Navigation
Opening navigation
Applies to: vehicles with navigation system
Fig. 147 Route guidance not started
The navigation system directs you to your destination, around traffic incidents, and on alternative routes, if desired.
Opening navigation » Applies to: MMI: Press NAVIGATION on the
home screen.
After accessing the navigation for the first time, the map is displayed. Opening navigation using the multifunction steering wheel » Select the Navigation tab in the instrument
cluster. » To display navigation when route guidance has
started, select in the instrument cluster: the button > Map.
The following functions are available in the MMI: ® Select destination © page 195, fig. 148. @® Intelligent search > page 194. @ Switch between the map and the menu:
press /\ repeatedly until the desired function is displayed.
You can find additional information about the map update at page 198, Map operation.
~The demands of traffic require your full attention. Always read the chapter page 20, Traffic safety information.
~The route calculated by the navigation system isa driving recommendation. Follow the traffic regulations that are applicable in
the country where you are operating the vehicle. In the event that the driving directions contradict traffic regulations, always follow the traffic regulations applicable in the country where you are operating the vehicle to reduce the risk of an accident.
Read the information about Audi connect, and be sure to note the connectivity costs section => in General information on page 185.
— Snow and objects on the GPS antenna or trees and large buildings can impair satellite reception and affect the system's ability to determine the vehicle position. Several deactivated or malfunctioning satellites can interrupt GPS reception.
— Because street names sometimes change, the names stored in the MMI may in rare cases differ from the actual street name.
— Applies to: multifunction steering wheel: Depending on the selected function, operation through the MMI may be required.
— Applies to: vehicles with Audi connect Infotainment: Depending on the country and vehicle equipment, additional services may be available.
— An additional indicator will appear in the head-up display’.
myAudi navigation Applies to: vehicles with myAudi navigation MMI navigation works seamlessly with the myAudi app. Your destinations (favorites, last destinations) are synchronized through your myAudi account. All important destinations can be displayed in the vehicle and in the myAudi app. To load destinations in the vehicle automatically, Audi recommends logging into the vehicle with a myAudi user page 37. >
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myAudi navigation functions: ~ You can send destinations and routes from the myAudi app to the vehicle ® page 196.
~ Active route guidance in the myAudi app can be continued in the MMI.
Depending on the situation, it may be possible to continue active route guidance from the MMI in the myAudi app to continue navigating to the destination after leaving the vehicle.
—Allservices/apps can be modified, activated/deactivated, renamed, and enhanced without further notification.
— Depending on the country and model there may be an app other than the “myAudi app” available for your vehicle. For additional information, see my.audi.com.
Entering a destination
destinations
‘Applies to: vehicles with navigation system Using the intelligent search, you can enter the data for a navigation destination in any order all at once (for example, Sth Avenue New York). Likewise, you can search for points of interest, contacts, previous destinations, or favorites in order to navigate to the desired destination. Opening a menu > Applies to: MMI: Select on the home screen: NAVIGATION > 2.
Intelligent search » Enter one or more search terms into the input
field © page 24, Text input. » Press on the desired destination in the results
list. The Details menu will be displayed. » Press Start. Route guidance will be activated and the map will be displayed > page 197, fig. 150.
1) Audi provides access to services from third party providers. Permanent availability cannot be guaranteed, because that depends on the third party provider.
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Online Points of Interest
» Searching for points of interest: enter the name of a POI.
» Select: a symbol for a PO! category (such as ED > oo), or
> To display all categories and search for a POI, select: J > a category (such as restaurants) > PO.
Change search area Requirement: route guidance must be active.
> Applies to: MMI: Select on the home screen: NAVIGATION > 2.
> To change the search area, press (4) / “9 / Pirepeatedly until the desired search area is selected.
Online search!) Applies to: vehicles with navigation system and online search You can use the results from a search engine provider to find a navigation destination. Requirement: the MMI must be connected to the Internet © page 185, Audi connect. > Applies to: MMI: Select on the home screen: NAVIGATION > 2 >G.
> Enter one or more search terms into the input field.
> The search engine provider shows suggestions to narrow down the search.
> Press on suggestions, if available, until the desired destination appears in the results list. If necessary, use one finger to swipe upward or downward until the suggestions © or destinations 9 appear.
» Press on the desired destination 9. The Details menu will be displayed.
> Press Start.
~The MMI input suggestions depend on the last navigated destinations.
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~The navigation system always searches for the fastest route. You can have alternative routes displayed if necessary >page 200.
~ If the destination cannot be found, it may not be stored in the navigation database. Check the spelling of the term that was searched or check the search area page 194.
— Distances to points of interest are displayed as a straight-line distance from your current location. The actual distance from your current location to the point of interest is updated automatically. The list of points of interest that were found is not resorted when this happens.
Select destination Applies to: vehicles with navigation
Select destination
Fig. 148 Menu: select destination
Opening a menu > Applies to: MMI: Press NAVIGATION on the home screen.
» If the map is displayed, press 88 @) > page 193, fig. 147.
The following functions are available: @ Last destinations . 195 @ Favorites 195 @ Contacts . 195 @ Received destinations and routes . 196
Loading previous destinations Applies to: vehicles with navigation Your last destinations and routes can be loaded as a navigation destination. As soon as you start route guidance, the destination is automatically saved in the last destina-
tions. Your previous destinations are marked with the © symbol. Ifyou use myAudi navigation, your previous destinations will be synchronized with your myAudi account © page 193. Accessing previous destinations » Applies to: MMI: Select on the home screen: NAVIGATION > (82) > Last destinations > select a destination > Start.
» Select in the instrument cluster: Navigation tab > button > Last destinations > a destination.
Deleting previous destinations » Applies to: MMI: Select on the home screen: NAVIGATION > (88) > Last destinations > A > select one or more entries or Select all > Delete > (Done)
(0) Tips The last route will be automatically deleted from the list if you start a new route guidance after canceling the route.
Setting a favorite as the destination Applies to: vehicles with navigation system
In the favorites, you can call up frequently-used destinations as well as your home/business address. Requirement: a favorite must be stored © page 200. » Applies to: MMI: Select on the home screen: NAVIGATION > (22) > Favorites > select a destination.
» Select in the instrument cluster: Navigation tab > © button > Favorites > a destination.
Selecting contacts as destinations Applies to: vehicles with navigation system
You can navigate to contacts. Requirement: a contact must have an address stored.
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» Applies to: MMI: Select on the home screen: NAVIGATION > (£8) > Contacts > a contact.
» Press on the address for a contact. » Press on a suggested address. The Details menu will be displayed.
@ Ts — If a contact is grayed out, there is no ad-
dress stored for that contact.
— Navigation to geographical coordinates for a contact is not possible.
Loading received destinations and routes Applies to: vehicles with myAudi navigation You can search for destinations or routes in the myAudi app and send to the vehicle. Requirement: the MMI and the mobile device must be connected to the Internet > page 185, Audi connect. You must have the myAudi app installed on your mobile device. » Send a destination or route in the myAudi app
to the vehicle. » Applies to: MMI: Select on the home screen: NAVIGATION > (88) > Received destinations and routes.
» Make sure you are logged into the vehicle and the myAudi app with the same myAudi account. The received destination and routes will be loaded automatically.
» Navigating to a destination: press on a destination.
» Deleting destinations: select: 4 > one or more entries or Select all > Delete > (Done).
~All services/apps can be modified, activated/deactivated, renamed, and enhanced without further notification.
Depending on the country and model there may be an app other than the “myAudi app” available for your vehicle. For additional information, see my.audi.com.
Destination details
Applies to: vehicles with navigation system
Fig. 149 Details
After you have selected a destination, the details will be displayed. Route guidance is will not be active yet.
The functions depend on the vehicle equipment and the selected destination. @ Map preview: to zoom in on the map pre-
view, press on the map. @® Route criteria: see > page 204. @® More: additional functions. @ Weather: Requirement: the MMI must be
connected to the Internet > page 185, Audi connect. Also see > page 187.
© Call: Requirement: a mobile device must be connected to the MMI > page 173. You will make a call to the phone number that is stored for the destination.
© Start: starts navigation to the displayed destination. The map will be displayed = page 198.
@ Parking: press Parking to search for a parking space at the destination. You can use the parking space as a destination or stopover. Details: Requirement: the MMI must be connected to the Internet page 185, Audi connect.
© Display of distance/driving time to the destination
Weather at the destination: Requirement: the MMI must be connected to the Internet © page 185, Audi connect.
Navigation
Selecting a destination from the map navigation system
A point on the map can be used as the destination.
Opening the map > Applies to: MMI: Press NAVIGATION on the home screen.
» If necessary, press A\ to display the map.
Adjusting the scale » Select: 9/2 > select a scale. Marking the destination » Press and hold a point on the map until a mark-
ing appears or the address for the selected destination is shown.
Selecting map content (such as POIs) as the destination Requirement: map content must be displayed = page 203. » Press on map content on the map (for example, &.
Selecting the destination » Select: Pa > Start.
Stopovers and route plan Applies to: vehicles with navigation system
You can enter additional destinations during active route guidance. Entering a stopover Requirement: route guidance must be active. » Enter a destination © page 194. Displaying stopovers or the route plan All destinations are listed in the route plan. » Press on 8 in the side menu on the map page 197, fig. 150.
Editing stopovers » Press on fin the side menu on the map page 197, fig. 150.
» Adding a stopover: Select: Add destination > select a destination > Add to route.
> Moving a stopover: press Z. Touch the + symbol and move the entry to the desired position. Press Done.
» Deleting a stopover: Select: 4 > one or more entries or Select all > Delete > (Done).
Stopping route guidance Applies to: vehicles with navigation system
Requirement: route guidance must be active and the map must be displayed. » Applies to: MMI: Press BK > page 197, fig. 150. » Select in the instrument cluster: Navigation tab
> | button > Cancel route guidance.
Map Map functions
Applies to: vehicles with navigation system
Fig. 150 Active route guidance
Fig. 151 Marked map object
Opening the map > Applies to: MMI: Press NAVIGATION on the home screen.
> If necessary, press A to display the map.
The following list gives an overview of the information displayed on the map. Press on any function (for example, alternative routes) to show additional options. @ Select destination > page 195
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Entering a destination ® page 194 Cancel route guidance + page 197 Current route
Request spoken prompt Alternative routes © page 200
Display active destinations, stopovers, or route plan © page 197. The distance to the destination including the calculated arrival time is displayed Online traffic information * page 202 Altitude
Displays the maximum permitted speed"): within city limits, on expressways, and on highways
Current vehicle position Route information > page 204 Name of the street on which you are driving
Start route guidance for a marked destination ® page 197, Selecting a destination from the map Display details for the destination = page 196 Intelligent search nearby *page 194 Adjust the map orientation. See also © page 203 Settings * page 203
Adjust the scale. Press the magnifying glass to switch automatic zoom © page 203 on the map on or off. The © symbol appears when this function is switched on
® Marked destination > page 197, Selecting a destination from the map
© Map contents (points of interest, favorites). When there are multiple map contents in the immediate vicinity, the symbols are shown stacked on the map. To display a list of individual symbols, press #2 > fig. 157. Press on a POlin the list
@ Center the map to the current vehicle position
®@ Traffic incidents and display of estimated losses of time on the route
1 Applies to vehicles without camera-based traffic sign reccognition.
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~ Green: traffic is flowing freely. — Orange: stop-and-go traffic — Red: traffic jam or traffic obstructions.
Additional possible symbols on the map
Home address © page 200, Favor ites
Business address ® page 200, Favorites
Favorites page 200
Previous destinations display Traffic information
~ Colored warning symbols: traffic incidents ahead that are on your route.
~ Grayed out warning symbols: traffic incidents that are not on your route.
~All traffic incidents will display in color when route guidance is inactive.
Warning symbols with arrow: traffic incident that you have been routed around, for example >.
Applies to: vehicles with navigation system
You can operate the map * page 197, fig. 150 with the movements described in the following information.
Moving the map » Drag your finger across the map in the desired direction.
Moving the map quickly » Swipe your finger across the map in the desired direction and lift your finger off the map.
Zooming in on the map » Place two fingers on the map and pull your fingers apart, or
» Double-tap on the map with one finger.
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Zooming out on the map » Place two fingers on the map and pull your fin-
gers together, or » Double-tap on the map with two fingers. Rotating the map > Rotate the map using two fingers. Tilting the map > Drag upward or downward with two fingers.
@ Tips Certain gestures may not be available on all touch displays or in every menu.
Navigation view with route guidance started Applies to: vehicles with navigation system and Audi cockpit
Fig. 152 Instrument cluster: default view: turning maneuver when route guidance has started
Requirement: route guidance must be on = page 194, The following information will be displayed in the driver information system, if available: ® Current vehicle position @ Abar graph appears when there is an upcom-
ing turn. The fewer the bars that are shown, the shorter the distance is until the turn. If there is no upcoming turn immediately ahead, the distance to the destination or stopover, the calculated arrival time, and a direction arrow for the upcoming maneuver will be displayed in the right speedometer. If there is no upcoming maneuver, the distance to the next maneuver will be displayed.
© Lane recommendation
Predictive route guidance Applies to: vehicles with navigation system and predictive route guidance Your MMI can learn the routes that you drive frequently (such as your daily commute to work and back) and suggest route guidance based on the current vehicle position. When the function is switched on, the MMI records the routes driven regardless of whether or not you are using navigation. Without starting route guidance, your MMI can check the traffic conditions and shows possible traffic incidents for the possible routes to be driven. Opening personal routes Requirement: predictive route guidance is switched on page 204. Route guidance must not be active. A notification is displayed. » The MMI displays up to three suggestions.
Press on a suggestion. Route guidance will start.
Better routes If there are major traffic incidents, the MMI will display a notification regardless of the selected menu. If the MMI has calculated a better route, you can select it as the route. > Press on the notification. As soon as you switch off predictive route guidance, your personal routes will no longer be recorded. Routes that were already stored will remain stored.
Deleting personal routes > Applies to: MMI: Select on the home screen: NAVIGATION > © > Predictive route guidance > Delete recordings from the last 24 hours or Delete all personal routes and destinations.
(@) Tips If the predictive route guidance is switched off and you press P@, the predictive route guidance settings will be displayed > page 204.
Alternative routes
Applies to: vehicles with navigation system
Fig. 153 Alternative routes in the overview map
Opening alternative routes Requirement: route guidance must be started © page 194 and the map must be displayed page 198.
» Press on #7 in the side menu on the map © page 197, fig. 150.
@ Current route The distance to the destination and the calculated arrival time will be displayed for the current route.
@ Alternative route The difference in travel time compared to the selected route will be displayed. Displaying alternative routes in the foreground > Press © in the corresponding information window, or
» Press and hold the information window for the corresponding alternative route (for example, @°fig. 153).
Select route » Press on the information window for the corresponding route (for example @).
Additional functions Favorites
Applies to: vehicles with navigation system
In the favorites, you can call up frequently-used destinations as well as your home/business address.
Accessing favorites » Applies to: MMI: Select on the home screen: NAVIGATION > (65) > Favorites.
If you use myAudi navigation, your favorites will be synchronized with your myAudi account = page 193. Storing favorites > Press Y¥ in the Details menu > page 196,
fig. 149. Storing a home address or business address > Press Home address or Business address. When accessed for the first time, you will be prompted to set the address.
» Select: Create now > enter a destination > OK.
Editing a home address or business address Requirement: the favorites list must be displayed. Your home address or business address must be stored. » Press Home address or Business address until
the Options menu is displayed. » Select: Change address > enter a destination >
(Set as destination) or (Add to address) > OK.
Editing favorites Requirement: the favorites list must be displayed. > Setting a favorite as a destination: press on a favorite.
» Deleting favorites: in the Details menu, press page 196, fig. 149, or select: 4 > one or
more entries or Select all > Delete > (Done). > Moving a favorite: press Z. Touch the $ sym-
bol and move the entry to the desired position. Press Done.
— After deleting the home address or business address, only the address is deleted and the entry will still be displayed in the favorites.
—Please note when moving favorites that items 1 and 2 are reserved for the home address and business address.
Navigation
treet parking Applies to: vehicles with navigation system and on-street parking In supported areas, you can display parking along the route.
Requirement: the Parking notification must be switched on © page 23, Notification center. The MMI must be connected to the Internet page 185, Audi connect. Route guidance must be active, you must be close to your destination, and a notification must be displayed or an item on the map must be marked. > Press on the notification, or > Press fon the map. > To navigate to a parking: space, press on a colored marking on the map.
» Select: PA > Start.
Depending on availability, colored markings on the map indicate the probability of open parking spaces.
Green _|High probability Orange | Medium probability
Red _|Low probability Satellite map Applies to: vehicles with navigation system and satellite map You can display the navigation map with satellite images. Requirement: the MMI must be connected to the Internet > page 185, Audi connect. » Applies to: MMI: Select on the home screen: NAVIGATION > © > Map settings > Satellite map”.
The map view is based on data packets received from the Internet in the form of satellite images, which are then combined with the roadways from the > page 197, fig. 150 standard map view.
1) Audi provides access to services from third party providers. Permanent availability cannot be guaranteed, because that depends on the third party provider.
~The satellite map” is updated regularly whenever the function is opened. The process may take several seconds.
— Depending on the Internet connection, the standard map may also be displayed when the satellite map is switched on ?.
Map update
Applies to: vehicles with navigation system You can update the map data in the MMI with a map update. The functions depend on the country and vehicle equipment. — Map update through online map update
© page 201. ~ Import a map update from the USB connection
to your MMI > page 202.
Online map update Applies to: vehicles with online map update Using the online map update, you can update the map content for your navigation system in your vehicle. The MMI determines regions based on the vehicle Position. Based on this, update data for these regions are available for your MMI. Starting the update
Requirement: the MMI must be connected to the Internet > page 185, Audi connect.
> Applies to: MMI: To allow automatic map updates, select on the home screen: SETTINGS > System maintenance > Automatic online map update. The MMI starts the map update automatically in the background when new map material is available.
You can check the status of the download process and the installation in the notification center page 23.
Navigation
© Note Read the information about Audi connect, and be sure to note the connectivity costs section => in General information on page 185.
@) Tips
Because of the high volume of data, Audi recommends performing the map update using the USB connection * page 202.
Map update using the USB connection Applies to: vehicle with map updates using the USB connection With the map update, you can update the map material in your navigation system. Requirement: you must have created a myAudi account at my.audi.com. Your vehicle must be registered in your myAudi account.
Downloading updates
» Download the map update at my.audi.com and store it on a USB flash drive. For additional information, visit my.audi.com.
Installing updates » Connect the USB flash drive to the USB port with charging function page 214.
» Open the notification in the notification center on page 23 and press on the notification.
» Press Next. The status of the installation is shown in the display.
Traffic incidents Introduction
Applies to: vehicles with navigation system and online traffic information
Fig. 154 Traffic information overview
Open traffic information Requirement: the map must be displayed page 198. > Press on the traffic jam symbol in the side menu on the map © page 197, fig. 150.
Display traffic report details » Press on the traffic report @). > To display the previous or next traffic report, press © or >.
The following information can be displayed: @ Amessage will appear if the MMI calculates a
better route for the current route guidance. The predicted delay takes into account future changes to the traffic situation on the route. Press on an item ina list @ and select the better route. More information can be found under > page 200.
@ Atraffic message is displayed. The distance to the hazardous area is calculated from the current vehicle position.
@® The traffic messages are only shown when route guidance is active. Press ona line to display details about it.
© te — Particularly critical traffic information, such
as warnings about wrong-way drivers, is automatically displayed as a notification.
— Traffic information is not available in some countries.
Applies to: vehicles with navigation system
By receiving traffic information, your MMI calculates a better route if available and the possible time saved compared to the current route.
Traffic rerouting » Start route guidance. The MMI uses a notification or a note in the traf fic information @ © page 202, fig. 154 to indicate a better route. You can decide which route you would like to use
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To select a better route, you have the following option: > Notification: press F. The better route will be used for route guidance, or press on the notification. Press on the information window for the better route (for example @) > page 200, fig. 153).
> Note in the traffic information: press on the list entry @ > page 202, fig. 154. Press on the information window for the better route (for example @ © page 200, fig. 153).
Online traffic information Applies to: vehicles with navigation system and online traffi information
The MMI can receive real-time online traffic information about congestion, accidents, road construction, and other incidents. Requirement: the MMI must be connected to the Internet © page 185, Audi connect. Traffic information must be switched on in the MMI = page 203. Traffic information will be displayed on the standard map page 197, fig. 150. Depending on vehicle equipment, online traffic information may also be displayed on the satellite map > page 201.
— Having the online traffic information function switched on provides the most accurate reports of traffic situations and traffic forecasting. Your vehicle transmits and processes its anonymous, encrypted position information at regular intervals to the traffic data provider. You can switch off data transfer at any time page 296.
~The online traffic information network is not available in all countries, and the coverage is not nationwide.
Settings Applies to: vehicles with navigation system You can adjust the navigation system settings in the instrument cluster and in the MMI display
separately. The settings depend on the country and vehicle equipment. Accessing settings » Applies to: MMI: Select on the home screen: NAVIGATION > @}.
Accessing settings using the multifunction steering wheel » Select in the instrument cluster: Navigation tab
> button.
Asetting made using the multifunction steering wheel only applies to the instrument cluster map. Map settings Satellite map: see © page 201. Traffic: you can display current traffic information on the map. ~Free flowing traffic ~Traffic obstructions ~ Traffic incidents Map colors ~ Automatic: the map display adapts to the light-
ing conditions (for example, by changing from day to night when driving through a tunnel).
= Day or Night Map orientation ~ 2D heading-up map/2D north-up map: the
current vehicle position is displayed. The map is oriented in the direction of travel or to the north.
— 3D map: the current vehicle position is shown ona three-dimensional map and is aligned to the direction of travel.
~ Overview: the entire route from the vehicle position to the destination or the next stopover is displayed on the map. The map is oriented to the north.
Automatic zoom ~ On: the map scale is adapted automatically de-
pending on the type of road being traveled (expressway, highway, other roads) so that you always have an optimal overview of the road ahead. When route guidance is active, the scale >
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is adjusted automatically for a better detailed view when there are upcoming maneuvers.
— Intersection: when route guidance is active, the scale is adjusted automatically for a better detailed view when there are upcoming maneu-
MMI map contents/Map content: you can switch the display of additional information (such as POIs) on the map in the center display on or off. Voice guidance
Voice guidance: with the Traffic setting, the MMI will only give prompts if there are traffic incidents on your route. Voice guidance during phone call Entertainment fader during navigation: the audio playback volume is temporarily lowered when navigation prompts are active. Route criteria
You can adjust which route criteria should be allowed or avoided for the route calculation.
HOV/carpool lanes Highways Toll roads Ferries
Route information
When this function is switched on and route guidance is active, route information ® page 197, fig. 150 is displayed. The next maneuver will be displayed at the bottom. POIs and traffic information will also be displayed. Press route information to display a preview of the next maneuver on the map. You can switch the following information on or off in route information. ~ Points of interest along the route ~ Traffic information along the route Predictive route guidance The predictive route guidance is switched off when the vehicle is delivered from the factory.
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Your trips are recorded and destinations are suggested by the MMI when this function is switched on page 199. Presentation mode In presentation mode, the system simulates driving on the display along the planned route without the vehicle actually moving. You can use Specify starting point when you would like to calculate a route starting from a location other than the current vehicle position, for example. Simulating route guidance: start route guidance and press presentation mode.
You can change the volume of navigation announcements while one is playing > page 30.
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