USB AUDI S4 2019 User Guide

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TheAudimusicinterfaceAUXinputislocatedin
thestoragecompartmentunderthecenter
armrestandislabeledwithAUX.
USBInput
—Connectingorchargingamobiledeviceusing
theUSBadapter:connectthematchingUSB
adaptertotheAudimusicinterfaceUSBport
andthenconnectittothemobiledevice,such
asaniPhone.Thebatterywillchargeautomati-
cally.
—DisconnectingamobiledevicefromtheAudi
musicinterface::removetheUSBadapterfrom
the AudimusicinterfaceUSBport.
Themediaarestartedandoperatedthroughthe
mobiledeviceortheMMI,dependingonthede-
vicebeingused>page229.
Connectingmultiplemobiledevices:ifamobile
device(suchasasmartphone)isconnectedatthe
respectiveUSBportonthe Audimusicinterface,
thenalldevicescan beusedasa playbacksource.
AUXInput
—Connectingamobiledevice totheAUXinput:
connecttheAUXcabletotheAUXinputonthe
Audimusicinterfaceandthentothemobilede-
vice(suchasanMP3player orsmartphone).
—DisconnectingamobiledevicefromtheAUX
input:removetheAUXcablefromtheAUXin-
putontheAudimusicinterface.
—Operation:selectandconfirm theExternalau-
dio playersourceG)>page229,fig.206.Me-
diaisstartedandoperatedonthemobilede-
VICE.

ZAWARNING
Drivingrequiresyourcompleteandundivided
attention.Asthedriver,youhavecompletere-
sponsibilityforsafetyintraffic.Neveroperate
mobiledeviceswhiledriving,becausethisin-
creasestheriskofanaccident.

@)Note
—UseaUSBextensioncabletoconnectdevi-
cesthathaveanintegratedUSBconnector

))Applies onlytoMTPdevices.DoesnotapplytoAppledevi-
cesandUSBmassstoragedevices.
(suchasaUSBstick)topreventdamageto
yourUSBdeviceandthe Audimusicinter-
face.
—Extremelyhighorlow temperaturesthat
canoccurinsidevehiclescandamagemobile
devicesand/orimpairtheirperformance.
Neverleavemobiledevicesinthevehiclein
extremelyhighorlowtemperatures.
Gi)Tips
—Alwaysfollowtheinformationfoundin
=>page62.
—Whenyouswitchtheignitionoff,theUSB
portsarestillsuppliedwithpoweruntilthe
energymanagementintervenes.
—DonotuseanadditionaladapterorUSBex-
tensioncabletoconnectmobiledevicesto
the Audimusicinterfacethatalreadyhavea
cableorthatmustbeconnectedwithaUSB
adapter(>page226).Usinganadditional
adapterorUSextensioncablemayimpair
functionality.
—YoucanpurchasetheAUXconnectorcable
fromanauthorizedAudidealeror atspe-
cialtystores.
—Audirecommendssettingthevolumeofa
mobiledeviceconnectedtotheAUXinputto
approximately70%ofthemaximumvol-
ume.
—Functionalityisnotguaranteedformobile
devicesthatdonotconformtotheUSB2.0
specification.
— USBhubsarenotsupported.
—SomeversionsoftheiPodsuchastheiPod
shufflecannotbeconnectedtotheUSB
adapterfordeviceswithAppleDockconnec-
tor.ConnectthesedevicesusingaAUXcon-
nectorcable.
—Changedcontentonamobiledevicethat
isconnectedtotheAudimusicinterface
maynotbedisplayedinthemediacenter.In
this
case,resettheMediasettingsbackto
Factorysettings>page241.
—Videoplaybackthroughthe Audimusicin-
terfaceisonlysupportediftheconnected
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deviceisrecognizedasaUSBstoragedevice
(forexampleaUSBstick).Appledevicesand
MTPdevices(suchassmartphones)arenot
recognizedasUSBstoragedevices.
—iPodoriPhonemalfunctionsalsoaffectthe
operationoftheMMI.ResetyouriPod or
iPhoneifthishappens.
—AudirecommendsupdatingtheiPodor
iPhonesoftwaretothelatestversion.For
importantinformationonoperatingyour
iPod oriPhone,refertotheuserguidefor
thedevice.
— TheUSBadapterontheAudimusicinter-
facewillsupportiPodtouchoriPhonedevi-
cesfromthe5thgenerationornewerwith
thelightningconnector.
—Formoreinformationaboutthe Audimusic
interfaceandsupporteddevices,checkthe
Audidatabaseformobiledevicesatwww.
audiusa.com/mp3orcontactanauthorized
AudidealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFa-
cility.
USBchargingportsintherear
Appliesto:vehicleswithUSBchargingportsintherear
Youcanchargethebatteryon yourmobiledevice
throughaUSBchargingport.
Two USBchargingportsarelocatedatthebackof
the centerconsole.
—USBadapter:referto>page226,USBadapter
forAudi musicinterfaceorUSBchargingport.
—ChargingamobiledeviceusingtheUSB
adapter:connectyourmobiledevice toaUSB
chargingportusingasuitableUSBadapter.
—Disconnectingamobiledevicefromthecharg-
ingport:removetheUSBadapterfromtheUSB
chargingport.
—DisconnectingmobiledeviceswithanApple
Dockconnector:removetheAppleDockcon-
nectorfromtheAppledevicewiththerelease
tabspressedin.

Z\WARNING
Drivingrequiresyourcomplete andundivided
attention.Asthedriver,youhavecompletere-


sponsibilityforsafetyintraffic.Neveroperate

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yourmobiledeviceswhiledriving,because
thisincreasestheriskofanaccident.
()Note
Extremelyhighorlowtemperaturesthatcan
occurinsidevehiclescandamagemobiledevi-
cesand/orimpairtheirperformance.Never
leavemobiledevicesinthevehicleinex-
tremelyhighorlowtemperatures.
G)Tips
—Inpreparationatthetimeofprinting.
—Alwaysfollowtheinformationfoundin
=>page62.
—Whenyouswitchtheignitionoff,theUSB
portsarestillsuppliedwithpoweruntilthe
energymanagementintervenes.
—DonotuseanyadditionalUSBextensionca-
blesoradapterstoconnectmobiledevices
totheUSBchargingport thathavealready
beenconnectedbyaUSBadapter.Usingan
additionaladapterorUSextensioncable
mayimpairfunctionality.

—USBhubsarenotsupported.
—Refertothemanufacturer'soperatingman-
ualforimportantinformationregardingthe
operationofyourmobiledevice.
—Correctfunctionofallmobiledevicescan-
notbeguaranteed.
— Thevehiclebatterydrainswhenmobilede-
vicesareturnedonbuttheengineisoff.
Rear SeatEntertainmentpreparation
Appliesto:vehicleswith Rear SeatEntertainmentpreparation
TheRear SeatEntertainmentpreparationin-
cludescablesandamountforAudiEntertain-
mentmobileinthedriver'sandfrontpassenger's
seatbackrests.
ThesuitableAudiEntertainmentmobileRear
SeatEntertainmentpackageisavailablethrough
AudiGenuineAccessories.
UsingAudiGenuineAccessoriesisrecommended.
Audihasverifiedtheirreliability,safety,andsuit-
ability.

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Wecannotevaluateorendorseotherproductsin
thisway,evenifthe productisapprovedbyacer-
tifiedtestingagencyorgovernmentagency.
@Note
Onlyusedevicesthatareapprovedforthe
Rear SeatEntertainmentpreparation.Unap-
provedequipmentcan causedamagetothe
vehicleelectricalsystem.
@)Tips
—Contact anauthorizedAudidealeror au-
thorizedAudiServiceFacilityforadditional
informationonAudiEntertainmentmo-
bile.
—Alwaysreadthe chapter>page367.
— TheRear SeatEntertainmentpreparationis
notintendedtochargeexternalelectronic
devices.
Playingmedia
Youcanstartandoperatevariousmediathrough
theMMIcontrolpanel.
\LaJukeboxC)
SDcard
Audimusicinterface
Maaudioplayer
Fig.206Diagram:possiblesourcesintheMediamenu
EltarENs

eaeenley
Conant1c

Fig.207Diagram:possiblesourcesintheMediamenu

))DependingontheDVD,thismaynotbepossibleduring
playback.
Requirement:amediasourcemustcontainau-
dio/video*files>page221.

>Pressthe[MEDIA]button.Presstheleftcontrol
buttonuntilthesourcesoverviewisdisplayed.
>Selectandconfirmthedesiredsource.Or:press
the[MEDIA]buttonrepeatedlyuntilthedesired
sourceisselected.


Depending onthevehicleequipment,thefollow-
ingsourcesmaybedisplayedintheMediamenu:
G@)Jukebox®osi5easssewesiyewaes222
@DVD/CDdrive*............0.0..221,221
@SDeardreader................221
@Audimusicinterface*...........226
suchasaniPhone,USBstick
©Externalaudioplayer...........226
suchasanMP3playerconnectedto
theAUXinput
©Bluetoothaudioplayer*........223
@Wi-Fiaudioplayer*............224
Onlinemedia*andInternetradio*.225
—
Playingaudio/videofiles:selectasourceinthe
Mediamenu>Category(suchasartists>al-
bum>track).
—Movingonelevelupinthefolderstructure:
pressthe[BACK]button.Or:selectandconfirm
Folderup.
—Selectingthepreviousornexttrack/chapter*
1):presstheOn/OffknobontheMMIcontrol
panelbrieflytotheleftKMorrightDo.
—Fast-forwardingandrewindingaudio/video*
files:pressandholdtheOn/Offknobonthe
MMIcontrolpaneltotheleftKdorrightPDIfor
alongertime.
—Pausingorresumingplayback:pressthe
On/OffknobontheMMIcontrolpanelbriefly.
(i)Tips
—Youcanscrollthroughlonglistsquicklyby
turningthecontrolknobquickly.Thescroll-
ingspeeddependsonthenumberoflisten-
tries.


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—For safetyreasons,thevideoimageisonly
displayedwhenthevehicleisstationary.On-
lythesoundfromthevideoplayswhiledriv-
ing.
Variouscategoriesfor selectingaudio/video*
filesareavailableinthemediacenter.
esP=
€Artists
‘fl[bums
enres
Fig.208Example:USBstickcategories
Track
(7)SNzat
Playlists
7Videos
Fig.209Example:USBstickcategories

>Pressthe[MEDIA]button.Presstheleftcontrol
buttonuntilthesourcesoverviewisdisplayed.
Selectandconfirmthedesiredsource.

@Activesource
Theactivesourceishighlighted.Theactive
sourcesymbol(@)maychangedependingonthe
connecteddevice,theonlinemediaservice”,or
Internetradio*.Thedevicenamemaybedis-
played(forexample:myPhone).Asanexample,a
USBstickisshown>fig.208connectedtothe
Audi
musicinterface*.
Dependingonthe activesource,youcanselect
audio/videofiles*fromthefollowingcategories
andaddthemtotheplaylist:
@Favorites
TheFavoritescategoryappearsifatleastoneen-
tryisstoredinthefavoriteslist.See>page232,
Favorites.
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@Artists
Allavailableartistsaredisplayed.Selectandcon-
firmanartist,analbumandthenatrack.
@Albums
Allavailablealbumsaredisplayed.Selectand
confirm analbumandthenatrack.
©Genres
Allavailablegenresaredisplayed.Selectandcon-
firmagenre(such asPop),anartist,analbum
andthenasong.
©Tracks
Allavailabletracksaredisplayed.Selectandcon-
firm
atrack.
@Folders
Thefolderstructureortrack/chapterlistisdis-
played.Selectafolder,ifnecessary. Selectand
confirmatrack.
Playlists
Allavailableplaylistsfromthesourceandthe
smartplaylistsaredisplayed.Selectandconfirm
aplaylistandthenatrack.
Smartplaylists:
—Lastplayedtracks:thelasttracksplayedinthe
selectedsourcearedisplayed.
—Mostplayed:themostplayedtracksinthese-
lectedsourcearedisplayed.
—5starsto1star:tracksfromtheselected
sourcearedisplayedaccordingtotheirrating.
—Unrated:allfilesfromtheselectedsource
withoutratinginformation(forexample,inthe
ID3tag)aredisplayed.
@Videos*
Allavailablevideofilesaredisplayed.Selectand
confirmavideofile.
C)Note
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudiconnectInfotainmentand
useoftheradiocategorywithiPod/iPhone
Alwaysfollowtheinformationfoundin>@in
Wi-Fisettingsonpage193.

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Fig.211Example: playlist
Thetrack,artist,albumandalbumcover,ifappli-
cable,willappearintheplaylist>fig.211.
Optionsmenu
See>page232,Additionalsettings.
Upto50entriesforeverymediasourcecanbe
storedinanyorderinthefavoriteslist.
Requirement:theplaylistormediacentermust
beopen.
—Selectthedesiredentryfromtheplaylistor
mediacenter.
—Select:rightcontrolbutton>Storeasfavorite.
Or:pressandholdthecontrolknobforseveral
seconds.
Whenyoustoreatrackasa favorite,theassociat-
edalbumwillappearinthefavoriteslistasan
entry.
Requirement:atleastoneentrymustbestored
inthefavoriteslist.

Displayingthefavoriteslist:pressthe[MEDIA
button.Presstheleftcontrolbuttonuntilthe
sourcesoverview>page229isdisplayed.Select
thesourcethat containsthecategories
=>page230(forexample,SDcard).SelecttheFa-
voritescategory.

Requirement:thepresetslistmustbedisplayed.
—Listeningtoafavorite:selectandconfirmafa-
voritefromthelist.
—Movefavorite:selectafavoritefromthelist>
rightcontrolbutton>Movefavorite.Select
andconfirmthelocationoftheselectedfavor-
ite.
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—Deletingafavorite:selectafavoritefromthe
list>rightcontrolbutton>Deletefavorite>
DeletethisfavoriteorDeleteallfavorites.
Additionalsettings
Context-specificfunctionsandsettingsareavail-
abledependingontheselectedsource.
>Presstherightcontrolbutton.
Soundsettings
See>page244.
Inputlevel
Requirement:amobiledevicemustbeconnected
totheAUXconnectioncableor toaUSBadapter
=>page226,Multimediaconnections.
Thevolumeofthemobiledeviceisadaptedto
theMMI.Audirecommendsadjustingthevolume
onthemobiledeviceto70%ofthemaximum
volumeoutput.
Bluetoothsettings
See>page243.
Wi-Fisettings*
See>page193,Wi-Fisettings.
Connectionmanager
See>page241.
Show"NowPlaying"screen
Withthefunctionswitchedon¥andaplaylist
open,variousinformationaboutthecurrenttrack
(suchasartist,albumandalbumcover*)aswell
astheplayingtimeandtheremainingplaying
timearedisplayed.
Jukeboxmemorycapacity*
InformationontheJukeboxmemorycapacityand
thenumberofstoredtracksintheJukeboxisdis-
played.

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Supportedmediaandfileformats
TheJukebox*,SDcardreaderandtheUSBstoragedevice*connectionsupportthefollowingaudio/
videofileproperties:



AudiofilesVideofiles*
SupportedSD/SDHC/SDXC/MMCmemorycards:withacapacityofupto128GB
mediaDVDdrive:audioCDs(upto80min)withCDtext(artist,album,song)*,CD-ROMswith
acapacity ofupto700MB;DVD+R/RW;DVDvideo;DVDaudiowithaudiotracksthat
arecompatiblewithaDVDvideoplayer;
Audimusicinterface:mobiledevices(suchasaniPod>page226,MTPplayer,USB
storagedevicein“USBDeviceSubclass1and6” thatconformstoUSB2.0:USBsticks,
USBMP3players(Plug-and-Play-capable), externalUSBflashdrivesandharddrives
FilesystemMemorycards:exFAT,FAT,FAT32,NTFS
USBstoragedevice:FAT,FAT32,NTFS
USBstoragedevicepartitions(primary/logical*:2perUSB-connection
CD/DVDfilesystem:ISO9660,Joliet,UDF
MetadataAlbumcover:GIF,JPG,PNGwithmax.
800x800px.Thealbumcoverfromthe
mediumorfromGracenote®isdisplayed,
dependingonavailability.
FormatMPEGWindows|MPEGFLACMPEG1/2|MPEG4AVC|WindowsMedia
1/2Media2/4(H.264)Video9
Layer3 |Audio9
and10
Fileexten--mp3.wma.m4a;-flac-Mpg;-mp4;.wmv;
sion.m4b;-mpeg.mA4v;.asf
-aac-Mov;
.avi
Playlists.M3U;.PLS;.WPL;.M3U8;.ASX
Characteris-|uptomaximum320kbit/sand|48kHzuptomaximum2,000kbit/sand
tics48kHzsamplingfrequencies|sampling720x576px.atmaximum25fps
frequen-
cy
Number
offiles

DVDdrive*:maximum1,000filespermedium
Jukebox*:approximately10GBmemorycapacity;maximum3,000filescanbeimport-
ed
USBstoragedeviceandmemorycards:maximum10,000filespermedium;maximum
1,000filesperplaylist/directory

@Tips
— ThemediadrivesdonotsupporttheWin-
dowsMediaAudio9Voiceformat.
—ForcompressingMP3files, Audirecom-
displayshowingtheremainingplaytime
maydifferforaudiofileswithvariablebit
rate.
—Specialcharacters(such asthoseinID3tag
information)maydisplaydifferentlyormay
mendsabitrateofatleast160kbit/s.The
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notalwaysdisplay,dependingonthesys-—SomeMTPplayerfunctionsarenotsupport-
temlanguage.ed,suchasratingmusictracksandvideo
— Themanufacturerofthestoragedevicecanplayback.
provideinformationaboutits“USBDevice
Subclass”.
Appliesto:vehicleswithaCDdrive
ThefollowingaudiofilepropertiesaresupportedbytheCDdrive:




Audiofiles
SupportedAudioCDs(upto80min)withCDtext(artist,album,track)*,CD-ROMswithacapaci-
mediatyofupto700MB
FilesystemCDfilesystem:ISO9660,Joliet,UDF
MetadataAlbumcover:GIF,JPG,PNGwithmax.800x800px.Thealbumcoverfromthemedi-
ummaybedisplayed,dependingonavailability.
FormatMPEG1/2WindowsMediaAu-|MPEG2/4 FLAC
Layer3dio9and10
Fileextension|.mp3.wma-m4a;flac
.m4b;
-aac
Playlists-M3U;.PLS;.WPL;.M3U8;.ASX
Characteristics|uptomaximum320kbit/sand48kHzsamplingfrequencies|48kHzsampling
frequency
NumberMaximum1,000filespermedium
offiles
G)Tips—Specialcharacters(suchasthoseinID3tag
information)maydisplaydifferentlyormay
notalwaysdisplay,dependingonthesys-
temlanguage.
—ForcompressingMP3files, Audirecom-
mendsabitrateofatleast160kbit/s.The
displayshowingtheremainingplaytime
maydifferforaudiofileswithvariablebit

rate.
Troubleshooting
ProblemSolution
Audimusicinterface/Bluetooth|Readtheinstructionsinthechapter>page226,Multimediacon-
audioplayer*:mobiledeviceisnections/=page223,Bluetoothaudioplayer.Youcanlearn
notsupported.aboutsupportedmobiledevicesintheAudidatabaseformobile
devicesatwww.audiusa.com/bluetooth.

Audimusicinterface:thevolume|Adjustthevolumeofthemobiledevicetoapproximately70%of
istoohigh/toolowwhenstarting|themaximumoutput>page232,Inputlevel.
playbackthroughtheAUXinput.

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ProblemSolution

Audimusicinterface:themobile
deviceisnotrecognizedasa
source.
Formanycellphonesormobiledevices,playbackisnotpossible
when
thebatterylevelistoolow(lessthan5%ofitscapacity).
ThemobiledevicewillonlyberecognizedasasourceintheMMI
afterconnectingifthebatterychargeissufficient.

Audimusicinterface:malfunc-
tionsduringaudioplayback
throughaniPod/iPhone.
TheBluetoothaudioplayerfunctionisswitchedon.Switchthis
functionoff>page243whenyouarenotusingtheBluetoothau-
dioplayer.

Audimusicinterface:contents
thatarechangedonamobilede-
viceconnectedtotheAudimusic
interface®)arenotdisplayedin
themediacenter.
Reset theMediasettingstothefactorydefaultsettings
>page241.

AUXinput:thereisstaticwhen
connectinganddisconnectingthe
AUXconnectioncable.
Whenconnectinganddisconnecting,theExternalaudioplayer
sourceisalreadyselected.Beforeconnectingordisconnectingthe
mobiledevice,eithermutethedevice(see>page245)orswitch
toadifferentaudiosource(forexample>page215,Openingthe
radio).

Bluetoothaudioplayer*/Wi-Fi
audioplayer*:audioplaybackin-
terference.
Onlyoneinterfaceshouldbeactivelyusedatatimetoensure
problem-freeplayback.

Jukebox®*:tracks ontheimported
playlistaregrayedout.
Whenimportingplaylists,allofthefilesthemselvesmustbeim-
ported.

Jukebox*:importedtrackscannot
beplayedorfound.
Ifyoucannotfindimportedtracksinthemediacenter,theymay
notbesupported.Onlycopysupportedfiles>page235tothe
Jukebox.

Onlinemedia*:connectionfailed
betweentheMMIandthemyAudi
app.
ToestablishaconnectiontotheMMI,theMMIconnectionswitch
mustbe switchedoninthemyAudiappstatusscreen.

Bluetoothaudioplayer*:interfer-
encewithtrackdisplayandaudio
playback.
PlaybackinterferencecanoccurwhenusingtheBluetoothaudio
playerifamusicplayerappfromathirdpartyproviderisopen.
Audi
recommendsusingtheintegratedmediaplayeronyourBlue-
toothdevice(suchasasmartphone).

Wi-Fihotspot*:yourWi-Fidevice
isdisconnectedfromtheWi-Fi
hotspot.
Makesurethenetworkoptimizationfunctionsareswitchedoffin
theWi-FisettingsorinthenetworksettingsforyourWi-Fidevice.
ForadditionalinformationrefertotheuserguideforyourWi-Fi
device.

Audimusicinterface:audioplay-
backthroughtheconnectedmo-

biledeviceisnotpossible.

MakesuretheUSBmodeMTPisselectedinthesettingsonyour
mobiledevice.

2)Applies onlytoMTPdevices.DoesnotapplytoAppledevicesandUSBmassstoragedevices.
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Audismartphoneinterface

Audismartphone
interface
Setup
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudismartphoneinterface
YoucanconnectyoursmartphonetotheMMIus-
ingtheAudismartphoneinterface.Certaincon-
tenton yoursmartphoneisadaptedtotheInfo-
tainmentsystemdisplaywhiledrivingandcan
beoperatedthroughtheMMIcontrolpanel.
Requirement
Thevehiclemustbestationaryandtheignition
mustbe switchedon.
AniPhonegeneration5ornewerwithLightning
connectorandiOS7.1.2operatingsystemor
higherisrequired.Or:
AsmartphonewiththeAndroidAuto app andAn-
droid5.0Lollipopoperatingsystemorhigheris
required.
>ConnectyoursmartphonetotheAudimusicin-
terface>page226usingtheapplicableUSB
adapter>page226,fig.205.
> SelectandconfirmActivateAppleCarPlayor
ActivateAndroidAutonow.
>Follow thesysteminstructions.
>»Payattentiontoanyadditionalsystemprompts
onyoursmartphone,ifapplicable.
IfyouchosenottouseAppleCarPlayorAndroid
Autowhenconnectingyoursmartphoneforthe
firsttime,youcanstarttheAudismartphonein-
terfacelateronusingtheConnectionmanager.
>Select:[MENU]button>Audismartphonein-
terface>Changetoconnectionmanager.
>ConnectyoursmartphonetotheAudimusicin-
terfaceusingtheappropriateUSBadapter
=>page226,fig.205.
>»SelectandconfirmAudismartphoneinterface
intheConnectionmanager>page241.You
canselectyoursmartphoneinthelistofdevi-
cesthatarealreadypaired>page243.
>Follow thesysteminstructions.




sponsibilityforsafetyintraffic.Neveroperate
mobiledeviceswhiledriving,becausethisin-
creasestheriskofanaccident.


Z\WARNING
Drivingrequiresyourcomplete andundivided

attention.Asthedriver,youhavecompletere-

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@)Note
Alwaysfollowtheinformationfoundin>@in
Wi-Fisettingsonpage193.
@)Tips
— Thefunctionsthatcanbeuseddependon
thefollowingfactors,amongothers:
—Thebrandofyoursmartphone
—Theversionoftheoperatingsystemin
yoursmartphone
—Thesoftwareversionoftheappused
—TheUSBadaptercableandcorrectconnec-
tion
—Yourcellphoneserviceprovider
—Thecustomizedsettingsonyoursmart-
phone
—Oneofthefactorsaboveoracombination
ofanyofthemcouldcauseyoursmart-
phonetobe incompatiblewiththeAudi
smartphoneinterface.Compatibilitycannot
beguaranteedforalltypesofsmartphones.
Formoreinformationandassistance,refer
totheuserguideandthemanufacturerof
yoursmartphone.
—Iftheconnectedsmartphonehasvoicecon-
trol,youcan operateyoursmartphoneusing
theexternalvoicerecognitionsystem
=>page169.
— ThemenulanguageshownintheMMIis
basedonthesettingsinyoursmartphone.
— ThetimedisplayedintheMMIisbasedon
thesettingsinyoursmartphone.
—SomeMMIfunctionsarenotavailablewhen
AppleCarPlayorAndroidAutoisactive.
—You cannotconnectanymobiledevicesvia
BluetoothwhenanAppleCarPlayconnec-
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OperatingAndroidAuto:togobacktotheAndroidAuto
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudismartphoneinterfacemenubar,pushthecontrolknobdown.
OpeningamenuOpeningamenuitem
AppleCarPlay:youcangobacktotheAppleCar-SelectandconfirmamenuitemusingtheMMI
Playmainmenuregardlessoftheselectedmenucontrolpanel.
itembypressingandholdingthe[BACK]button.


Troubleshooting
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudismartphoneinterface

ProblemSolution

Audismartphone
interfacecannotbe
opened.
Checkthebatterychargelevelonyoursmartphone.
ChecktheUSBcableanduseadifferentoneifnecessary.
CheckifAndroidAutoorAppleCarPlayisavailableinthecountrywherethevehi-
cleisbeingoperated.

AndroidAuto:checkiftheAndroidAutoappisinstalledonyoursmartphone.

Connectingthe
smartphonetothe
MMIfailed.
MakesurethatyouareusingthecorrectUSBadapterandcheckiftheUSB
adapterisconnectedcorrectlytoyoursmartphoneandthe Audimusicinterface
=>page226.

AppleCarPlay:checkifAppleCarPlayisactivatedonyoursmartphone.

AndroidAuto:checkintheAndroidAutoappifAndroidAutopermitsnewvehi-
cles.

Thesmartphoneis
notautomatically
detected.

MakesurethatyouareusingthecorrectUSBadapterandcheckiftheUSB
adapterisconnectedcorrectlytoyoursmartphoneandthe Audimusicinterface
=>page226.
Checkiftherequirementsneededtoconnectasmartphonehavebeenmet.

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