t a
mobile device (s uch as a smartp ho ne) .
- List of devices already paired : selec t your mo­
bile devi ce from the l is t o f all the devi ces th at
are already paire d.
Music
A pplies to vehicles w it h B luetoot h or Wi -Fi aud io playe r
Audio player*
Requi reme nt: the Bl uetooth func tion and vis ib ili­
ty mus t be sw itche d on in the MMI
¢ page 231
and on the ce ll phone.
- Connect new device : press the contro l knob.
Se le ct
Bluetooth audio player . Sea rch fo r and
connect a mobile device.
- List of devi ces already paired : selec t a Blue­
too th devi ce from the list of a ll the devi ces th at
are already paire d.
Wi-Fi audio player*
R eq uireme nt: the W i-F i hots pot on the M MI
¢ page 1 77 and on you r ce ll phone mus t be
sw itche d on.
- Connect new device : press the contro l knob .
Sea rch for and connect a Wi -Fi capable device .
-Disconnect Wi-Fi audio player : deactivate the
Wi-Fi on your Wi-Fi capab le dev ice . T he dev ice
will be a utomat ically re m oved from the list.
System settings
Directory
App lies to : veh icles w it h te lep hone
Display contacts from a cell phone (or an addi­
tional cell phone) .
Requirement: no cell phones can be connected to
t h e M MI using the
Handsfree profile.
- Connect new device: search fo r and connect a
new cell phone .
-List of devices alre ady paired : select yo ur ce ll
phone from t he list of all the cell phones that
are a lready paired .
Audi smartphone
Applies to : veh icles w it h Audi sm artph one interface
-Connect your ce ll phone to the Audi music in­
terface ¢
page 215 using a USB adapter
¢page 215, fig. 194 .
-Select your cell pho ne from t he list of cell
pho nes tha t h ave a lready bee n connec ted .
Additional options
Depen ding on the selected function, yo u can use
t h e righ t control bu tton to ac ce ss the av ailab le
addi tion al op tion s in t he conne ction m anager.
Delete Bluetooth device*
The selec ted cell phone/mobile device is d iscon­
nec ted from the MMI and is removed from the
li st of all devices that are a lready paired.
Show Bluetooth profiles*
You can indiv id ually Connect or Disconnect th e
Handsfree , Messages *, Directory /contacts and
Bluetooth audio player profi les .
Bluetooth settings*
- Bluetooth:
select an d confi rm a setting for the
Bluetooth connection visibility . Se lect
Visible
for the MMI to be vis ible to othe r devices. Se­
lect
Invisible for the MMI to not be visible to
other dev ices. However, i t is st ill poss ible to es­
t ablish a Blue tooth connect ion with pa ired de­
vices whe n the visibility is sw itche d off. Sele ct
Off to t urn v is ibil ity off. Then a Blue too th con-
nec tion is no t possib le .
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System settings
-Bluetooth audio player : when this func tion is
switched 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 M MI 2015") is displayed and
can be changed.
Online settings*
- Data u sage counter :
the amoun t of d ata pac k­
ets tha t are sent a nd received throug h the MM I
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 laye d.
Wi-Fi options*
Refer to 9 page 1 77, Wi -Fi hotspo t.
Storing as a default telephone
Applies to: vehicles with telephone
Re qui remen t: a cell phone must be connec ted to
t he MMI
9page 160.
As soon as t he cell phone is i n range and the
Blue tooth func tion on the ce ll phone and in the
MM I is swi tched on, this ce ll phone is g iven pr ior­
ity ove r th e other Blu et ooth devices and is con ­
ne cte d dire ct ly to the M MI. T he conn ecte d cell
p ho ne i s d ispl aye d first in the device list.
Network settings*
- Login :
you can chose an Automatic log in to
yo ur cell phone serv ic e prov ider's netwo rk, o r
yo u can c hoose a
Manual login from the lis t of
available networ ks.
- Network selection : networ ks avai lab le in t he
c ur rent lo ca ti on can be se le ct ed unde r ne twor k
sele ction. T his func tion is only av ailable for th e
Manual login se tting .
CarPlay sound settings/ Android Auto sound
settings
Applies to: vehicles with Audi smartphone interface
Refer to 9page 233.
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About Apple CarPlay/ About Android Auto
Applies to: vehicles with Audi smartphone interface
Here you w ill find leg al inform ation reg arding
t h e use of Apple Car Play o r Andro id A uto and in ­
fo rmat ion about devi ce -specific data exc han ge.
Delete CarPlay device/Delete Android Auto
device
Applies to: vehicles with Audi smartphone interface
-Req uiremen t: your cell phone mu st not be con­
nected to the A udi music inte rface with a USB
ada pte r.
- To remove you r ce ll p hone from the list o f all
cell phones that are a lrea dy paire d, select an d
confirm
Delete CarPlay device or Delete An­
droid Auto device .
(D Tips
Some SIM card s do not a llow the SIM PIN
qu eries to be sw itche d
off.
System update
.,. Select : !ME NUI button> Settings > left control
button >
System maintenance.
- System update :
slide the sto ra g e device with
t he upda te da ta into the a pprop ria te drive
<=:> page 21 0. Se lect and confi rm the dr ive >
Start update . The length of the process de ­
pends on the size of the update.
- Reset driver installation: the selecte d media
driver package is reset to t he settings at the
tim e of delivery .
-Ve rsion information : information on the MMI
so ftware version and the navigation database*
software versi on is d is pl ayed. The
Software in ­
formation
function also prov ides i nformat io n
on the softwa re co nta ined in the M MI an d the
li censing agr eement .

Index
Tires.... .. .... ... .. .. ..... ... .. .. ... 317
All whee l drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 7
L ow aspect rat io tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333
Repair set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343
Replac ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345
Service life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325
T ire pressu re . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327
Tire pressu re monitoring system . . . . . . . 334
Tire Pressu re Monito ring System . . . . . . . 335
Ti re press ure table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328
Tire press ure (t railer towing) . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Treadwear indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325
unidirectional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348
Unid irectional . ................... ... 319
Uniform t ire quality grad ing . . . . . . . . . . . 333
T ires and w heels
Glossary of tire and loading termi nology . 319
Tires and vehicle load limits . . . . . . . . . . . 329
T MC
refer to T raff ic informa tion . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 1
Tone (sound)
refer to Adjus ting the sound . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343
T o rn o r frayed s afety be lts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 47
touch
refer to MMI touch
Towing Tow trucks
T owing loo p
TPMS 144
358
3S8,3 59
Tire Pressu re Monitoring System . . . . . . . 335
Traffic information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 1, 202
T raff ic messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Traffic sign recognit ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
T railer mode (navigation) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Trai ler tow ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
I nformation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 1
P a rk ing syste m . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
T echnical requi rements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Towing capaci ty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
T ransmiss ion malfunction (i ndicator light) . . 87
Transport Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Tr ave l guide
referto Travel(travelg uide) . ... .. .. ... 175
Trave l (travel guide) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 5
Treb le (so und) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
380
Trunk lid
Tr unk escape latch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343
Turn assist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Turn signal Ind icator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Turn signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
u
UL SD No. 2 (Diesel fuel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 7
Un fastening safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
U niform tire qua lity grading . . . . . . . . . . . . 333
Unl ocking/locking
On t he loc k cylinde r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Wi th the cen tra l locking sw itch . . . . . . . . . 41
With the convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
With the remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
U pdat ing statio ns ( rad io) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
USB stick
refer to Aud i m usic interface.. ....... .. 21S
V
Va let park ing funct ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Vani ty m irro r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Vehicle Care/cleaning .. .. .. .. ........ ..... .. 337
Dime nsions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 362
Ident ific at ion number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 361
L ift ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 7
Ou t of service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 42
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 361
Vehicle identification labe l . . . . . . . . . . . . 361
Vehicle con trol modules. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Vehicle jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343
Lifting po ints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347
Vehicle key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Vehicle sta tus report
A udi con nect vehicle co ntro l . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Vehicle too l kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343
Vent ilation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Version informa tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
VIEW button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
VI N . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 61
Vo ice guidance
refer to Mul tifunction
stee ring wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 , 14 , 15