navigation system AUDI Q2 2021 Owner´s Manual

Table of Contents
Notes on this Owner's Manual .. 6
Quick reference 8
FAQs 8
Before you set off 8
Breakdowns and emergencies 8
Useful functions 8
Using the infotainment system 8
Communication 8
Navigation 9
Entertainment 9
Tips and tricks 9
Cockpit 10
Instruments and controls 10
Controls at a glance 10
Instrument cluster 12
Multi-function steering wheel plus 15
Multi-function steering wheel 18
Driver information system 19
Head-up display 25
Warning and indicator lamps 26
Setting off 37
Doors and windows 37
Central locking system 37
Boot lid 43
Child locks 46
Electric windows 46
Panorama sun roof 48
Lights and vision 49
Exterior lights 49
Interior lights 52
Clear vision 53
Windscreen wipers 55
Seats and storage 58
General notes 58
Front seats 58
Head restraints 58
Ashtray 59
Cigarette lighter 60
Power sources 60
Storage 61
Luggage compartment 62
Roof carrier 64
Heating and cooling 66
Heating system/air conditioner 66
Driving 72
General notes 72
Steering 74
Starting and stopping the engine
(vehicles with ignition lock) 74
Starting and stopping the engine
(vehicles with convenience key) 76
Driver messages 77
Starting the engine after a malfunction . . 79
Start/stop system 79
Electro-mechanical parking brake 82
Driving away from a standstill 83
Off-road driving 84
Automatic gearbox 85
Towing a trailer 96
Driving the vehicle with a trailer or
caravan 96
Removable towing bracket 99
Retrofitting 102
Driver assistance 104
Driver assist systems 104
Speed warning function 104
Cruise control system 104
Speed limiter 106
Camera-based traffic sign recognition ... 108
Rest recommendation 110
Audi adaptive cruise control
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Traffic
jam assist 117
Distance indicator and distance warning . 118
Driver messages
119

Audi pre sense 120
Audi pre sense basic 120
Audi pre sense front 121
Driver messages 122
Audi active lane assist 123
Audi side assist 127
Audi drive select 131
Parking aids 134
General notes 134
Rear parking aid
135

Parking system plus 135
Reversing camera 137
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Park assist 139
Settings for parking aid 143
Fault warnings 144
Towing bracket 144
Intelligent technology 145
Electronic stabilisation control (ESC) .... 145
Brakes 147
Electro-mechanical power steering 148
Four-wheel drive (quattro) 148
Power management 149
Information saved in the control units . . . 150
Infotainment 152

Multi
Media Interface 152
Notes on traffic safety 152
Introduction 152

MMI
ON/OFF button with joystick
function 152
Infotainment display 153
How to use the MMI 153
MMI touch 155
Rotary pushbutton with joystick function 157
Speller for letters/numbers 159
Search function 160
Menus and symbols 161
Speech dialogue system 164
How to use the speech dialogue system .. 163
Notes on the overviews of commands ... 164
Commands 165
External speech dialogue system 170
Telephone 172
Introduction 172
Setting up 173
Using the Audi phone box 177
Using the telephone 178
Favourites 181
Messages 182
Listening to voicemail messages 185
Directory 185
Other settings 187
Troubleshooting 189
Audi connect (infotainment) .... 191
Introduction 191
Option 1: Using the embedded SIM card . 191
Option 2: Using your own SIM card 191
Configuring using
myAudi
196
Calling up Audi connect (infotainment) .. 196
Audi connect infotainment services 197
Wi-Fi hotspot 201
Configuring the data connection 203
General notes on Audi connect
(infotainment) 204
Troubleshooting 205
Navigation 207
Introduction 207
Setup 207
Calling up the navigation menu 207
Entering a destination 208
Personal route assist
214

Home address 215
Favourites 216
Directory contacts 216
Alternative routes 216
Other settings 217
Map 219
Google Earth map display 222
Map update 223
myAudi special destinations 224
Calling up traffic information 225
Troubleshooting 227
Radio 228
Calling up the radio menu 228
Radio functions 228
Radio menu 230
Favourites 231
Other settings 231
Troubleshooting 233
Media 234
Introduction 234
Notes 234
Media drives 235
Bluetooth audio player 237
Wi-Fi audio players 238
Online media and Internet radio 239
Multimedia connections 240
Playing media 243
Other settings 246
Supported media and file formats 249
Troubleshooting 250

- How can I call up information online?

^>page
191, Audi connect (infotainment).
- How can I use the Wi-Fi hotspot?
•=>page
201.
Navigation
- What ways are there to enter
a
navigation des­
tination?
^>page
208.
- How do I operate the map functions?

•=>
page 219.
- How can I display traffic information?

=>
page 225.
Entertainment
- How can I listen to the radio?
^>page
228.
- How can I play media?
^page
243.
- How can I play music from my mobile phone via
the
infotainment
system?
•=>page
237, Blue­
tooth audio
player.

Tips and tricks
- How can I unlock my vehicle from inside to let
passengers in?
=t>page
40.
- How can I open all the windows from outside
using the remote control key?
•=>page
47,

Convenience
open/close function.
- How can I operate both sides of the air condi­
tioner together?
^page
69.
- How can I deactivate the front passenger's air-
bag?
•=>
page 288.
- How do I secure a child seat?
^>page
270.
- What do I have to be aware of when driving
through an automatic car wash?
<$page
312.
- How can I drive (more) economically?

^>page
72.
- How can I see when the next service date is?

^page
304.

Instruments and controls

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Doorhandle
(D side assist 127

(D CentraL
locking switch 40

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Light switch 49
(D Air outlets 66
(?) Control lever for:
- Turn signals and main beam
headlights 50
- Main beam assist 50
- Active lane assist 123

-Trafficjam
assist 117
(7) Multi-function steering wheel
with:

- Horn
- Driver's airbag 282
- Controls for driver information
system 15, 18
- Controls for audio/video, tele­

phone,
navigation system and
speech dialogue system 17, 18

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17,18
- Paddle levers 90
(5) Instrument cluster 12
(?) Control lever for windscreen wipers
and washer 55

@
Steering column with optional
equipment:
- Ignition lock 74
- Starting the engine after a
mal­

function 79

@
Adjustable steering column 74

@
Control lever for:
- Cruise control 104
- Speed limiter 106
-Adaptive cruise control
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Depending on equipment, knob for:
- Headlight range control 49
- Head-up display 25

@
Instrument lighting 53

@
Bonnet lock release 296

@
Boot lid switch 44

@
Electric adjuster for exterior mir­
rors 53

@
Electric windows 46

@
Electric child lock 46

@
Infotainment display 153
Deactivating front passenger's air-
bag
Glove box
Drives for CD, DVD and
SIM/SD

cards
Front passenger's airbag
Depending on equipment fitted,
buttons for:
- Drive select
- Start/stop system
- Park assist
- Parking aid
- Hazard warning lights
- Electronic stabilisation control
(ESC)
-Switching infotainment display
on and off
Depending on equipment fitted:
- Heating/ventilation system or
manual air conditioner
- Deluxe automatic air conditioner
Depending on equipment fitted:
- Cigarette lighter
- Electrical socket
Depending on equipment fitted:
- Gear lever (on vehicles with
man­

ual gearbox)
- Selector lever (for automatic
gearbox)
Cup holder
On/off button for infotainment sys­
tem
Infotainment control console ...
Hold assist
Centre armrest with storage com­
partment and the following option­
al equipment:
- Audi music interface
- AUX input/USB charging socket
- Audi smartphone interface ....
- Audi phone box
Electro-mechanical parking brake

|START
ENGINE STOP] button
Centre console with ashtray
Audi music interface
288
61
235
282
131
79
139
135
52
145
153
67
69
60
60
85
61
152
152
84
241
242
253
177
82
76
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Instruments and controls
The driver information system shows information

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in several display tabs
(T)
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7.
The equipment installed on your vehicle deter­
mines which of the following tabs are available:
1st tab

2ndtaba)

3rd
tab

4th
tab
5th tab
On-board computer
^>page
19
Driver messages
Radio
•=>page
22
Media
^>page
22
Telephone*
^>page
23
Navigation*
<^>page
24

Map*
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24

a)
This tab is only visible if one or more warning/indicator
lamps or driver messages are displayed.

g) [<_>J
button
- To switch between tabs: Press the button
[<±]

repeatedly until the desired tab is displayed

(e.g.
Radio).

01
VIEW|
button

To change the view: see
Opage
17, Changing
views.

(DEI
button
To return to the previous function level.

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Control buttons
0
and
[3

To call up/close the selection menu or options
menu
^>page
16.

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Left thumbwheel
- To select a function in a menu/list: Scroll the
left thumbwheel to the desired function (e.g.
setting a frequency).
- To confirm your selection: Press the left
thumbwheel
(J)
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8.
- To zoom in/out of the map: When a map is
shown on the display, scroll the left
thumb­

wheel to make the map scale larger or smaller.
Control buttons
Applies to: vehicles with Audi virtual cockpit

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180
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Update station
list

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Fig.
9 Selection menu and options menu
Left control button
- To call up/close the selection menu: Press the
left control button
OF/g.
9 on the multi-func­
tion steering wheel. You can use the left
thumbwheel to select and confirm a function in
the selection menu (e.g. to select
a
new
wave­

band). •
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Instruments and controls
- To fast forward/rewind an audio file: Press
and hold
the[^i]or[>>!]
button until the desired
playing position has been reached.

0 B
button
- To call up the user-assigned function: Press
the
S
button on the multi-function steering

wheel.

- To check which function is assigned: Press and
hold
the E
button.
- To change the assigned function: Select:

IMENUJ
button > Car
>
left control button
>
Ve­
hicle settings
>
Steering wheel button.

(D H
button
- To have the last navigation cue repeated:
Press the
H
button while route guidance is ac­

tive.

- To adjust the volume of the navigation cues:
Scroll the right thumbwheel up/down during
route guidance while a navigation cue is being

spoken.

Multi-function steering
wheel
How to use the multi-function steering
wheel

Applies
to: vehicles with analogue instrument cluster

You
can use the multi-function steering wheel to
control the driver information system and
cer­

tain MMI functions and to adjust the volume.

Fig.
13 Left side of multi-function steering wheel

Fig.
14 Right side of multi-function steering wheel
Important: The ignition must be switched on.

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How to use the driver information system
The driver information system shows information
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15, Fig. 7 in several display tabs
(Î)
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15, Fig. 7.
The equipment installed on your vehicle deter­
mines which of the following tabs are available:

1st
tab
2nd
taba)

3rd
tab
4th tab

5th
tab
On-board computer
<^>page
20
Driver messages
Radio
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22
Media
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22
Telephone*
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23
Navigation*
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24

a'
This tab is only visible if one or more warning/indicator

lamps
or driver messages are
displayed.

- To switch between tabs: Press the
L±>]
button
repeatedly until the desired tab is displayed.
- To call up/close a menu: Press the
EH
button.
- To select a function in a menu/list: Scroll the
left thumbwheel to the desired function.
- To confirm the selection: Press the left
thumb­

wheel to confirm your selection.
- To return to the previous function level: Press

the
Unbutton.

- To scroll through lists: Scroll the left
thumb­

wheel quickly.

©0]
button
- To answer a
call:
Press the
0
button when
there is an incoming
call.

- To end a
call:
Press the 0 button during a
call.

- To display the call list: Press the 0 button
while no calls are active and there are no in­
coming calls.
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Instruments and controls

(DE
button
- To switch on the speech dialogue system:
Briefly press the
\2*\
button. Give a spoken com­
mand after the beep signal.
- To switch off the speech dialogue system:
Press and hold the
0
button for several sec­

onds.
Or: Say the command Cancel.
For more information about the speech dialogue

system,
refer to
<=>page
164,
Speech
dialogue
system.

0
Right thumbwheel
You can adjust the volume of an audio source
or

system message (e.g. during a speech dialogue)
directly while
it
is being played.
- Volume up/down: Scroll the right thumbwheel

up/down.

- Mute/pause: Scroll the right thumbwheel

down.
Or: Press the right thumbwheel.
- Unmute/resume: Scroll the right thumbwheel
upwards. Or: Press the right thumbwheel.

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button

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- To select the previous/next track or station:
Press the
[>>[]
or
[j<<]
button.
- To fast forward/rewind an audio file: Press
and hold the
L^]
orL>ED
button until the desired
playing position has been reached.

(DE
button
- To call up the user-assigned function: Press
the
\M
button on the multi-function steering

wheel.

- To check which function is assigned: Press and
hold
the SD
button.
- To change the assigned function: Select:

|MENU|
button > Car
>
left control button
>
Ve­
hicle settings > Steering wheel button.

@B
button
- To have the last navigation cue repeated:
Press the
H
button while route guidance is ac­

tive.

- To adjust the volume of the navigation cues:
Scroll the right thumbwheel up/down during
route guidance while a navigation cue is being

spoken.

Driver information
system

On-board computer (Audi virtual cockpit)

Applies
to: vehicles with Audi virtual cockpit
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6,0
1/100
km

Fig.
15
Instrument cluster: Consumption display
Resetting values to zero
Important: The consumption, short-term mem­
ory or long-term memory display must be selec­

ted.

•
To reset the figures in the selected memory
to

zero,
press the left thumbwheel (?)
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15,
Fig.
8
on the multi-function steering wheel for
one second. Or:

•
On the multi-function steering wheel, select
right control button > Reset values*.
Changing settings for additional display
The additional displays that can be selected vary
depending on the equipment installed on your
vehicle.

•
On the multi-function steering wheel, select
right control button
>
Additional display.

•
Select the desired additional display.
Calling up vehicle functions

•
Call up the first tab (on-board computer) using
the
ElE]
button on the multi-function steering

wheel.

The equipment installed on your vehicle deter­
mines which of the following displays are availa­

ble:

- Date and time
^>page
255
- Average fuel consumption
- AdBlue range
^>page
292

-Single
journey memory summary
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Instruments and controls
Navigation
Applies to: vehicles with navigation system
Important: The navigation tab must be dis­

played.

If route guidance has not been started, the driver
information system display will show
a
compass.
On vehicles with the Audi virtual cockpit*, the
map will be displayed.

•
Press the
HH
button or the left control button

o^page
16, depending on the equipment in
your vehicle.
The following functions are available on the driv­
er information system, depending on the vehicle
equipment:
- To call up recent destinations: Select and
con­

firm Last destinations > desired destination.
- To call up favourites*: Select and confirm Fa­
vourites
>
desired destination.
Applies to: vehicles with analogue instrument cluster
- To display the navigation screen when route
guidance is active: Select and confirm Route
guidance.
- To display the compass when route guidance
is not active: SeLect and confirm Compass.
- To start route guidance to the stored home
address: If applicable, first select and confirm
Stop route guidance, and then select Favour­
ites > Home address.
- To cancel the active route guidance: Select and
confirm Stop route guidance.
Applies to: vehicles with Audi virtual cockpit
- To start route guidance to the stored home
address: If applicable, first select and confirm
Stop route guidance, and then select Favour­
ites > Home address.
- To cancel the active route guidance: Select
right control button > Stop route guidance.
Other settings
Applies to: vehicles with Audi virtual cockpit
- Select: right control button > desired
entry.

The following settings are available depending
on the equipment on your vehicle and on which
function is selected:
- Map colours
^page
221
- Map orientation
^>page
221
- Automatic zoom
^>page
221
Navigation view when route guidance is
started
Applies to: vehicles with navigation system and Audi virtual
cockpit

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Fig.
17 Illustration: Standard map when route guidance is
activated (Audi virtual cockpit)
Important: A destination must have been en­
tered
Opage
208, the route guidance function
must have been started, and the navigation tab
must be displayed.
Depending on the vehicle equipment and on the
view selected
Opage
17, the following informa­
tion is displayed on the driver information sys­

tem.

(Ï) Map contents (e.g. special destinations or
traffic information)
(2) Current vehicle position
(@)

(D A bar graph appears when you approach a
turn-off. The fewer bars are displayed, the short­
er the distance to the turn-off point. If there is
no impending turn-off, the remaining distance to
the destination/stopover is shown on the right-
hand speedometer along with the estimated ar­
rival time.
(4) Name of the street you are currently on.
- Map display
^>page
221
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Street view when route guidance is started
Applies to: vehicles with navigation system and analogue in­
strument cluster

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Bayern
3
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18 Example: Lane change in instrument cluster

> 89.9 MHz

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19 Example: Turn-off in instrument cluster
Important: A destination must have been en­
tered
^>page
208, the route guidance function
must have been started, and the navigation tab
must be displayed.
The following information is displayed on the
driver information system, depending on the
equipment installed in your vehicle:

(T)
Distance to next manoeuvre

@
Distance to destination/stopover
(D Estimated time of arrival
(4) Name of motorway, major road or street you
are driving on. If the symbol
O
is displayed
in front of the street name, you are being di­
rected to turn into the street.
(5) Arrow indicating direction of upcoming
turn-

off
(?) Lane recommendation
(7) If an arrow is displayed, a bar graph will also
appear. The fewer bars are displayed, the
shorter the distance to the turn-off point.
The following functions are available when route
guidance is active:
- To have the last navigation cue repeated:
Press
the S
button.
- To adjust the volume of the navigation cues:
Scroll the right thumbwheel up/down while a
navigation cue is being played.

A
WARNING
The route calculated by the navigation system
is a recommendation of how best to reach a
destination. Pay attention to traffic lights, no-
stopping signs, lane change restrictions,
one­

way streets, etc.

(T)
Note
- Also refer to
^>page
10, Controls at a
glance.
- An exclamation mark
"I"
in front of the
street name indicates that the navigation
data of the MMI system do not contain all
the information on this street or street sec­

tion.
Pay attention to traffic rules such as
one-way streets or pedestrian zones.
Head-up display
Applies to: vehicles with head-up display

Fig.
20 Dashboard: Button for head-up display
The head-up display projects certain warnings
and selected information from driver assist func­

tions*
and the navigation system* into the driv­
er's area of vision.
Switching on/off
• To switch the head-up display on/off, press the

^button.
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Instruments and controls
Height adjustment
The height of the head-up display can be adjus­
ted to your individual requirements.

•
Sit in the correct position in your seat

•=>
page 265.
• Turn the
button to adjust the display.
Settings on infotainment system

•
Select the following on the infotainment sys­

tem:
IMENU|
button > Car
>
left control button
> Driver assist
>
Head-up display.
Display contents
The settings on the infotainment system allow
you to specify which information is shown in the
display. Possible options include navigation mes­
sages*, adaptive cruise control* and camera-
based traffic sign recognition*.
The display of certain information and some of
the red warning lamps cannot be deactivated on
the infotainment system.
Brightness
You can adjust the brightness of the display via
the infotainment system. In addition, the display
brightness is reduced automatically as the
day­

light starts to fade. The basic level of brightness
is determined by the instrument lighting setting

•=>
page 53.
© CAUTION
Do not place any objects over the opening for
the head-up display to avoid scratching the
glass cover.
© Note
- The display may be harder to see in unfav­
ourable light conditions or if
you
are wear­
ing polarised sunglasses.
- To be able to see the display as clearly as
possible, adjust the position of your seat
and the height setting for the head-up dis­
play.
- Notes on cleaning
^tab.
Cleaning the inte­
rior on page 314.
Warning and indicator
Lamps
Description
The warning and indicator lamps light up or flash
in the instrument cluster to indicate functions or

faults.

Some of the warning and indicator lamps may be
accompanied by a driver message. The warning
display will be accompanied by the corresponding
warning chime. The warning/indicator lamps and
driver messages on the instrument
duster
dis­
play can be masked by further displays. You can
have them displayed again on the driver informa­
tion system* by calling up the second tab (driver
messages) via the
\<±\
button on the multi-func­
tion steering wheel. If several malfunctions have

occurred,
you can use the Left thumbwheel to
scroll through them on the display.
Some of the warning lamps may be displayed in
different colours.

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Central warning/indicator lamps
If the warning/indicator lamp
|g or pq
lights

up,
observe the additional information on the in­
strument cluster display.

Applies
to: vehicles with monochrome display
If
a
driver message appears and a central warn­
ing [amp
Kfl/central
indicator
lamp^S
lights up,
the central warning/indicator lamp indicates the
priority level of the warning. If
a
white indicator
lamp also appears, the central warning/indicator
lamp indicates its actual colour. For example, if

g
lights up with
H.
read the description for
Overview
When you switch on the ignition, some of the
warning and indicator lamps Light up briefly to
show that the associated systems are working
properly. These systems are marked with a
•/
in
the following tables. If one of these warning/in­
dicator lamps does not light up, there is a fault in
the associated system. •
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