infotainment AUDI S3 SEDAN 2017 Owner's Guide

Parking sy stem s
extension of the vehicle's outline by approxi ­
mately 16 ft (5 meters) to the rear.
~ While driv ing in reverse gear, adjust the steer­
ing wheel ang le to fit the parking space using
the orange orientation lines for ass istance
c> .&. in General information on page 148, c> (D
in General information on page 149. ® repre­
sents the rear bumper . Stop the veh icle, at the
latest, when the red or ientat ion line
@ bo rders
an object.
Adjusting the parking aid
Applies to: vehicles with parking system plus/rearview cam­
era
The functions are adjusted in the Infotainment
system.
~ Select in the Infotainment system: IM ENU I but­
ton
> Vehicle > left contro l button > Driv er a s­
sistan ce > Parking aid . Or
~ When the parki ng aid is act ive, se lect in the I n-
fot ainment system : rig ht cont ro l bu tton* .
End system * -stop the parking aid
Acti vate automatically -switch automatic act iva­
tion on/off
Front volume * -vo lume for the front area
Rear volume -volume for the rear area
Entertainment f ader -the volume of the aud io/
video source is lowe red w hen t he pa rking system
is tu rned on .
The newly selected level is demonstrated br iefly
by the sound generator.
(D Tips
- Seve ral menus can be accessed w ith the
right contro l button only when the park ing
a id is act ive.
- The settings for volume and automatic act i­
vation are automatically stored and as­
signed to the remote co ntrol key being
used.
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Error messages
Applies to: vehicles with parking system plus/rea rv iew cam­
era
Ill Rear park assi st : malfun ction! Ob stacles
cannot be detect ed
Ill Front park a ssist : malfunct ion! Ob st a cles
cannot be detected
Ill Park assist: mal function! Obstacles cannot
b e detect ed
When one of these messages appears, there is a
system malfunction. The LED in the
P'#! button al­
so blinks when sw itching it on. The relevant mes­
sage on ly appea rs again when you manually acti­
vate the park ing aid with the button .
[ill Rear parking aid : obstacle detection restr ict­
ed
The rear c ross-traffic assist* c> page 142, Rear
cross-traffic assist
is not available. Either the ESC
i s sw itched off, or the radar sensors may be cov­
ered by a bike rack, stickers, leaves, snow or oth­
er objects. Switch the ESC on, or clean the area in
front of the sensors if necessary c> page 140,
fig . 147 . If this message cont inues to be d is­
played, drive immed iate ly to an authori zed A udi
dealer or au thor ized A udi Servi ce Fac il ity to have
t h e mal funct ion repaired .
Parking system plus*
If a senso r or speaker is faulty, the J¼ symbo l
will appear i n front of/behind the vehicle in the
I nfotai nment system d isplay. If a rear sensor is
faulty, only obs tacles th at are in areas @and @
a re shown
c> page 147, fig . 151. If a front sensor
is fa ulty, only obstacles that are in areas © and
@ are shown.

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A WARNING
Adjust the volume of the audio system so that signals from outside the vehicle, such as po­
lice and fire sirens, can be heard easily at all
times.
@ Tips
The MMI switches off automatically if the en­
gine is not running and the vehicle battery is
low.
Infotainment system
display
Extending/retracting
The Infotainment system d isplay automatically
extends and retracts when you switch the MMI
on and off.
- Manually extending/retracting : press the qi
button@) ¢page 8, fig. 2.
When the MMI is switched off and the display is
retracted, you can operate certain functions us­
ing the MMI On/Off knob with the joystick func­
tion
¢ page 158 .
{!) Tips
-If the vehicle has a cell phone prep", the In­
fotainment system display will automatical­ ly extend whenever there is an incoming
phone call.
- There may be delays when extending or re­
tracting the display.
Multi Media Interface
MMI operation
Selecting and confirming a function
Fig. 162 Operat ing the control knob
Selecting and confirming a function in a
menu /list
.,. Selecting a function: turn the control knob (D
¢ fig. 162 to the desired function (such as se­
lecting a frequency) .
.,. Confirming a selection: press the control knob
@¢fig, 162.
Returning to functions at higher levels
.,. Press the !BACKI button (i) ¢page 158,
fig. 160 .
Opening the main menu/menu
Fig. 163 Illustration: Ma in menu
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Multi Media Interface
Open ing th e main menu
.. Press the IM ENU I bu tton @ ¢page 158,
fig . 160.
The MMI menus (such as Radio ) are
displayed ¢ fig. 163. Then you can select and
confirm a function using the control knob .
Opening a menu directly
.. Press the applicable b utton to directly open the
men us ® ¢ page 158, fig. 160 in the direction
of the desired menu (such as
I RADIO I ) . Then
you can select and confirm a f unction using the
contro l knob.
Opening the selection menu /options menu
with the control buttons
F ig . 164 Cont rol butto ns on the MM! control pane l
Selection menu: through the selectio n menu,
you can open addit ional functions within a men u
item (such as
Radio ).
Req uirement: the select ion menu symbol mus t
be disp layed in the Infota inment system display
¢ fig. 164 .
Opening /clos ing th e select ion menu : press the
left contro l button
¢ fig . 164 . Then you can se­
lect a nd confi rm a funct ion usi ng the cont rol
knob.
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Opti ons menu : using the options menu, you can
select and confirm context-dependent functions
as well as settings w ith in a menu item (such as
R ad io ).
Requirement: the options menu symbo l G must
be displayed in the Infotainment system display
¢ fig. 164 . Then you can select and confirm a
funct ion using the control knob.
Opening /clo sing the options menu : press the
right control button
¢ fig . 164. Then you can se­
l ect and confirm a function using the control
knob.
Information about paths
This guide shows you at a glance the paths for
opening a desired menu and its settings and
functions .
Example of a path
.. Select: I RADIO I button > le ft control b utton >
FM.
Following the path
.. Press the I RADIO ! button .
.. Press the lef t con trol b utton .
.. Tur n the control knob to the FM menu item to
select it .
.. Press the contro l knob to confirm the selected
FM menu item .
.. The se lected and confirmed function is execut­
ed. In this example, the
FM frequency band is
set .

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MMI touch
MMI touch control pad
Appl ies to: ve hicles with MM I touch
You can enter data using handwriting recogni­
tion on the MMI touch control pad.
F ig. 165 Ente ring nav igat io n dest inatio n us ing MMI touc h
The MMI touch control pad is located between
the control
buttons¢ fig. 165 .
Entering letters, numbers and symbols
Appl ies to: ve hicles with MMI touch
The MMI touch allows you to enter data on the
MMI touch control pad using handwriting recog­
nition.
F ig . 166 Disp lay w hen MM I touch is act ive
Multi Media Interface
R eq uireme nt: i t must be poss ible to en ter tex t or
numbers and t he
symbo l(!) ¢ fig. 166 must ap­
pear i n the Infota inment system display .
-Initial entry : write an ind iv id ua l u pper case or
lower case lette r or numbe r/symbol on the
M MI touch cont rol pad usi ng your finger . A
symbo l th at is recogn ized clea rly by the system
is displayed in the Infotainment system disp lay
@ ¢page 161 , fig . 165, confirmed w ith an au­
dib le sig na l if necessary, an d transfer red to the
inp ut fiel d.
- Enter ing spaces : move your f inger across t he
M MI touc h cont rol pad from left to right .
-Delet ing characters : move your finge r ac ross
the MMI touch co ntro l pad from right to left .
-Selecting the input suggestion : press the con­
trol k nob.
- Switching directly to the results list : turn the
control knob to the rig ht
- Opening the speller : select the right control
button>
Open speller . Text or numbers are en­
tered in using the speller
¢page 165.
Moving the crosshairs
App lies to: vehicles wit h MM! to uch
S f 19..,.,0,1 St
Fig . 167 Mov ing the cross hair s
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Voice recognition system
Voice recognition system Operating
Applies to: vehicles with vo ice recognition system
You con operate many Infotainment functions
conveniently by speaking.
Requirements: the ignition and the MM I must be
sw itched
on~ page 158, the re must not be any
phone call in progress and the parking system
m ust not be active.
.. Switching on : press the~ button @
¢ page 15, fig. 11 or@ ~ page 16, fig . 13
briefly on the multifunct ion steer ing whee l and
say the desired command after the
Beep.
.. Switching off : press and hold the~ button.
Or : press the l2l butto n.
.,. Pausing : say the command Pause. To resume,
press
the~ button.
.,. Corre cting : say the command Correction .
Input assistance
The system guides you through the input with
visua l and audio feedback.
- Visual input as sistance : after switching on
vo ice recognit ion, a display with a selection of
poss ible commands appears. This command
display can be sw itched on or off . Se lect:
IMENU I button> Settings > left control button
> MMI settings > Speech dialog sy stem .
- Audio input as sis tance :
to have the poss ible
commands read, turn the voice recognition sys­
tem on and say
Help .
For the system to understand you:
Speak clearly and distinct ly at a normal volume.
Speak louder when driving faster.
Emphasize the words in the commands even ly
and do not leave long pauses.
Close the doors, the windows and the sunroof* to
reduce background noise. Make sure th at passen­
gers are not speaking when you are giving a voice
command.
D o not direct the air vents toward the hands-free
microphone, whic h is on the roof head liner near
the front interior lights.
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Only use the system from the dr iver's seat be ­
cause the hands-free microphone is directed to­
ward that seat.
Additional sett ings
Refer to~ page 246.
_&. WARNING
- Direct your full attention to dr iv ing. As the
driver, you have complete responsibility fo r
safety in t raffic. Only use the functions in
such a way that you a lways maintain com­
plete contro l over your vehicle in all traffic
situations.
-
- Do not use the voice recognition system in
emergencies because your voice may change
in stressful s ituations.
It may take longer to
dial the numbe r or the system may not be
ab le to dia l it at all. Dial the emergency
number manually .
(D Tips
- The d ia log pauses when the re is an incom­
ing phone call a nd will continue i f you ig­
nore the cal l. The dia log ends if you answer
the ca ll.
- There are no vo ice gu idance* prompts when
a dialog is act ive.
- You can select an item in the list using ei­
ther the vo ice recognit ion system or the
cont rol knob.
Command overview
information
Applies to: vehicles with voice recognition system
The following overv iews des cribe the commands
that can be used to operate the MMI using the
vo ice recog nit ion system.
Alte rnative commands are separated using a"/",
for example say:
Telephone / (or) Navigation /
(or) Radio.
Sequences of com mands used to perform an a c­
tion are iden tified w ith a
">", fo r example say:
Ente r addre ss > (then) Enter country /state. IJ,,

Voice recognition system Function
Calling the last number dialed
Dialing a phone numbe r
Correcti ng the phone number that
was entered
Showing contact information
L iste ning to messages
Entering the PIN (SIM)
Co rrecting the P IN entry
Correcting data input
C los ing the full-sc reen command
list
(D Tips
Say :
Redial
Enter number
> after being prompted, say the telephone num-
ber in groups of individual numbers,
fo r example. 888 555
1212 > Dial
Corr ect ion / Delete numb er
Director y
> say the desired contact when prompted,
for example John Sm ith
Call voicemai l
Ente r PIN
> when prompted, say the PIN in individual numbers
> Save
Corr ection / Delete PIN
No I meant ( XV)
Clos e
-Please note th at commands can on ly be giv­
en for the primary
phone *¢ page 177 .
-Contacts in the directory can sele cted us ing
the full name ("first name las t name" and
"last name, first name") as well as with only
the fi rst or last name. This applies to cell
phones that transmit names separated into
first and last names. -
For more informat ion on s upported cell
phones, visit
www .audiusa. com /bluetooth
or contact an authorized Audi dealer or au ­
thorize d Audi Service Facility.
Audi connect (Infotainment)
A ppl ies to: ve hicles w ith vo ice recognition system and Audi co nnect (Infota inment)
Req uirement: The requ irements for Audi connect
(Infotainment) must be met
¢page 190 .
Function Say:
Accessing Audi connect Infotain-Audi connect > follow the system prompts
ment serv ices
Audi connect Infotainment services
Weather/ On line new s/ Fuel p rice s/ Parking info rmation /
T rav el info rmat ion / Twitter / Online tr affic info rmation / City
e v ents / Fl ight informat ion
Search areas for Aud i connect Info-Near de stination / Nearb y/ In a new city
tainment serv ices
Correcting data input
No I meant (XV)
(0 Tips
Always read the chapter ¢ page 196, Audi
connect (Infotainment) general information.
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Voice recognition system
Messages (Audi connect (Infotainment))
Applies to: vehicles with voice recognition system and Audi connect (Infotainment)
Requirement: a cell phone with an active MAP
(Message Access Profile) must be connected to
the MMI
¢page 182.
Function Say:
Text ed iting commands Read out / Add / Delete / Record everything again / Replace
with (XV) / Add recipient / Send
Reading out a new message Read out new text message / Read out new e-mail
Reading a message Read out text message / Read out e-mail
Replying to the open text message Reply
Forwarding the open text message Forward > Add recipient/ Insert template/ Send
Correcting data input No I meant (XV)
(D Tips
-For more information on supported cell
phones, visit
www.audiusa.com/bluetooth
or contact an authorized Audi dealer or au­
thorized Audi Service Facility.
-Always read the chapter¢ page 196, Audi
connect (Infotainment) general informa­
tion .
Navigation
Applies to: vehicles with voice recognitio n system and navigation system
Requirement: the Navigation menu must be
open
¢ table on page 171.
You can say the following commands for entering
a destination depending on the selected menu
item :
Function
Say:
Opening the list of previous naviga-Last destinations
tion destinations
Accessing favorites
Navigation favorites
Selecting the home address Home address or Drive home
Ent ering an address with guidance Enter address > follow the system prompts
from the system
Individual commands for entering a
Enter country/state / Enter city/ Enter ZIP code / Enter
destination street/ Enter house number
Making a correction while entering a Correction
destination
Navigating to a contact
Drive me to (XV) or Navigate to contact , for example Drive me
to "John Smith"
Navigating to a specific address for Navigate to contact (XV) business/ private,
a contact for example "Navigate to "John Smith" private"
Navigating to favorites
Navigation favorites > Line (XV) / Line contents> Start route
guidance when prompted
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Voice recognition system Function Say:
Start ing route g uidance with an
ad-Na vigate / Navigate to p riv ate addre ss / Na vig ate to bu sin ess
dress card open address
E nte ring a new desti nation/stop- Enter address >
enter the desired address when prompted>
over when ro ute gu idance is ac tive confirm the new destination/stopover if prompted
Start ing route gu idance after enter- Start route guidance
ing a dest inat ion
Canceling current route gu idance Cancel route guidance
Calc ulating alternative routes Calculate alternati ve route s
Entering a point of interest by
se-Point of interest > Change search area > category or subcate-
lecting a searc h area with guidance gory when prompted, for example "restaurant"
from the system
Dest ina tion input categor ies Audi Service / Train station
I Airport / Hot el / Ho spital / Park -
ing / Re st area /Restaurant / G as sta tion
etc.
Search areas for entering points of Nearb y/ Along the route I Near destination / Near stopove r/
interest In new city/ In a new state /country
Ente ring an online destination * Online destina
tion ( XV), for example "Online de stin ation
" Lake view Hotel ""
Co rrect ing data input No I meant (XV)
Clos ing the full-screen command
Clo se
list
Requirement: you must be in the Navigation or
M ap menu. You can say the following commands
for more settings in Navigation:
Function Say:
General map options Map/ Da y map / N ight map / Automa tically change map colo r
Map type 2D heading up map
I 2D north up map/ 3D map / Destination
map
I Ov erview ma p/ Standard map */ Googl e Earth map *
Showing the route list Route list
Showing the remaining d istance/ Destin ation information
time when route guidance is active
Speed l imit prompt How fast can I dri ve here ?
Setting voice g uidance for active Voice guidance on
I Vo ice guidan ce off I Vo ice guidance short-
route guidance ened
I Voice guidance complete I V oi ce guidance traffic
B locking a ce rtain sect ion on the Block route for (XV ) m eter s/kilometers /yard s/miles / Block
rou te next route
I A void n ext se ction of r oute
(D Tips
- Destinations may have to be spe lled when
entered, depending on which region you are
i n and which men u language you have se­
l ected. -
Always read the
chapter~ pag e 196, Audi
connect (Infotainment) general informa­
tion.
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Accepting/ending a call
Applies to: ve hicles with telephone
- Accepting a call: select and confirm Answer.
- Declining a call: select and confirm Decline.
- Muting the active call: select and confirm
Mute .
- Ending a phone call/cancel dialing: select and
confirm End call.
Caller information: the
name, phone number or
Unknown appears in the Infotainment system
display depending on if the caller has been stored
in the directory and if the phone number has
been transmitted . A picture may also be dis·
played, depending on whether you have assigned
a picture to a contact in your directory and if it
was transferred to your MMI. You can find out if
your cell phone supports this function from your
cell phone network provider, your cell phone
owner's manual or at www.audiusa.com/blue­
tooth.
- The radio or media playback is muted during
a phone call.
- Missed calls are displayed with a symbol in the status line of the Infotainment system
display @
~page 167, fig. 174.
During a phone call
Applies to: ve hicles with telephone
Requirement: there must be a call in progress .
.. End call: you can end a phone call.
.. Send tone sequence: you can enter tone se­
quences (DTMF) directly using the number
speller and send to the other person on the call.
.,. Other call options: press the right control but-
ton.
The following options are possible during a call depending on the cell phone being used and the
type of connection:
-Answering an additional call: if there is an in­
coming call while another call is active, you can
select Answer to put the existing call on hold
Telephone
and answer the incoming call. If you select De­
cline, the incoming call will be declined.
- Accepting an incoming call when there is an
ac­
tive call and a call on hold: select Replace. The
active call is replaced with the incoming call.
- Muting the incoming call: select and confirm
Mute.
- Additional call: select: Find contact
> Call list/
Directory/Favorites
> an entry from the list.
Mute: if you select and confirm this function, the
other person on the phone cannot hear you . You
can hear the other person. To turn the micro­
phone back on, select and confirm Un mute.
Hold call/Resume held call : you can place the
ex­
isting call on hold and resume it again. To re­
sume the call, select and confirm the call you
would like to resume.
Transfer call to mobile device*: select and con·
firm Transfer call to mobile device to transfer
the existing call from the MMI to your cell phone.
Switch to hands-free mode*: Requirement: you
must have a phone call in progress on your cell
phone . Select and confirm Switch to hands-free
mode to transfer the call from your cell phone
back to the MMI.
Swap call: alternate between two phone calls
while one of the calls is on hold . Selecting End
call will end the active phone call. A phone call on
hold can be resumed using the right control but­
ton
> Resume.
Connection manager: see
¢page 242 .
Telephone settings: see~ page 187 .
(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 using
the Handsfree profile.
- You can obtain more information from your
cell phone service provider or from your cell
phone user guide.
- When leaving the vehicle, the Bluetooth
connection to the cell phone will automati­
cally disconnect. Depending on your cell
phone, phone calls in progress may be
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Telephone
automat ica lly re direc ted from the MMI to
your cell phone and yo u can cont in ue the
ca ll on your phone .
- The display of an incom ing phone ca ll in the
Infotainment system d isp lay may still be
v is ible for a few secon ds after a call is an­
swered/igno red depending on the cell
phone in use .
Making an emergency call
App lies to: veh icles w ith telep hone
" Se lect: I M ENU I button> Telephone > left con­
trol button >
Enter number > Enter emergency
c a ll number (for examp le, 911) >
OK .
_& WARNING
-
- Becau se your p ho ne wo rk s wi th r adio s ig­
n als, a connec tion can not be guaranteed un­
der all ci rc u mstances. Do not rely on only
yo ur phone when it comes to essent ia l com ­
mun ication (s uch as a medical eme rgency).
- Always follow the instructions given by the
eme rgency perso nnel d uring an emergency
ca ll and only end the call when they inst ruct
yo u to do so .
(D Tips
Emergency num bers are not the same eve ry ­
w here. Fin d out which eme rgency num ber is
used in yo ur cu rrent locat ion.
Favorites
Applies to: veh icles w ith telep hone
Up to 50 contacts, in addition to the voicemail
number, can be stored in any order in the favor ­
ites list.
" Se lect: I M ENU I button> Telephone > left con-
trol button.
Storing an exist ing phone number a s a
favorite:
- Se lect and confirm Call list /Directory .
-Se lect a contact or phone number from the list.
- Se lect: rig ht contro l button >
Store as favorite.
- E nte r a na me for t he favo rit e o r se le ct a sug-
gest io n.
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- Sele ct an d confirm Save.
Renaming stored favorites
- Select: Favorites > a favorite from th e list .
-Select the right cont rol button > Rename fa-
vorite .
Moving stored favorites
- Select: Fa vorites > a favorite from the list.
- Select the right cont ro l button > Move favorite .
-Sele ct an d confirm t he lo cati on of the se lected
preset .
Deleting a stored favorite
-Sele ct: Favorites > a favorite from the list.
- Select the right cont rol button > Delete favor-
ite > Delete this favorite or Delete all favor­
ites .
Messages
Text messages
Applies to : ce ll ph ones w ith Bluetooth Message Access P rofile
(MAP)
D epending on the cell phone being used and the
cell ph one ne twork con tra ct, you can receive and
send text message s using the MMI.
Requirement
A cell phone must be connected to t he MMI v ia
B luetoot h MAP ( Message Access Profi le)
¢ page 177 .
"Select: !ME NUI button> Telephone > left con­
trol button >
Text message (MyPhone )/Text
message (secondary phone )* .
Write new text message
Se lect and confirm Write new text mess age .
- Using a template :
select an d c onfirm the de­
sire d templa te from the list.
- Writing your own text *: selec t a nd con firm Do
not u se template.
E nter text using the MMI
t o uch con trol pad * or t he letter speller .
- En ter one o r more rec ipien ts.
- Sele ct and confirm
Send .