AUDI A6 2020 Owners Manual
Manufacturer: AUDI, Model Year: 2020, Model line: A6, Model: AUDI A6 2020Pages: 316, PDF Size: 86.41 MB
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location. The actual distance from your cur-
rent location to the point of interest is updat-
ed automatically. The list of points of interest
that were found is not resorted when this
happens.
Selecting contacts as destinations
Applies to: vehicles with MMI and navigation system
You can navigate directly to contacts.
Requirement: an address with navigation data or
a navigation destination must already be as-
signed to a contact > page 194.
> Applies to: MMI: Select on the home screen:
NAVIGATION > (5) > Contacts > a contact.
> Press on an address.
> Check the address and change it, if necessary.
Start navigation > page 187, Entering an ad-
dress.
Route guidance will be activated and the map will
be displayed > page 191, fig. 138.
Additional functions for contacts in navigation
can be found under > page 194.
G@) Tips
— Addresses that have been imported from
your mobile device into the MMI can also be
used as a destination.
— If a contact is grayed out in the directory,
this contact has neither a destination nor an
address assigned to it.
oleate Meee Ree a Me ee
Applies to: vehicles with a navigation system and Audi con-
nect Infotainment
You can search for destinations or routes in the
myAudi app and send to the vehicle.
Requirement: the MMI and the mobile device
must be connected to the Internet > page 177,
Audi connect. You must have the myAudi app in-
stalled on your mobile device.
> Send a destination or route in the myAudi app
to the vehicle.
> Applies to: MMI: Select on the home screen:
NAVIGATION > (&5) > Receiv. destns. & routes.
> Make sure you are logged into the vehicle and
the myAudi app with the same myAudi account.
The received destination and routes will be
loaded automatically.
> Navigating to a destination: press on a desti-
nation.
> Deleting destinations: select: Z > one or more
entries or Select all > Delete > (Done).
@) Note
Read the information about Audi connect, and
be sure to note the connectivity costs section
=@ in General information on page 177.
(i) Tips
To avoid having your enter your myAudi access
information in the vehicle again, you can use
the automatic login > page 30.
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Applies to: vehicles with navigation system
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Fig. 137 Upper display: details
After you have selected a destination, the details
will be displayed. Route guidance is will not be
active yet.
The functions depend on the vehicle equipment
and the selected destination.
@ Map preview: to zoom in on the map pre-
view, press on the map.
Route criteria: see > page 199.
More: see > page 198, Options.
Weather: Requirement: the MMI must be
connected to the Internet > page 177, Audi
connect. Also see > page 179.
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© Applies to: MMI and telephone
Call: Requirement: a mobile device must be
connected to the MMI > page 164. You will
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make a direct call to the phone number that
is stored for the destination.
© Start: starts navigation to the displayed des-
tination directly. The map will be displayed
= page 192, Map operation.
@) Parking: press Parking to search for a park-
ing space at the destination. You can use the
parking space as the destination or stopover.
Details: Requirement: the MMI must be con-
nected to the Internet > page 177, Audi con-
nect.
@) Weather at the destination: Requirement:
the MMI must be connected to the Internet
=> page 177, Audi connect.
@® Display of distance/driving time to the des-
tination
@) Note
Read the information about Audi connect, and
be sure to note the connectivity costs section
=@ in General information on page 177.
Selecting a destination from the map
Applies to: vehicles with navigation system
A point on the map can be used as the destina-
tion.
Opening the map
Applies to: MMI
> Press NAVIGATION on the home screen.
> If necessary, press A to display the map.
Adjusting the scale
> Select: / > select a scale.
Marking the destination
> Press and hold a point on the map until a mark-
ing appears @2) > page 191, fig. 139. Or: the
address of the selected destination is displayed
@ > page 191, fig. 139.
Selecting map content (such as POIs) as the
destination
Requirement: map content must be displayed
=> page 198.
> Press on map content on the map (for example,
@) > page 191, fig. 139).
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Selecting the destination
> Select: @ > page 191, fig. 139. Or:
> To display destination details, press on @)
=> page 191, fig. 139 > Start.
Route guidance will be activated and the map will
be displayed > page 191, fig. 138.
Stopovers and route plan
Applies to: vehicles with navigation system
You can enter additional destinations during ac-
tive route guidance.
Entering a stopover
Requirement: route guidance must be active.
> Enter a destination > page 186.
Displaying stopovers or the route plan
All destinations are listed in the route plan.
> Press on (7) > page 191, fig. 138 on the map.
Editing stopovers
> Press on) > page 191, fig. 138 on the map.
> Adding a stopover: Select: Add destination >
select a destination > Add.
> Moving a stopover: press Z. Touch the $ sym-
bol and move the entry to the desired position.
Press Done.
> Deleting a stopover: Select: Z > one or more
entries or Select all > Delete > (Done).
Stopping route guidance
Applies to: vehicles with navigation system
Requirement: route guidance must be active and
the map must be displayed.
> Applies to: MMI: Press ® @) > page 191,
fig. 138. Or:
> Applies to: multifunction steering wheel: Select
in the instrument cluster: Navigation tab >
button > Cancel route guidance.
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Map
Map functions
Applies to: vehicles with navigation system
Fig. 139 Upper display: marked map item
Opening the map
Applies to: MMI
> Press NAVIGATION on the home screen.
> If necessary, press A to display the map.
The following list gives an overview of the infor-
mation displayed on the map. Press on any func-
tion (for example, alternative routes) to show ad-
ditional options.
Destination input > page 186
Intelligent search > page 186
Cancel route guidance > page 190
Current route
Request spoken prompt
Alternative routes > page 193
QOOSOOLOHO Display active destinations, stopovers, or
route plan. The distance to the destination
including the calculated arrival time is dis-
played > page 190.
© For vehicles with trailer mode, the symbol in-
dicates that the function is switched on.
=>page 199
© Traffic information > page 197
D_ Only applies to vehicles without camera-based speed limit
display.
Altitude
@) Displays the maximum permitted speed):
within city limits, on expressways, and on
highways.
Current vehicle position
Route information > page 199
Name of the street on which you are current-
ly driving
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®O®8
Start route guidance for the marked destina-
tion @2) > page 190, Selecting a destination
from the map
Display details for the destination
=> page 189
POI search within the vicinity of a marking
Adjust the map orientation. Also see
=> page 198
Navigation settings > page 198
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Adjust the scale. Set scale. Or: Press the
magnifying glass to switch automatic zoom
=> page 198 on or off directly on the map. The
® symbol appears when this function is
switched on.
Marked destination. See > page 190, Select-
ing a destination from the map
® © Map contents (points of interest, favorites).
When there are multiple map contents in the
immediate vicinity, the symbols are shown
stacked on the map. To display a list of indi-
vidual symbols, press @@ © fig. 139. Press on
a POL in the list.
@3) Center the map to the current vehicle posi-
tion
Additional possible symbols on the map
on
@ Home address > page 194, Favor-
ites
Business address > page 194, Fa-
vorites
* Presets > page 194
fa Previous destinations display
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Traffic information display on the map or
map preview
Color-coded markings along the route indicate
the traffic flow:
Green: traffic is flowing freely.
Orange: stop-and-go traffic
Red: traffic jam or traffic obstructions.
Shaded markings indicate the length of the area
with congestion.
Traffic information
— Colored warning symbols: traffic incidents
ahead that are on your route.
— Grayed out warning symbols: traffic incidents
that are not on your route.
— All traffic incidents will display in color when
route guidance is inactive.
— Warning symbols with arrow: traffic incident
that you have been routed around, for example
@.
You can adjust the display of colored markings
for traffic information on the maps > page 198.
Map operation
Applies to: vehicles with navigation system
You can operate the map > page 191, fig. 138
with the movements described in the following
information.
Moving the map
> Drag your finger across the map in the desired
direction.
Moving the map quickly
> Swipe your finger across the map in the desired
direction and lift your finger off the map.
Zooming in on the map
> Place two fingers on the map and pull your fin-
gers apart. Or: double tap on the map with one
finger.
Zooming out on the map
>» Place two fingers on the map and pull your fin-
gers together. Or: double tap on the map with
two fingers.
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Rotating the map
> Rotate the map using two fingers.
Tilting
the map
> Drag upward or downward with two fingers.
Gi) Tips
Certain gestures may not be available on all
touch displays or in every menu.
e guidance
Applies to: vehicles with navigation system and Audi virtual
cockpit
Fig. 140 Instrument cluster: default view: turning maneu-
ver when route guidance has started
Requirement: route guidance must be on
=> page 186.
The following information will be displayed in the
driver information system, if available:
@ Current vehicle position
@A bar graph appears when there is an upcom-
ing turn. The fewer the bars that are shown, the
shorter the distance is until the turn. If there is
no upcoming turn immediately ahead, the dis-
tance to the destination or stopover, the calculat-
ed arrival time, and a direction arrow for the up-
coming maneuver will be displayed in the right
speedometer. If there is no upcoming maneuver,
the distance to the next maneuver will be dis-
played.
@® Lane recommendation
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Personal route
assistance
Applies to: vehicles with navigation system and personal
route assistance
Your MMI can learn the routes that you drive fre-
quently (such as your daily commute to work and
back) and suggest route guidance based on the
current vehicle position.
When the function is switched on, the MMI re-
cords the routes driven regardless of whether or
not you are using navigation.
Without starting route guidance, your MMI can
check the traffic conditions and shows possible
traffic incidents for the possible routes to be driv-
en.
Opening personal routes
Requirement: personal route assistance must be
switched on > page 199. Route guidance must
not be active. A notification is displayed.
> The MMI displays up to three suggestions.
Press on a suggestion. Route guidance will
start.
Better routes
If there are major traffic incidents, the MMI will
display a notification regardless of the selected
menu. If the MMI has calculated a better route,
you can select it as the route.
> Press on the notification.
As soon as you switch off personal route assis-
tance, your personal routes will no longer be re-
corded. Routes that were already stored remain
stored.
Deleting personal routes
> Applies to: MMI: Select on the home screen:
NAVIGATION > <2} > Personal route assistance
> Delete recordings from the last 24 hours or
Delete all personal routes and destinations.
@® Tips
If personal route assistance is switched off
and you press F%, the personal route assis-
tance settings will be displayed > page 199.
Alternative routes
Applies to: vehicles with navigation system
ya
Fig. 141 Upper display: display of alternative routes in the
overview map
Opening alternative routes
Requirement: route guidance must be started
= page 186 and the map must be displayed
=> page 192.
> Press ©) > page 191, fig. 138.
@ Move route
You can move the route up to the next destina-
tion or stopover.
> Press “. The “} symbol will be displayed on the
map.
> Press and hold
step until the desired route appears.
> Press V.
> To cancel, press on the current route (3). Or:
press ~J.
@ Block route
You can block the current route for a certain dis-
tance starting from the vehicle position, for ex-
ample to drive around upcoming streets or tun-
nel closures. The navigation system automatical-
ly calculates an alternative route and the length
of the blocked route. The route to be avoided that
you have entered applies only to the current
route and must be set again, if needed. The areas
you have selected to avoid will appear with red
and white shading on the map.
> Block route: press 2) > fig. 141.
> Cancel route block: press Q.
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@ Current route
The distance to the destination and the calculat-
ed arrival time will be displayed for the current
route.
@ Alternative route
As long as traffic information is available, the
congestion along the route including the time de-
lay will be displayed. The distance to the destina-
tion and the calculated arrival time will be dis-
played for the alternative route.
Select route
> Press on the information window for the appli-
cable alternative route (for example @)
> fig. 141).
Additional functions
Neola asy
Applies to: vehicles with navigation system
You can access frequent destinations in the fa-
vorites. You can quickly and easily start route
guidance using the home address or business ad-
dress function.
Accessing favorites
> Applies to: MMI: Select on the home screen:
NAVIGATION > (8) > Favorites.
If you use myAudi navigation, your favorites will
be synchronized with your myAudi account
=> page 185.
Storing favorites
> Press yy in the Details menu > page 189,
fig. 137. Or: press Store as favorite in the op-
tions > page 198.
Storing a home address or business address
> Press Home address or Business address.
When accessed for the first time, you will be
prompted to set the address.
> Select: Create now > enter a destination > OK.
Editing a home address or business address
Requirement: the favorites list must be dis-
played. Your home address or business address
must be stored.
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> Press Home address or Business address until
the Options menu is displayed.
> Select: Change address > enter a destination >
(Set as destination) or (Add to address) > OK.
Editing a favorite
Requirement: the favorites list must be dis-
played. At least one favorite must be stored.
>» Setting a favorite as a destination: press ona
favorite.
> Rename favorite: press ona favorite until the
Options menu is displayed. Select: Change
name > select ad name > OK.
> Deleting a favorite: press W in the Details
menu > page 1839, fig. 137. Or: select: 2 > one
or more entries or Select all > Delete > (Done).
> Moving a favorite: press Z. Touch the $ sym-
bol and move the entry to the desired position.
Press Done.
Gi) Tips
— After deleting the home address or business
address, only the address is deleted and the
entry will still be displayed in the favorites.
— Please note when moving favorites that
items 1 and 2 are reserved for the home ad-
dress and business address.
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Applies to: vehicles with navigation system
Two addresses (private/business) can be added
as destinations for each contact. Addresses for
contacts on your mobile device are displayed as a
mailing address.
Accessing contacts
> Applies to: MMI: Select on the home screen:
NAVIGATION > (Ga) > Contacts.
Adding a destination to a contact
Requirement: a mobile device must be connected
to the MMI > page 164. Or: you must have im-
ported contacts > page 175, Importing and ex-
porting contacts. The Hide grayed-out contacts
option must be switched off > page 195. There
must be no business address or private address
stored for the desired contact.
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> Select: a contact > |---| > Add destination.
> Follow the system instructions.
Settings
> Applies to: MMI: Select on the home screen:
NAVIGATION > (88) > Contacts > ©.
Hide grayed-out contacts
When the function is switched on, contacts that
have no address or navigation destination stored
will be hidden in navigation. You can find infor-
mation for additional settings under > page 175,
Directory settings.
G) Tips
If you add a navigation destination to a con-
tact, the destination will only be stored in the
MMI. The MMI does not change any contacts
on your phone.
oy eric] eile)
Applies to: navigation system and on-street parking
In supported areas, you can display parking
along the route.
Requirement: the Parking notification must be
switched on > page 22, Notification center. The
MMI must be connected to the Internet
=> page 177, Audi connect. Route guidance must
be active, you must be close to your destination,
and a notification must be displayed. Or: a point
is marked on the map.
> Press on the notification. Or: press on 6] on the
map.
> To navigate to a parking: space, press on a col-
ored marking on the map.
> Select: F# > Start.
Depending on availability, colored markings on
the map indicate the probability of open parking
spaces.
) Audi provides access to services from third party provid-
ers. Permanent availability cannot be guaranteed, because
that depends on the third party provider.
Color Description
Green | High probability
Orange |Medium probability
Red Low probability
@) Note
Read the information about Audi connect, and
be sure to note the connectivity costs section
=@ in General information on page 177.
Satellite map
Applies to: vehicles with navigation system and satellite map
You can display the navigation map with satel-
lite images.
Requirement: the MMI must be connected to the
Internet > page 177, Audi connect.
> Applies to: MMI: Select on the home screen:
NAVIGATION > <} > Map settings > Satellite
map).
The map view is based on data packets received
from the Internet in the form of satellite images,
which are then combined with the roadways from
the > page 191, fig. 138 standard map view.
® Note
Read the information about Audi connect, and
be sure to note the connectivity costs section
=@ in General information on page 177.
@) Tips
—The satellite map) is updated regularly
whenever the function is opened. The proc-
ess may take several seconds.
— When the satellite map display is switched
on ) with the 3D position map type, the dis-
play automatically switches to the 2D map
type when driving through tunnels.
— Depending on the Internet connection, the
standard map may also be displayed when
the satellite map is switched on )).
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Map update
Applies to: vehicles with navigation system
You can update the map data in the MMI with a
map update. The functions depend on the coun-
try and vehicle equipment:
— Map updates through online map update
=> page 196.
— Import map updates from the SD card or USB
connection to your MMI & page 196.
— Map update at an authorized Audi dealer or au-
thorized Audi Service Facility. This can result in
additional costs.
Online map update
Applies to: vehicles with MMI, navigation system, and Audi
connect Infotainment
Using map update online, you can update the
map material in your navigation system directly
from your vehicle.
Using your vehicle position, the MMI identifies
regions which you are frequently in. Based on
this, update data for these regions are available
for your MMI.
Start map update
Applies to: MMI
Requirement: the MMI must be connected to the
Internet > page 177, Audi connect.
> A notification for a map update will appear in
the upper display.
> If the option Automatic online map update
=> page 197 is switched on, the MMI will start
the map update. Or:
> Press on the notification. Or: access the notifi-
cation in the notification center on > page 22
and press on the notification.
> If the Automatic online map update option
=> page 197 is switched off, press on Allow
once or Always allow.
The MMI will start the map update. The progress
of the download and installation will be shown in
the upper display.
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When the update has ended, a notification will
be displayed.
() Note
Read the information about Audi connect, and
be sure to note the connectivity costs section
=@ in General information on page 177.
@ Tips
Because of the high volume of data, Audi rec-
ommends performing the map update using
the USB connection = page 196.
Map update using an SD card or USB
(oad (od)
Applies to: vehicles with MMI, navigation system, and Audi
connect Infotainment
With the map update, you can update the map
material in your navigation system.
Requirement: you must have created a myAudi
account at my.audi.com. Your vehicle must be
registered in your myAudi account.
Prepare map update
> Download the map update at my.audi.com and
store it on an SD card or on a USB flash drive.
For additional information, visit my.audi.com.
Start map update
> Insert the SD card in your vehicle's SD card
reader > page 209. Or: connect the USB flash
drive to the Audi music interface > page 212.A
notification for a map update will appear in the
upper display.
> Press on the notification. Or: access the notifi-
cation in the notification center on > page 22
and press on the notification. The update pack-
age is shown.
> Press Next. The installation status is shown in
the upper display.
>» When the update has ended, a notification will
be displayed.
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Map updates settings
Applies
to: vehicles with a navigation system and Audi con-
nect Infotainment
> Applies to: MMI: Select on the home screen:
SETTINGS > System maintenance.
Automatic online map update: when the func-
tion is switched on, map updates will be auto-
matically downloaded and installed.
@) Note
Read the information about Audi connect, and
be sure to note the connectivity costs section
=@ in General information on page 177.
Traffic information
Introduction
Applies to: vehicles with navigation system
a mal
a Delay along the route: 30 Min
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Fig. 142 Upper display: traffic information overview
Open traffic information
Requirement: the map must be displayed
=> page 192.
> Press Q) > page 191, fig. 138.
Display traffic report details
> Press on the traffic report @) > fig. 142.
> To display the previous or next traffic report,
press < or.
The following information can be displayed
> fig. 142:
@ Amessage will appear if the MMI calculates a
better route for the current route guidance.
More
information can be found under
=> page 197.
@ Atraffic message is displayed. The distance
to the hazardous area is calculated from the
current vehicle position.
@® The traffic messages are only shown when
route guidance is active. Press on a line to
display details about it.
@) Note
Read the information about Audi connect, and
be sure to note the connectivity costs section
= in General information on page 177.
G) Tips
— Particularly critical traffic information, such
as warnings about wrong-way drivers, is au-
tomatically displayed as a notification.
— Traffic information is not available in some
countries.
Better route
Applies to: vehicles with navigation system
By receiving traffic, your MMI calculates a better
route if available and the possible time saved
compared to the current route. You can decide
which route you would like to use.
A notification will appear for several seconds if
your MMI calculates a better route for the cur-
rent route guidance.
A message will also appear in the traffic informa-
tion overview @) > page 197, fig. 142.
Accept better route
Requirement: a notification about a better route
must be displayed.
> Press F&. The better route is used for route
guidance and the route is recalculated. Or:
press the notification in the central area. The
better route with the calculated arrival time is
displayed > page 193, Alternative routes. Press
on a better route (for example @) > page 193,
fig. 141).
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Online traffic information
Applies to: vehicles with navigation system and online traffic
information
The MMI can receive real-time online traffic in-
formation about congestion, accidents, road
construction, and other incidents.
Requirement: the MMI must be connected to the
Internet > page 177, Audi connect. Traffic infor-
mation must be switched on in the MMI
=> page 198.
Traffic information will be displayed on the
standard map > page 191, fig. 138.
Online traffic information is also displayed on the
standard map > page 195.
() Note
Read the information about Audi connect, and
be sure to note the connectivity costs section
=@ in General information on page 177.
@) Tips
— Having the online traffic information func-
tion switched on provides the most accurate
reports of traffic situations and traffic fore-
casting. Your vehicle transmits and process-
es its anonymous, encrypted position infor-
mation at regular intervals to the traffic da-
ta provider. You can switch off data transfer
at any time > page 290.
— The online traffic information network is
not available in all countries, and the cover-
age is not nationwide.
Options and settings
Applies to: vehicles with navigation system
Context-specific functions and settings may be
available depending on the vehicle equipment.
> Press More, or
> Open a list with navigation destinations (such
as recent destinations) and press and hold an
item until the Options menu is displayed.
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Storing a favorite
See > page 194.
Edit address
You can edit an address for the next destination
entry and navigate to the destination. Select: Ed-
it address > enter a street > Use address > Start.
If the address is permanently stored (for exam-
ple, in the favorites), the stored entry will not be
changed.
Change address
See > page 194, Favorites.
Entering an address
See > page 194, Contacts as navigation destina-
tions.
Change name
See > page 194, Favorites.
Weather
See > page 179, Services.
Save as a shortcut
See > page 23, Shortcuts.
Applies to: vehicles with navigation system
You can adjust the navigation system settings in
the instrument cluster and in the MMI display
separately. The settings depend on the country
and vehicle equipment.
Accessing settings
> Applies to: MMI: Select on the home screen:
NAVIGATION > ©}.
Accessing settings using the multifunction
steering wheel
> Applies to: multifunction steering wheel: Select
in the instrument cluster: Navigation tab >
button.
Please note that a setting applied to the multi-
function steering wheel is only valid for the in-
strument cluster map.