Accessing Traffic Information - Audi A8 2018 Owner's Manual

Navigation
specified, if possible. The navigation system cal -
culates an a lternative route.
The ro ute to be avoided that yo u ha ve ente red
applies only to the current route and must be set
again, if needed.
The a reas you ha ve se lected to avoid w ill appear
with red and wh ite shading on the map.
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Tips
If the MMI does not calculate an alte rnative
route, that means there is non e available.
Accessing traffic
information
Auto rerouting (traffic)
Applies to: vehicles with navigation system and Sirius (satel -
lite radi o)
By receiving traffic information from the TMC or
satellite - depend ing on ava ilability - the MMI cal-
culates an optim ized route and the possible t ime
saved for the current route gu idance. You can de-
cide yourse lf wh ich route you would like to use.
Traffic information (TMC)
Applies t o: vehicles with navigat ion syst em and Sirius (satel -
li te radio)
TMC traffic reports can be shown in the Infotain -
ment display using Sirius* (satellite radio).
Fig. 188 Accessing TMC traff ic informa t ion
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Se lect:
IIN FO I
button .
The last active Info menu is shown in the Info-
tainment display. To open th e list with TMC traf -
fic information c:tv fig. 188, press the
I
IN FO I
but -
ton again in the Info menu .
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Reception of traffic information is indicated by
the TMC symbol in the status line:
TMC symbol Meaning
TMC stations are avai lable
Displayed and dynamic navigation is
switched On c:tv page 17 4.
TMC stat ions are not availa-
Is g rayed out ble and dynamic na vigat ion
is sw itched On.
Not disp layed
Auto rerouting is switched
Off .
- Opening a detailed view of traffic information :
select and confirm the traffic information from
the list .
- Opening the next traffic information : select
and confirm Display next report.
- Showing the selected traffic information on
the map : select and confirm Show on map . The
shaded line shows the street and the length of
the traff ic jam .
- Displaying the next traffic information on the
map : press the cont rol knob aga in.
- Having traffic information read out : press the
Read control button .
Traffic information display
@ Colored warning symbols: traffic incidents on
your route are shown in the upper sect ion of the
list and are sorted according to distance.
Warning symbols with.::->: avoided traffic inci-
dents.
@ Grayed out warning symbols: traffic incidents
that are not on your route. They are sorted ac -
cording to road type (expressway, highway, other
road), country and name.
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Tips
- Critical traffic information, such as warn -
ings about wrong -way drivers, is automati-
cally disp layed. To hide the traffic informa-
t ion, press the
I
BACK I
button or the control
knob.
- TMC traffic reports are not available in Can-
ada. For more information, please contact
Sirius Canada .