infotainment AUDI Q7 2018 Owner´s Manual

Multi Media Interface
Opening the selection/options menu with
the control knob
A pplies to: ve hicles w ith joystick function
F ig . 163 Op ening the se le ctio n/op tion s m enu with the
c ontrol knob
Requirement: the selection menu symbol:§) must
be disp layed in the Infota inment system display
¢fig . 163 .
Opening /closing the selection menu : push the
control knob to the left¢
fig. 163 to open the se ­
lection menu . Then you can select and conf irm a
function us ing the control knob.
Press the
! BACKI button (J) ¢ page 149, fig. 148
to return to the function one level up.
Requirement: the options menu symbol
B must
be disp layed in the Infotainment system display
¢fig. 163.
156
Opening/closing the options menu : push the
contro l knob to the right¢
fig. 163 to open the
options menu . Then you can select and confirm a
funct ion using the control knob.
Press the
I BACK ! button (J) ¢ page 149, fig. 148
to return to the function one leve l up.
Shortcut keys
Frequently used radio stations can b e stor ed on
the shortcut keys .
The shortcut keys are on the MMI control panel
®¢page 149, fig . 148 or ¢ page 149, fig. 149.
Storing radio stations: turn the control knob to
the desired radio s tation i n a list (for examp le, a
radio station in the FM station list). Press and
hold the desired shortcut key for severa l seconds .
The active radio station will be stored on the
shortcut key.
Accessing a radio station : press the shortcut key.
Displaying a radio station: swipe you r finger over
the shortcut keys.
Deleting a stored radio station: reset the Short­
cut keys
to the factory default sett ing
¢ page 246.
(D Tips
It is not possible to enter numbers using the
shortcut keys. Use the number speller
¢
page 157 or MMI touch*¢ page 153 to en­
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::r ' Multifunction steering
wheel
Introduction
Applies to: vehicles with multifunction steering wheel
In the driver information system display, you can
control numerous Infotainment system functions
using the multifunction steering wheel*
<=:> page 12 .
You can control additional Infotainment func­
tions using the MMI control panel<=:>
page 149 in
the Infota inment system display .
A WARNING
Direct your full attention to driv ing . As the
driver, you have complete responsibility for
safety in traffic. Only use the func tions in
-
such a way that yo u always main tain com­
plete control over yo ur vehicle in a ll traffic sit -
uations .
Radio
Applies to: vehicles with multifunction steering wheel and ra­
dio
.,. Press the l<1 1>I butto n on the mult if u nct io n
stee ring wheel repeated ly until the Rad io/Me ­
dia t ab is displaye d .
.,. Press t he left cont ro l button
¢ page 13.
D epending on vehicle equipment, the following
f u nctions may be avai lab le in the d rive r informa­
tion system.
- Selecting th e frequency band : select and con­
firm a frequency band.
- Selecting a station from th e station list : select
and co nfirm a radio station .
-Selecting a station from the pr esets li st : se lect
and co nfirm
Presets and then a rad io sta tion .
-Opening a med ia source : select and confirm
Switch to media .
Additional settings
- Se lect : right contro l button > desired entry.
See <=:>page 223.
Multifunction ste ering wheel
(D Tips
Pay attention to the Infotainment system dis­
play if necessary. Depending on the se lected
funct ion, it may be necessary to use the MMI
control panel.
Media
Applies to: vehicles with multifunction steering wheel and media
Requirement: a media drive must contain audio/
video files¢
page 226 and the radio/media tab
must be disp layed .
.,. Press the left con trol button on the m ultifu nc-
tion steering w heel
¢ page 13.
Depend ing on veh icle equ ipment, t he followi ng
funct ions may be ava ilable in the dr iver informa ­
t ion sys tem.
- Select ing a media source : select and confirm a
so urce such as the S D card.
-Switching to the radio : select and confirm
Switch to radio.
- Play ing an aud io /v id eo file :
select and confirm
a file .
-Pausing /resuming playback : press the right
t humbwheel @<=:>
page 15, fig . 11 . To resume
p layback, press the rig ht thumbwhee l again.
- Opening additional track information : selec t:
r ight control button
> " Now Playing" s creen.
For additional information, see <=:> page 23 7.
(D Tips
- Always follow the info rmation found in
<=:>page 225.
- Please note that wi thin a media source in
the driver information system, only play lists
that were selected th rough the MMI control
pane l can be played
<=:> page 235.
- Pay attention to the Infota inment system
display if necessary. Depending on the se­
lected f unction, it may be necessa ry to use
the MMI control panel.
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::r ' Voice recognition system Operating
Applies to: vehicles with voice recognitio n system
You con operate many Infotainment functions
conveniently by speaking.
Requirement: the ignition and the MM I must be
switched on ¢
page 149, there must not be any
phone call in progress and the park ing system
must not be active .
~ Switching on: briefly press th e ~ button @
¢page 15, fig. 11 on the m ultifunction steer ­
ing whee l and say the desired command after
the
Beep .
~ Switching off : press and hold the~ button.
Or: press the [2] butto n.
~ Pausing : say the command Pause . To resume,
press the~ button .
~ Correcting : say the com mand Correction . Or :
simp ly say a new command du ring an an ­
no uncement
¢ page 245.
Input assistance
The system gu ides you throug h the input with
v isua l and audio feedbac k.
- Visual input assistance : after switching on
vo ice recogn it ion, a display w ith a selection of
poss ible commands appea rs . This command
display can be sw itched on o r off . Se lect:
IMENU I button> Se ttings > left cont rol button
> MMI settings > Speech dialog system .
- Audio input a ssis tance :
to have the poss ible
comma nds read, tu rn t he voice recogn ition sys ­
tem o n an d say
Help.
For the system to understand you:
Speak clearly and dis tinct ly at a normal vo lume .
Speak lo uder when d riving faste r.
Emphasize the words in the commands even ly
a n d do not leave long pauses .
C lose the doors, the windows and the sunroof* to
reduce background noise . Make su re that passen­
gers are not speaking when you are giving a voice
command .
Voice recognition system
Do not d irect the vents towa rd the hands -free mi ­
c ro p hone, which is in the roof head liner nea r the
front interior lig hts.
Only use the system from the dr ive r's seat be ­
ca use the hands -free microphone is di rected to ­
ward that seat .
Additional settings
See¢ page 245, Spee ch dialog system .
_&. WARNING
- Dir e ct y our full atte nti on to dr iv ing. As the
d river, you have com plete re sponsibility fo r
safety in traff ic . O nly use the functions in
such a way t hat you a lways maintai n com ­
p lete contro l over your vehicle in all traffic
situations.
- Do not use t he voice recognition system in
emergencies beca use your voice may change
in stressfu l situations. It may take longe r to
d ia l the number o r th e system may not be
ab le to d ia l it at all. Dia l the emergency
number manually.
(D Tips
-The d ialog pauses w hen the re is a n incom­
ing phone call a nd will cont inue if yo u ig­
nore the call. The d ia log ends if yo u answer
t he ca ll.
- Yo u can select an item in the list us ing ei­
t her the vo ice recogn it io n sys tem o r the
cont ro l knob .
Command overview
information
Applies to: vehicles with voice recognition system
T he following overv iews des cribe the comm ands
t h at can be used to ope rate the MMI using the
vo ice recognit ion system.
Alte rnative comm ands ar e separate d using a"/",
f o r ex ample say:
Telephone / (or) Navigation /
(or) Radio.
Sequences of commands used to perfo rm an ac­
t io n a re iden tified w it h a "> ", fo r ex am ple s ay:
Enter address > ( then) Enter country/state . ..,
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Function
Calling the last number dialed
Dialing a phone num ber
Correcti ng the p hone number that
was entered
Showing contact information
L isten ing to messages
Entering the PIN (SIM)
C orre ct in g the P IN entry
Correcting data input
C los ing the f ull -s cr een command
list
(D Tips
Voice recognition system
Say:
Redial
Enter number
> after being prompted, say the telephone num-
ber in group s of individual numbers,
fo r example. 888 555
1212 > Dial
Correction / Delete number
Directory
> when prompted, say the desired contact,
s u ch as John Smith
Call voicemail
Enter PIN
> when prompted, say the PIN in individual numbers
> Save
Correction / Delete PIN
No I meant ( XV)
Close
- P lease note th at comm an d s can o nly be giv­
en for the primary phone*¢
page 1 74.
- Cont acts in the dire ctory can sele cted using
the fu ll name ("first name las t name" and
"last name, first name") as well as with only
the f irst or last nam e. This applies to cell
phones that t ransmit names separate d into
first and last names . -
For more informat io n on s uppo rted cell
phone s, vi sit www.audius a.c om/ blu etoo th
or cont act an a uthorized Audi dea ler or au­
thorized Audi Service Fac ility.
Audi connect (Infotainment)
A pp lies to: ve hicles with vo ice recognition syste m and Audi co nnect (Infotainment)
Req uirement: the requirements fo r A udi co nnect
(Info tainmen t) must be met
¢ page 187.
Function Say:
Accessing A udi con nect I nfota in-Audi connect > follow the system prompts
me nt serv ices
Audi co nnect Infotainment services
Weather / Online news / Fuel prices / Parking information /
T ravel infor mation / Twitter / Online traffic information / City
events / Flight information
Search areas for Au di connec t Info -Near destination / Nearby / In a new city
ta inment serv ices
Correcting data inp ut
No I meant (XV)
(D Tips
~ Always read t he cha pte r¢ page 194, Audi
;::j connect (Infotainm ent) g en eral information .
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Voice recognition s ystem
Messages (Audi connect (Infotainment))
Applies to: vehicles with voice recognition system and Audi connect (Infotainment)
Requirement : a ce ll phone w it h an ac tive MAP
(Mess age Access P rofi le) must be connected to
t he MMI
¢page 180.
Function Say:
T ex t ed iti ng commands Read out
I Addi/ Delete / Re cord everything ag ain / Replac e
w ith (XV ) / Add recipient / Send
Reading out a new message Read out new text me ssage
I Read out ne w e-mail
Reading a message Read out text me ssage / Read out e-m ail
Replying to the open text message Reply
Forwarding the open text message Forward > Add recipient / In sert template / Send
Correcti ng data input No I meant (XV)
(D Tips
- Fo r more information on supported cell
phones, v is it www .aud iusa .com/bluetooth
or contact an author ized A udi dealer or au­
thor ized Audi Se rvice Facility. -
Always read the chapter¢ page 194, Audi
connect (Infotainment) general informa­
tion.
Navigation
Applies to: vehicles with voice recognition system and navigation system
Requiremen t: the Navigation menu m ust be
open ¢
table on page 168 .
Depending on the vehicle equipmen t an d these­
l ected menu item, you can say the following com ­
mands to enter a destination:
Function Say:
Opening the list of previous naviga -Last destinati ons
tion destinations
Access ing favo rites Navigation fa vori tes
Selecting the home add ress Home address or Driv e home
E nte ring a n add ress wi th guidance Enter address
> follow the system prompts
from the system
Individual commands for entering a Enter countr y/ Ente r city/ Ente r ZIP code / Enter st reet / En-
destination ter house number
Making a correction wh ile entering a Correction
destination
Nav igating to a co ntact Drive me to (XY) or Na vigate to contac t, for example Drive me
to "John Sm ith"
Navigating to a specific address for Na
vigate to (contact ) business / Pri vate ,
a contact for example, "Nav igate to John Smith"
Nav igating to favorites Navigation favorite s> Line (XV) /
Line contents> Start route
guidance when prompted
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Voice recognition s ystem
- Always read the chapter ¢ page 194, Audi
connect (Infotainment) general informa­ tion .
Radio
Applies to: vehicles with voice recognition system
Requirement: the Radio must already be open. Depend ing on the vehicle equipment and these­
lected frequency band, you ca n say the fo llow ing
commands :
Function Say:
Selecting the frequency band FM*/ Siriu sXM* / FM / AM
Selecting a station from t he s ta tion Channel (XV ) / !Frequenc y (XV)
list
Selecting a stat ion from favorites/
Radio presets > Line (XV)
presets
Setting the frequency
F requency (X V ) / Frequency ( XV) HO 1
Correct ing data inp ut No I meant (XV )
Closing the full-screen command Close
list
Media
Applies to: vehicles with voice recognition system
Requirement: you mus t be in the Media menu . Depending on the vehicle equipment and the ac­
t ive media, yo u can say the following commands :
Function Say:
Selecting a sou rce directly Ju kebox* / CO / DVD / SO card 1 / SO card 2 / Audi music inter-
face */ iPhone * / USB * / Bluetooth * / Wi -Fi * / Medium (XV) ,
for
exa mple "J o hn's player "
Selecting aud io/video" fi les in the
Media fa vorites I Artists / Albums / Genres I Tracks / Playlists /
Jukebox* Videos
Selecting aud io fi les on a n iP od Artists / Albu mis/ Genres I Track s/ Playlists / Compo sers I
(so urce: A udi music i nterface*) Podca st s / Aud io books
Nav iga ting with in a folder s truc-Folder up / Line (XV )
tu re/l ist
Selecting shuffle
Shuffle on / Shuffle off
Co rre ct in g data inp ut No I meant (XV )
Closing the full-screen command Close
list
@ Note External voice operation
Always follow the info rmation found in¢@) in
Wi-Fi hotspot on page 194.
Applies to: vehicles with voice recognition system and exter·
nal voice operation
Requireme nt:
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::r ' -Muting the incoming call: select and confirm
Mut e.
- Additi onal ca ll:
se lect: F in d co ntac t > Call li st/
Di rect ory/ Fa vo rite s
> an entry from the list .
Mute: if you select and co nfirm th is function, the
other pe rson on the phone cannot hea r yo u. You
can hear the other person . To turn the micro­
phone back on, se lect and confirm
Unmute.
Hold c all/Re sum e held call :
you can p lace the ex ­
i sting call on hold and resume it again. To re­
sume the call, select and confirm the ca ll you
wo uld like to resume.
Tran sfe r call to mobile d evice* : select and con­
fi rm
Tr ansfe r call t o m obile d evic e to tra nsfer
the existing call from the MM I to you r ce ll phone.
Swi tch to hand s-fr ee mod e*: Requirement: you
must have a phone call in prog ress o n your cell
phone. Select and confi rm
S wit ch t o hand s-free
mode
to t ransfer the call from your ce ll phone
back to the MM I.
Swap call : alternate betwee n two phone ca lls
while one of the c alls is on hold. Select ing
End
ca ll
will end the active phone ca ll. A p hone call on
h o ld can be resumed using the right control but ­
ton >
Resume.
C onne ction manag er:
see ~ page 246.
Telephone settings : see~ page 184 .
(D Tips
-To be notified of an incoming call during a
phone call, the
call waiting function in your
cell phone must be switched on when us ing
the
Hands free profile .
- You can obta in more information from your
ce ll phone serv ice prov ider or from your cell
phone use r guide.
- When leaving the vehicle, the Bl uetooth
connection to the ce ll phone w ill automat i­
ca lly disconnect. Depending on you r ce ll
phone, phone calls in prog ress may be auto­
matically redirected from t he M MI to your
ce ll phone and you can continue t he call on
your phone .
- The display of an incoming phone call in the Infotainment system disp lay may still be
T ele ph on e
visible for a few seconds a fte r a ca ll is an ­
swered/ignored depending on the ce ll
phone in use.
Making an emergency call
Applies to: vehicles with telephone
.,. Select: !MENUI button> Telephone > left con­
trol button >
Enter n umber > Enter emergency
call number (for example, 911) >
OK.
A WARNING
-
- Because yo ur phone works w ith rad io sig­
na ls, a connection canno t be gua ranteed un ­
de r all circumsta nces. Do not rely o n only
your p hone when i t comes to essential com ­
m unication (such as a medical emergency) .
- Always follow the inst ructions given by the
emergency pe rsonne l dur ing an emergency
call and on ly end the ca ll w hen they instruct
you to do so .
(D Tips
Emergen cy nu mbe rs a re not the s ame every ­
where. Find out w hich emergency n umber is
u sed in your current location.
Favorites
Applies to: vehicles with telephone
Up to 50 contacts, in addition to the voicemail
number, can be stored in any order in the favor­
ites list.
.,. Select: !MENUI button> T elephone > left con-
trol button .
Storing an e xis ting phone number as a
fa vorite :
-Select and confirm Call li st/ Director y.
- Select a contact or phone n umbe r from the list.
- Select: r ight cont rol b utton >
S to re as favorit e.
-Enter a name for the favor ite or select a sug-
gestion .
- Select and confirm
Sav e.
Renaming stored fa vorite s
-Select: Fav orite s > a favorite from the list.
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Telephone
Message options
Applies to: cell phones with Bluetooth Message Access Profile
(MAP)
"' Select : IMENUI button> Telephone > left con­
trol button >
e-mail (myPhone)/e-mail (secon­
dary phone)* > Inbox /Sent /Outbox
> right
contro l button.
The follow ing options may be available depend­
ing on the selected menu .
Store as template
Ten e-mail templates are stored in the MMI. You
can save up to ten addit ional templates.
- Create an e-mai l.
- Select and confirm
Store template.
Resume last edited e-mail
The last e-mail in progress can be resumed .
Reply*
A reply can be sent for the selected e -mail in the
In box .
Reply to all*
A reply can be sent for the selected e -mail in the
Inbox and it will be sent to all of the entered re ­
cipients.
Forward
The selected e-ma il can be forwarded to a differ­
ent rec ipient.
Delete this message*
The selected e-ma il can be deleted .
Read out1
)
You can have the MMI read an open e-mail.
E-mail settings*
To disp lay when a new e-mail is received, act ivate
t he
E-mail notifications . New e-ma ils are indicat­
ed wit h an enve lope 121 in the Infotainment sys ­
tem disp lay status line.
1> N ot availa ble in all l an guage s.
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Connection manager
See¢ page 246.
Wi-Fi settings
See¢ page 193.
Telephone settings
See ¢page 184.
(D Tips
- Messages that are deleted in the MMI are
also automatically deleted in the connected
cell phone .
- You cannot read any messages while driv­
ing.
Listening to voicemail
Applies to: vehicles with telephone
"'Select: IMENU I button> Telephone > left con­
trol button. Select and confirm
Call list /Direc­
tory /Fav orites > Voicemail.
- Entering the voicemail number:
enter the de­
s ired number. Select and confirm
OK.
- Dialing the voicemail number: select and con­
firm
Voicemail.
{D Tips
- This service must be set up and activated in
advance by the cell phone service provider.
You can obtain more information from your
cell phone service provider .
- Th e voicemai l number depends on the cell
phone service provider .

Telephone
~ Select: I M ENUI button> Telephone > left con ­
tro l button .
~ Select and confirm Directory > a contact from
the directory.
~ Se lect : rig ht contro l butto n > Show contact de·
tails .
- Calling:
select and confirm the desired tele ­
phone numbe r.
- Navigating : to start navigation, se lect and con ­
firm the desi red address. Select and confirm
Start route guidance .
Press the r ight cont rol button to o pen additional
options fo r th e contact details.
Add destination
To st art na vigatio n, se le ct and co nf irm the de ­
sired ad dress . Se le ct and confirm
Start route
guidance .
Store as favorite
S ee ¢ page 1 79, Favorites .
Send text message*
You can send a text message¢ page 180 to the
selected contact .
Delete contact
The selected contact can be delete d.
(D Tips
- Contacts edit ed in th e MMI d irecto ry cannot
b e autom atic all y up dat ed in t he connec ted
ce ll p hone. Audi recommends editing cell
ph one contacts direct ly in t he ce ll phone .
- On ly the co nt acts in the lo ca l MM I memory
ca n be e dite d or de leted .
Importing and exporting contacts
App lies to: ve hicles w ith telep hone
Con tacts in vCard forma t (. vcf) can be impo rted
into the directory or e xported .
Requir em en t: an S D car d m us t b e in se rted in o ne
of the S D card readers *¢
page 22 6 or a USB
s to rage dev ice m ust be connecte d to the Audi
m usic interface *¢
page 231 or the require -
184 ments
fo r Audi connect In fota inme nt serv ices*
must be met
¢ page 187.
~ Sele ct: !ME NUI butto n> Telephone > le ft co n­
t rol butt on >
Directory .
~ Select: r ight con trol button> Directory set­
tings.
- Importing contacts from a storage device :
se­
le ct and con fir m
Import contacts > SD card 1 /
SD card 2 or USB device 1 /USB device 2
> de ­
sired contacts
> Start import.
- Exporting contacts to a storage device:
selec t
an d confirm
Export contacts > SD card 1 /SD
card 2 or USB device 1 /USB device 2
> desired
contacts
> Start export .
- Selecting all contacts at once to import/ex­
port :
select and confirm Import contacts /Ex ­
port contacts > SD card 1 /SD card 2 or USB de·
vice 1 /USB device 2 > All > Start import /Start
export .
(D Tips
-Always read the chapter¢ page 194, Audi
connect (Infotainment) gen eral informa­
tion.
- Fo r add itiona l information o n the myAu di
accou nt, visi t www .a udiusa .com/myaud i.
- Th e imported contacts a re stored in the lo­
cal memory of t he dire ctory.
- A ma ximum of 1, 000 contacts can be im­
p orted. Yo u ca n check t he directory memory
capaci ty at any t ime
¢pag e 185.
- Never save important data on memory ca rds
o r U SB storage devices. Audi is not responsi­
b le fo r damaged o r los t fil es a nd media.
- Contacts t hat were dow nloa ded from a ce ll
p hon e cannot be e xpo rted.
- Th ere s houl d be no ot her f iles or fo lders on
t h e st ora ge m ediu m co ntain ing th e contacts
to be importe d.
Additional settings
Telephone settings
App lies to: vehicles wit h telepho ne
~ S elect: IME NUI button> Telephone > righ t co n-
trol button >
Telephone settings. .,,.

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::r ' Audi connect (Infotainment)
Introduction
Applies to vehicles with Audi connect (Infotainment)
With Audi connect Infotainment services, on line information is transmit ted directly to the vehicle
and then integrated .
A WARNING
To reduce the r isk of an accident, only use
Aud i connect Infotainment serv ices when
road a nd traffic cond it ions permit. A lways
read and fo llow the notes in
~ page 149,
Traffic safety information.
Setup
Requirements for Audi connect (Infotainment)
Applies to vehicles with Audi connect (Infotainment)
-
The data connection fo r Audi connect Infota in­
ment services is made th ro ugh an embedded SIM
card (eS IM card) that is equipped in the ve hicle.
The follow ing requ irements must be met to use
the embedded SIM card :
- You have already reg istered at
www .aud iusa .com/myaudi and ass igned a vehi­
cle .
- You have also already logged in to your myAudi
account under Audi connect pl an for the em­
bedded SIM card and accepted the terms of use
given there. For add it io nal information, co ntact
an a utho rized Aud i dea le r o r auth orized Aud i
Service Facility .
Then your Audi connect Infota inment serv ices are
activated and can be used in your veh icle.
(D Tips
- After the free subscr iption has ended or the
data volume has been used up, data packets
ca n be pu rchased for the use of Audi co n­
nect Infota inme nt serv ices. Yo u ca n find ad ­
dit iona l information about fees and p ur­
chasing at www .a udiusa.com/myaudi.
Audi conn ect (Inf otainment )
-Read this chapter before operating
~ page 194, Audi connect (Infotainment)
general information .
Configuration through
myAudi
Audi connect (Infotainment) configuration
Applies to vehicles with Audi connect (Infotainment)
Some Audi connect Infotainment services must
be configured through your personal myAudi ac­
count before using them for the first time.
- If you do not have a persona l myAudi account
yet, you can register on line at
www.audiusa.com/myaudi.
- Add your vehicle to your myAudi account.
- Act iva te/config ure the A udi connect (Infotain -
ment) services you would like for your ve hicle in
your myAudi account.
- For some Audi connect Infotainment services,
you may also have to enter your myAudi user
data or your myAudi PIN when accessing serv­ ices in the MMI to connect you r vehicle to
myAudi.
For detailed information on configuration, visit
www .audiusa .com/myaudi.
Logging into myAudi in the vehicle
Applies to vehicles with Audi connect (Infotainment)
To use some Audi connect Infotainment services
(such as Twitter*), you must first connect your
v e hicl e to myAudi to transfer your personal s et­
tings from your myAudi account.
F ig . 17 9 Logg ing in to m yAud i
.,. Sel ect: !MENU I button> Audi conne ct > right
control button > Log in.
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