Audi A3 2015 Owners Manual MMI Radio
Owner's manual
MMI Radio
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Foreword
You have decided on the MMI Radio - thank you very much for your
confidence in us.
Wit h your new Audi, you are receiv ing a veh icle with a state-of-the art system
t hat allows you t he change the vehicle's settings and operate the ele ctron ic
equipme nt from a centra l location using the MMI.
We recommend that you read these Operating Instructions carefully so that you
quickly get to know all of the functions and poss ibilities that t he MMI offers and
are able to make full use of t hem while driv ing.
Please note t hat these inst ructions a re a supplemen t to your vehicle Owner's
Manua l and sho uld on ly be used in conju nction with your current vehicle Owner's
Manual.
We hope you enjoy driving your Audi.
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2 Table of contents
About this owner's manual . . .
Overview .............. . . . . . .. .
Components at a glance .. . ... . . . . . . .
Traffic safety information ........... .
Care inf ormat ion . .......... . . . . . .. .
MMI control panel ..... . . . . . . .
Switching the MMI on/off ... . . . . . . . .
Adjustin g the volume ..... . . . . . . . . . .
Operation . . . ................ . . . . .
Menus and symbols ............... .
Multifunction steering wheel.
Operating . . . ................ . . . . .
3
4
4
4
5
6
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6
7
8
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Selecting the telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Selecting a phone number . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Calling up the directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Using a contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Importing or exporting contacts . . . . . . 32
Storing a new contact. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Additional settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3S
Listening to the radio . . . . . . . . . 36
Selecting the radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Radio functions . . . . ................ 37
Additional settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 7
Troubleshoot ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Calling . . . . . . . ............ . . . . . . . .
Voice recognition system . . .. .
Operating . . ... . ............ . .... .
Information about the the command
overviews . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Global commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Media drives/connections . . . . 15
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
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10
12
11
Playing media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Accessing media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Media functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Additional settings . . ............ . . . 40
Index . ... . ... . . . ............ . . . 42
Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Audi music interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Supported media and file formats. . . . . 19
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
System settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Sett ing the clock time and date . . . . . . . 22
Adjusting the sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Adjusting the system volume . . . . . . . . 23
Restarting the MMI (Reset) . . . . . . . . . . 23
Additional settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Making a phone call... . . . . . . . . 25
Introduct ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Pairing a cell phone through Bluetooth . 25
Connecting a cell phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Using the Audi phone box . . . . . . . . . . . 27
About th is owner's manual 3
This book contains important information,
tips, suggestions and warnings for using your
vehicle.
Keep th is book in your vehicle at all times.
This is especially important if you loan your
vehicle to others or sell it.
Some sections in this book do not apply to all
vehicles. When this is the case, the beginning
of the section indicates the
ple "Applies to vehicles: with multifunction
steering wheel" . Optiona l or vehicle-specific
equipment is also identified with an asterisk
"*"
validity, for exam-
(D Tips
Text with this symbol contains additional
useful information.
The illustrations are designed as schematic
images. Some of the deta ils on your vehicle
may look slightly different than illustrated .
There is a
of this book that lists all of the topics covered
in this book in the order that they appear.
There is also an alphabetically arranged
at the end of this book.
All directions such as "left", "right", "front"
and "rear" are based on the vehicle's direction
of travel.
Optional or vehicle-specific equipment.
*
... The section continues on the next page.
Table of Contents at the beginning
Index
c::> & Cross reference to a "WARNING" within a
section. If a page number is indicated, the
WARNING is located outside of the section.
_& WARNING
Text with this symbol contains information
about safety and how to reduce the risk of
serious personal injury or death.
(D Note
Text wit h this symbol contains information
about avoiding damage to your vehicle.
@ For the sake of the environment
Text with this symbol contains information
on protecting the environment.
4 O ver view
Overview
Components at a glance
The Multi Media Interface, or MMI for short, combines various communication* and entertain-
ment systems in your Audi.
Fig. l MMI controls
You can control the MMI thro ugh the MMI
control panel and the mu ltifunction steering
wheel* ¢
fig. 1:
(D Multifunction steering wheel
@ Driver information system . . . .
@ MMI Display
© Butto n for open ing/closing the
MMI disp lay
® On/Off knob . ... .. . . . . . . . . . .
@ Buttons for open ing menus di-
rectly . . . ... . ... .. ..... . . . . .
0 MMI contro l panel . . . . . . . . . . .
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8
6
6
6
- This book des cribes t he equipment
range
time of the ed itorial deadline. Individual
items of equipment may not yet be available at the t ime of printing or may only
be offered in certain countries.
- On vehicles with right-hand drive steering*, the layout of the system components differs somewhat from what is
shown here¢
controls are the same .
spe cified for t his model at t he
fig. l. The symbols for the
Traffic safety
@ Tips
- Please note that this manua l only de scribes MMI components. You can find
additional information on operating your
vehicle in your veh icle Owner's Manual.
information
Audi recommends only performing certain
funct ions such as ente ring a dest ination when
the veh icle is stationary. Always remember to
stop using the MMI if necessary to ensure
your safety and the safety of other drivers.
A WARNING
- Driving requires your complete and undivided attention . As the driver, you have
complete responsibility for safety in traffic. Only use the MMI when traffic condit ions pe rmit and always in a way that al-
lows you to ma intain complete control
over your vehicle.
- Adjust the volume of the aud io system so
signa ls from outside the vehicle such as
police and fire sirens can be hea rd eas ily
at all times .
Over v iew 5
- Obey all applicable laws regarding use of
telephones in vehicles.
Care information
For informatio n on cleaning and caring for the
Info tainmen t components, refer to the
ing and Protection
owner's manual.
chapter of your vehicle
Clean-
6 MMI control panel
MMI control panel
Switching the MMI on/
off
The MMI switches on and off automatically
with the ignition. It can also be switched on or
off manua lly.
- Switching on manually : Press the On/Off
knob briefly®
IM ENU I button or one of the buttons
the
used to call up a menu @ .
When switched on, the last menu that was se-
lected is displayed and the last audio source
c:> page 4, fig. 1. Or: Press
(D Tips
Volumes that are too high or too low are
automat ically adjusted to a specified level
when the MMI is switched on.
Operation
You can easily access functions in the MMI us-
ing an intuitive and standardized operating
process .
that was selected begins playing.
- Switching off manually: Press and hold the
On/Off knob until the MMI switches
MMI that has been switched
does
next t ime the ignition is switched on.
The MMI can still be operated for approxi-
mately ten minutes after switching the ignition
control knob on the MMI control panel within
this time, the MMI automatically switches
not switch on again automat ically the
off. If you do not press any buttons or the
off manually
off. An
off.
(D Tips
The MMI switches off automat ically when
Fig. 2 Operating
the engine is not running and there is a
low batte ry charge.
Adjusting the volume
You can adjust the volume or mute the selected audio source using the On/Off knob.
The volume of an audio source or system message can be adjusted while playing.
• Volume higher/ lower: Turn the On/Off knob
c:> page 4, fig. 1 to the right or left.
®
• Mute/ pause: Press the On/Off knob briefly.
Or: Turn the On/Off knob to the left.
• Unmute/ resume: Press the On/Off knob
Selecting and confirming a function
• @ Selecting a function: Turn the control
knob to the desired function.
• @ Confirming a selection: Press the contro l
knob.
Calling up a function in a corner of the
display
• Press the control button © in the corresponding corner of the display. For example,
the upper right control button corresponds
to the upper right corner of the display.
Opening the main menu
briefly.
right.
Or: Turn the On/Off knob to the
• Press the IM ENU I butto n (J) c:> page 4, fig. 1.
The MMI menus (such as Radio) are dis-
played. ..,.
MMI control panel 7
Calling up a menu directly
• Press the respective button @ toward the
desired menu (such as
I RADIO ! or I MEDIAi) .
Menus and symbols
Return to functions at higher levels
• Press the I BACK I button (i).
Fig. 3 Menus and symbols
Symbol/ Description Explanation
<D
Selected text Selected function
Arrow
@
down or up
®
@
®
®
(i)
®
Signa l strength bar
Mute
Time
Bluetooth* Bluetooth is switched on ¢ page 33
Bluetooth* Bluetooth device connected ¢ page 16 or ¢ page 26
Selection list
Additional functions when scrolling forward/back
The audio source is muted ¢
Set time¢
Cell phone network signal strength for a connected cell phone
¢page26
Settings for the selected function that is called up by pressing
the control knob
page 22
page 6
®
@
Arrow
Submenu with additional funct ions that are called up by pressing the control knob
Title line Selected menu (such as Telephone)
8 Multifunction steering wheel
Multifunction steering
wheel
Operating
Applies to vehicles: with a multi-funct ion steering whee l
You can operate various MMI functions and
the driver information system, change the
volume, and turn the voice recognition sys-
tem on and off with the multifunction steer-
ing wheel.
- Confirming your selection: Press the left
thumbwhee l.
- Quick scrolling through lists: Turn the left
thumbwhee l quickly.
- Displaying/leaving the submenu: Press the
~
button .
The following tabs are available depending on
vehicle equipment:
- First tab: Vehicle information, ass istance
systems
- Second tab
sages, speed warning system
- Third tab: Radio/media
- Fourth tab: Telephone* ~ page 9
1
>: Indicator lights, dr iver mes-
~page 10
Fig. 4 Driver information system
Fig. S Controls on the mu ltifunct ion steer ing whee l
@ Programmable steering wheel button
- Calling up a function :
- Changing a function: Select the I MENU I but-
ton
> Car > Car systems* control button >
Vehicle settings> Steering wheel button
program ..
@ Adjusting the volume
You can adjust the volume of an audio source
or a system message (for example, from the
voice recognition system) when the sound is
playing .
- Volume higher/lower : Turn the right
thumbwheel upward/downward.
Press the ff! button .
Requirement : The ignition and the MMI must
be switched on
~ page 6.
(D Operating the driver information
system
The driver information system contains several tabs @ in which various information @ is
displayed.
- Switching tabs: Press the l<i ~1 button to the
left/right.
- Selecting a function : Turn the left thumb-
wheel to the desired function.
- Mute/pause : Turn the right thumbwheel
downward.
- Unmute/resume : Turn the right thumb-
wheel upward.
wheel.
Or: Turn the right thumbwheel.
Or: Turn the right thumb-
© Switching the voice recognition system
on/off
- Switching on:
the multifunction steering wheel. Say the
desi red command after the
- Switching off:
Or: Say the command Cancel. ..,.
Briefly press the l0ol button on
Beep.
Press and hold the~ button.
l ) The second tab is only visible if at least one indicato r
light or message is shown or if that system is switch-
ed on.
Multifunction steering wheel 9
For mo re informat ion about the voice recogni -
tion system, refer to r::!>
page 12.
The button ® does not have a function
assigned to it.
Calling
Overview
Applies to vehicles: with a multifunction steering wheel
and telephone
- The telep hone and call options depend
on the cell phone se rvice provide r and
t he cell phone. You can obtain more information from your cell phone serv ice
provider .
Incoming call
Applies to vehicles: with a multifunction steering whee l
and telephone
Caller information : The Name, Phone number
or Unknown appears in the driver informat ion
system display depending on whet her t he
caller has been stored in the directory and if
the pho ne number has been transmi tt ed.
Fig. 6 Directory
Requirements : A cell phone must be connected to the MMI
tab must be displayed ¢
~
Select: §l button.
r:!> page 26 and t he telepho ne
page 8.
- Calling a conta ct from the directory : Select
Directory. Sele ct and confirm a contac t .
- Calling a conta ct from the recent calls list :
Select Recent calls . Sele ct and confirm a
- Answering a call: Press the left thumbwhee l
when t here is an incoming call.
- Rejecting a call: Select and confirm Reject
when the re is an incom ing call.
- Ending a phone call: Select and confirm End
call.
During a phone call
Applies to vehicles : with a mu ltifunction steering wheel
and telephone
Requirement: The 3-way calling function
must be switched on for some of the options
listed¢
page 33 and there must be a call in
progress.
conta ct .
Directory contacts : The driver informat ion
system only displays directory contacts that
have a phone number saved.
If seve ral phone
numbers are stored in a contact, the list with
sto red num bers is disp layed first when t he en try is selected . For mo re information about
the disp layed symbo ls, refer to r::!>
page 31.
Recent calls : The recen t calls list contains all
incom ing, outgoing and missed calls
r::!> page 28, fig . 24.
(D Tips
- The t ele phone functions can only be controlle d on the m ultifunc tion stee ring
whee l if the telep hone equipment was
insta lled
at the factory.
- Making an additional call : Select Hold >
~
button > Directory or Recent calls > Entry in
the list.
- Answering a call while in a call and there is
another call on hold :
place .
The active call is replaced by the in-
Select and conf irm Re-
coming call.
Additional funct ions include:
Mute: If you se lect and confirm this func tion,
t he other caller canno t hear you. You can hear
the other caller.
Holding/resuming a call: You can put a cur-
rent call on hold and resume a call.
Call waiting: You can alte rnate between two
phone calls at the same time. One of t he calls
will be on hold . You can end a current call with
End call. A call tha t was placed on hold stays .,..
10 Multifunction steering wheel
on hold and can be taken off hold with Re-
sume.
Conference :
A call on hold and up to five ac-
tive part ies (depend ing on the network) can
be added to a conference ca ll. To make an additiona l call, put all participants in the current
conference call on hold using
Hold. If you
press the ~ button, you can make an additional calls from the directory or the call list .
All parties are taken
off hold with Resume .
(D Tips
The Call waiting function must be activat-
ed in your cell phone and in the MMI to be
alerted to an incoming call during an active call. The call options depend on the
cell phone and serv ice provider. You can
obtain more information from your cell
phone service provider.
- Selecting a station from the preset s list :
Select and confirm Presets and then a radio
stat ion .
- Accessing media from the source overview:
Select and confirm an audio source .
Applies to vehicles: with a multi-function steering wheel
Requirement : A med ia drive must contain au-
dio files
must be displayed
~
Playing an audio file : Select and confirm a
~ page 15 and the radio/media tab
~page 8.
file.
~
Pausing/continuing playback : Press the
right thumbwheel. Press the right thumb-
wheel again to resume playback.
~
Restarting playback of an audio file: Select
the track that is currently playing, if neces-
sary. Press the left thumbwheel.
~
Switching to the next higher level in the
Listening to the radio
Applies to vehicles: with a mult i-function steering wheel
Fig. 7 Radio menu
Requirement: The radio/media tab must be
folder structure:
Select and confirm Go up.
The following functions are also available with
the~ button:
- Selecting a source : Select and confirm a
source such as Audi music interface*.
- Calling up a radio station from the source
list :
Select and confirm a band and then a
station from the station list .
(D Tips
The media drives do not play files protect ed by ORM and are identified with the sym -
bol~.
displayed
~
Selecting a station from the station list:
~pag e 8.
Select and confirm a rad io stat ion.
~
Updating the station list
firm
Update station list .
1
>: Select and con-
The follow ing funct ions are available with the
~
button:
- Selecting frequency band : Select and con-
firm a band.
l ) Applies to the AM band.
Voice recognition system 11
• Telefon
• Navigation
• Adressbuch
• Radio
• Media
• Hllfe
• Hilfe Sprachd,alogsystem
• Hllfe Telefon
• Hllfe Navigation
• Hilfe Karte
• Hllfe Radio
• Hilfe Media
TE(;EFON
Nummer elngeben
Nummer wahlen
Nummer loschen
Anrufen be1 ()(YJ
• gesch3ftltch
I Korrelctur
I prlvat I Festnetz I Mobil
NAV.IC~TION
• Navlglere zu (XV)
• Gesch3ftsadresse
• Zlelfiihrung starten
• Letzte Ztele
, Favorlten
• He,matadresse
• Adresse e,ngeben
• Land elngeben
• Ort elngeben
• Streckenllste
• Oynamlsche Stauumfahrung eln
• Schnelle Route
• Route sperren
• Alternatlvrouten berechnen
I Privatadresse
I abbrechen
I Eco Route I kurze Route
I Route sperren fur (XY) km/m
I aus
• Anrufen be, ()(V)
• Nummer elngeben
• Wahlw1ederholun9
• Navi91ere zu
• Adresse elngeben
• Z1elfilhrun9 abbrechen
• Karte
• Zelle
• Nachste I vorhenge Se,te
• Abbruch
• Anrufliste
• Wahlwiederholung
• Mailbox anrufen
• Sonderziel elngeben
• Nachster Flughafen
• Nachster Audi Serv,ce
• Nachster Bahnhof
• N3chstes Krankenhaus
• N3chstes Hotel
• N3chstes Restaurant
• N~chste Tankstelle
• N3chste RastsUtte
• Nachste Parkmogllchkelt
1-6
(XV)
Kt>JR'TE
• Karte
• Tagkarte
• 2O·Fahrt karte
• Automatischer Zoom eln
I Nachtlc.lrte I Kartenzusatz em oder aus
I 2O-Nordkarte I 3D·Fahrtkarte I Zielkarte I Obersichtskarte
RADIO
• FM I AM I DAB
• Sender (XY)
• Ensemble (XV)
• Frequenz
• Senderliste I Spe,cherliste
• Verkehrsfunk eln
Fig. 8 Comm and overview
(XV)
I aus
I aus
MEDIA
. co
• SO-Karte 1 I SD·Karte 2
• Audi music interface
• Bluetooth
• Tltel) Interpret I Album I Wiedergabeltsten I
HllrbOcher I Video I Podcasts I Genre I Kompomsten
• Ordner aufwarts
y
12 Voice recognition sys tem
Voice recognition
system
Operating
Applies to vehicles: with voice recognition system
You can operate many Infotainment functions comfortably using voice operation .
For the system to understand you:
Speak clearly and distinc tly at a norma l volume. Speak louder when driving faster.
Pronounce the commands evenly and do not
leave long pauses.
Do not speak a command when the voice recognition system is making an announcement.
Close the doors, the windows and the sunroof* to reduce ambient noise. Make sure that
passengers are not speaking when you are giving a voice command .
Do not direct the air vents toward the handsfree microphone near the front interior lights
Fig. 9 Talk butto n and right thumbw heel
Requirement : The ignition and the MMI must
be switched on
phone call in progress and the parking system
must not be active.
.. Switching on: Press t he 5J button ¢ fig. 9
on the multifunction steering wheel* briefly
and say the desired command after the
Beep .
.. Switching off :
Or: Press one of the buttons to open a menu
on the MMI control panel @
c:> page 6, there must be no
Press and hold the 51 button.
c:> page 4,
on the headliner .
Only use the system from the driver's position
since the hands-free microphone is oriented
toward that position .
Addit ional setting s
Additional settings such as Individual speech
training
or the voice recognition volume can be ad-
justed in the main menu using the
trol button
to your voice, the Command display
Setup con-
<=> page 23 .
A WARNING
=
- Direct your full attention to driving . As
-
fig. 1.
.. Cancel: Press the 51 button and say a new
command.
Input assistance
The system gives visual and audio confirmation of your input.
- Visual input assistance: After turning on
speech input, a display with a selection of
possible commands appears in the MMI dis-
play. The command display can be tuned on
or off in the main menu using the
Or: Say the command Cancel.
Setup
MMI contro l button.
- Audio input assistance: To have the possible
commands read, turn the voice recognit ion
system on and say
Help.
the driver, you have complete responsi-
bility for safety in traffic. Only use the
function s in such a way that you always
maintain complete control over your ve-
hicle in all traffic situations .
- Do not use voice recognition system in
emergencies because your voice may
change in stressful situations. It may
take longer to dial the number or the
system may not be able to dial it at all.
Dial the emergency number manually.
(I} Tips
- The dialog stops when there is an incoming phone call and will continue if you ignore the call. The dialog is canceled if
you answer the call. ..,.
Voice reco g niti o n sy stem 13
- You can se lect an item in the list using
either the voice recognition system or
with the control knob .
Information about the
the command
overviews
Applies to vehicles: wit h voice recognition system
The follow ing overviews des cribe the com-
mands that can be used to operate the MMI
using the voice recogn it ion system.
Global commands
Applies to vehicles: with voice recognition system
Alternative commands are sepa rated using a
"I", for examp le say: Telephone I (or) Directo-
I (or) Radio.
ry
Action commands that belong together are
identified with a">", for example say:
(XV)
The majority shown are main commands. This
system also recognizes synonyms in certain
cases. For example, fo r
also say
office.
(then) > Line (XV) .
Call business you can
Call office numbe r, Call work or Call
Station
You can always use the globa l commands, regardless of the menu selected .
Function Say:
Calling up a menu Telephone I Directory I Radio I Media
Say the commands that are poss i-
ble Radio I Help Med ia
Telephone functions Call (XV), for examp le Call "John Smith" I Enter number I
Selecti ng an entry from a list
Scroll through a list
Switching the voice recogn ition Cancel
system off
Help I Help speech dialog system I Help Telephone I Help
Redial I Directory
Line (XV)
Next page I Previous page
Telephone
Applies to vehicles: wit h voice recognition system and telephone
Requirement : A cell phone mus t be connec t ed
to the MMI
menu must be called up ¢ page 28.
Function Say:
Call a contact from t he direc tory Call (XV), for example Call "John Smith"
Select a spec ific contact number Call (XV) business I Private I Land line I Cell,
Selecting a phone number wit h an
address card open
Display recent calls Recent calls
Call the last number dia led
¢ page 26 and the Telephone
for example Call John Smith privat e
Call I Call business I Call private I Call land line I Call cell
phone
Redialing
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