2023 Audi A7 Owners Manual - Touch displays

Touch displays

Accessing options For some items, you can access additional opGeneral touch display tions that are not directly visible operation
» Press and hold an item until the associated options are displayed

Applies to: touch displays The touch display is controlled through the touchscreen. Operation is very similar to operat- Applies to: touch displays ing a smartphone. All touch displays in the vehicle can be operated with the gestures described in the following information.

Certain gestures may not be available on all touch displays or in every menu.

Fig. 6 Touch display: pressing

Fig. 7 Touch display: pressing and holding

Fig. 8 Touch display: pressing and pulling

Applies to: touch displays Moving an item You can position some items at any location on the screen.
» Press and hold an item, and then use your finger to pull it to the desired location.

Applies to: touch displays

Selecting a function or button
» Press the desired function or button.

Applies to: displays

Fig. 9 Touch display: pinching fingers together and pulling them apart

Zooming in and out on an item
» To increase the size of an item, touch it with two fingers and pull your fingers apart.
» To decrease the size of an item, touch it with two fingers and pull your fingers together.

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Rotating Applies to: touch displays

Fig. 10 Touch display: rotating

Rotating the view or perspective
» Rotate the item using two fingers.

Applies to: touch displays

Fig. 11 Touch display: dragging with one finger, @) dragging with two fingers

Scrolling or browsing through menus/lists
» To scroll through menus and lists, swipe upward or downward with one finger.
» To browse through menus and lists, swipe to the right or left with one finger.

Tilting 3D displays
» Drag upward or downward with two fingers.

Dragging away from/toward the edge of the screen

Applies to: touch displays

Fig. 12 Touch display: dragging away from the edge of the screen

Opening hidden menus The =) symbol indicates that there is a hidden menu.
» Use your finger to drag inward from the upper

or lower edge of the screen, or
» Press the =] button.

Closing hidden menus
» Press within the menu and drag it toward the upper or lower edge of the screen.

Information about menu paths This guide shows you at a glance the paths for opening a desired menu and its settings and functions.

Example of a path
» Applies to: MMI: Select on the home screen: SETTINGS > General > Date & time.

Following the path
» First, determine in which display the path should be entered. In this example, it is the MMI display.

» Applies to MMI: To open the home screen, press a.

» If the SETTINGS button is not displayed, use your finger to swipe to the left or right until it appears.

» Press the SETTINGS button. >

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» If the General button is not displayed, swipe toward the left or right with one finger until it appears.

» Press the General button.
» If the Date & time button is not displayed,

swipe upward or downward with one finger untilit appears.

» Press the Date & time button.

Ifa menu or symbol is in parentheses in the path, for example, (General) or (}), then it is an optional menu item that does not need to be used in every system.

» Applies to MMI: Select on the home screen: SETTINGS > Display & brightness > MMI.

Possible settings: ~ Brightness ~ Touchscreen feedback

Multi Media Interface Traffic safety information

Audi recommends only using certain Infotainment system functions while the vehicle is stationary, such as entering a destination or pairing a mobile device. Always be prepared to stop operating the Infotainment system in the interest of your safety and the safety of other road users.

= Only use the Infotainment system when road, traffic, weather, and visibility conditions permit and always in a way that allows you to maintain complete control over your vehicle.

— This also applies to operating your mobile device via the MMI. Do not allow the visual or audio signals from a mobile device to distract you from traffic, because this increases the risk of an accident.

Certain functions are not available while driving.

Switching on or off Switching the MMI on or off
» To switch the MMI off, press and hold the On/Off knob * page 31, fig. 19 until the upper display and all Infotainment system functions are switched off.

» To switch the MMI on, press the On/Off knob. Restarting the MMI
» Press and hold the On/Off knob for at least 10 seconds.

Switching displays on or off > To switch the upper display off, press [oJ on the

lower display.
» To switch the upper display on, touch the upper display or press [oJ on the lower display.

» To switch both displays on or off, press and hold [@] on the lower display.

Introduction

You can display and operate Infotainment system and vehicle functions using both of the Multi Media Interface (MMI) touch displays. Configuration wizard After starting for the first time, the configuration wizard helps you to set up the vehicle, for example to set the desired system language and connect a telephone.
» Follow the instructions in the display.
» Applies to: MMI: To access the configuration

wizard at a later time, select on the home screen: HELP > Configuration wizard.

Tool tips You can have tool tips displayed if necessary. They introduce various MMI functions to you.
» Applies to: MMI: To open the tool tips, select on

the home screen: HELP > Tool tips > Basi formation or Expert information.

» Follow the instructions in the display.

Menus and symbols

13 MMI: upper/lower display

Description of common symbols

You can operate the default functions using the Go back one level symbols that follow. The symbols may be found Close the menu in any menu, depending on the context.

The following pages primarily show Illustrations of the upper display with the largest possible screen size. The display or location of the items shown may vary depending on the vehicle equipment.

Overview screen

The overview screen is the first menu page in the MMI. Information about certain vehicle functions such as media, time, and phone is displayed in tiles. The available information tiles can be rearranged on the overview screen or replaced with others. Depending on the system context, you may be able to operate certain functions directly, such as muting the sound. Switching between the overview screen and the home screen
» Press repeatedly until the desired view appears. Configuring the overview screen
» Press and hold an information tile on the overview screen.

» To change the position of an information tile, press and hold it and then slide it to the desired position.

» To replace an information tile, press 4 and select the desired information tile.

» Press Done to complete the configuration.

Quick access

With quick access, you can return to the home screen and quickly switch between four menus that can be configured according to your preferences. Returning to the home screen or opening a menu quickly
» Press ( or one of the four buttons.

Configuring quick access
» Press and hold a button on the home screen display area or in the quick access bar.

» To move a button to the quick access bar, pull it from the display area to the quick access bar.

» To adjust the placement of the buttons in the quick access bar, pull them to the desired position in the bar.

» Press Done to complete the configuration.

The position of cannot be adjusted.

Display area You can freely change the location of the buttons on the home screen display area. Configuring the display area
» Press and hold a button on the home screen display area.

» To adjust the placement of the buttons, pull them to the desired locations.

» Press Done to complete the configuration. Switching between menu pages Ifa menu contains multiple menu pages, EM is displayed in the display area. The white bar shows the location of the current menu page.
» To switch between menu pages, swipe your finger to the right or left.

Favorites

By creating favorites, you can have quick access to various items, such as radio stations, frequently-used contacts, or vehicle settings. In the >

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FAVORITES menu, the stored favorites are sorted by topic into information tiles. Adding a favorite A Yy button indicates if you can add a favorite, such as a selected radio station. Depending on the context, you may also be able to add items without the y¥ button to the favorites, such as entries ina list.
» Press YY, or > Press and hold an item in a list. > Press Store as favorite. The selected item will

be added as a favorite. Using favorites > Applies to: MMI: Select on the home screen: FAVORITES. The stored favorites will be displayed.

> To access a stored favorite, press that favorite. Stored favorites can only be deleted or configured in the corresponding menu (such as RADIO). Arranging information tiles > Applies to: MMI: Select on the home screen: FAVORITES.

> Press and hold the desired information tile.
» Pull the information tile into the desired position.
» Press Done to confirm the configuration.

Fig. 14 Upper display: common symbols in the status bar

1 The symbols in the status bar show you information at a glance, such as if a mobile device is connected or if there is a data connection. The most common symbols are listed in the table.

2 There is a data connection. The bar indicates the signal strength of the data connection. Data is being transmitted now.

3 There is a data connection. The bar indicates the signal strength of the data con| nection. No data is being transmitted now.

4 A mobile device is connected. The bar indicates the signal strength of the cell phone connection.

5 There is no data connection.

6 An error occurred with the mobile device connection to the MMI.

7 Auser is selected. If a question mark appears in the symbol 4, the guest user is active.

8 A Bluetooth device is connected. Bluetooth is switched on, but no Bluetooth device is connected.

9 Audio playback was interrupted.

10 The audio source is muted.

11 Privacy settings are enabled. The additional symbol indicates which privacy settings are currently activated page 304.

12 The Integrated Toll Module is switched on. The numbers 1 - 3+ indicate how many passengers are selected in the MMI.

Notification center

Fig. 15 Upper display: notification center

Notifications can be displayed in the upper display. After a specified time, they will be hidden and a corresponding symbol will appear in the status bar ) page 21, fig. 13. In the notification center, you can view these notifications @) fig. 15 and apply quick settings @).

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Using the notification center
» To open the notification center, pull the status

bar downward, or > Press the =] button on the status bar.
» To apply quick settings, press the respective symbol @.

> To obtain additional information about a notification, press it.

> To delete a notification, pull it toward the right edge of the screen.
» If there are more than four notifications in the notification center, the older notifications will be hidden. To display the older notifications, drag your finger upward on the screen.

Setting which content is displayed You can set whether some notifications should be displayed.
» To set the displayed content, press , or > Applies to MMI: Select on the home screen: SETTINGS > Notifications.
» Select and confirm which notifications should be displayed.

Applying quick settings Depending on vehicle equipment, the following quick settings may be available in area @):

Depending on the vehicle equipment, you can operate various functions in the function bar.

By creating shortcuts, you have quick access to various items, such as radio stations, frequently used contacts, or vehicle settings.

Adding shortcuts A+++ button in the upper display indicates, for example, if a selected radio station can be added to the shortcuts. Depending on the context, you may also be able to add items from a list to the shortcuts.
» Press ++ or press and hold an item in a list. > Press Save as a shortcut. The selected item will

be added to the shortcuts on the lower display and displayed asa tile. A favorite is also stored page 22.

Using shortcuts
» Press the 0000 @) page 21, fig. 13 button in

the function bar on the lower screen. The saved shortcuts will be displayed or hidden.

» To access the stored function, press the respective tile.

Moving or deleting shortcuts
» Press and hold a shortcut on the lower display. >

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» To adjust the order of the shortcuts, drag a shortcut to the desired location.

Text input 

> To delete a shortcut, press . If the shortcut is deleted, the favorite will also be deleted.

Fig. 16 Upper/lower display: text input

In the input fields of various menus, you can enter letters, numbers and characters, for example to find an address in navigation. On the lower section of the screen, you can enter the text with handwriting or using the on-screen keyboard. The current text input is displayed on the upper section of the screen (@). Depending on the context, word suggestions may be given based on the characters that have been entered @and a results list may be shown @).

Opening text input
» Tap inside the input field @. Switching input languages Requirement: multiple input languages must be defined in the MMI > page 26.
» To switch between the defined input languages, press the button @).

Switching the input methods
» To switch between handwriting input or the onscreen keyboard, press the button

D Incertain countries.

Entering text > Applies to: handwriting input: To enter text, simply write in the input area using one finger . You can write the separate characters next to each other or one on top of the other without having to move your finger over after writing a character. When you end the entry, the writing is interpreted by the system.

> Applies to: the on-screen keyboard: To enter text, press the buttons on the keyboard. Depending on the usage context, you may also be able to swipe over the letters 1).

> Applies to: the on-screen keyboard with an input language that uses accented characters: To enter accented characters (such as 4, ¢, fi, 6), press and hold a character that has accented versions available and select the desired accented character.

> Applies to: handwriting input: To enter a space, drag a line from left to right in the input section .

» To select a location in the text input, press on the desired location in the input field. You can control the location more accurately using the slider in the display .

» To delete individual characters, press 1@), or >

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> Applies to: handwriting input: Drag a line from right to left in the input section .

> To delete multiple characters, press and hold ae.

» To delete all characters at a specific location, press and hold 1 @ and drag up to the desired location ?. When released, the highlighted characters are deleted.

Accepting suggested words or selecting entries from the results list
» To accept a suggested word @) or select an entry from the results list @, press on it. > To display more content in the results list, drag your finger upward or downward on the screen.

Setting the input language or keyboard layout
» Applies to MMI: Select on the home screen: SETTINGS > Language & keyboard > Keyboard.

» To define additional input languages, press the @ button.

» To change the keyboard layout for an input language, press >. For example, you can select between QWERTZ and QWERTY.

») Incertain countries.