Infotainment Sy St E M; Multi Media Interface; Traffic Safety Information; Introduction - Audi A8 2018 Owner's Manual

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Mult i Media Interface
Traffic safety
information
Audi recommend s performing certain Infotain-
ment system fun ctions, such as entering a desti-
nation, only when the vehicle is stationary . Al-
ways be prepared to stop operating the Infotain-
ment system in the interest of your safety and
the safety of other road users.
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WARNING
Only use the Infotainment system when traf-
fic conditions permit and always in a way that
allows you to maintain complete control over
your vehicle.
Introduction
The Multi Media Interface , or MMI for short ,
combines various systems for communication,
naviga tion and entertainmen t in your Audi. You
can operate the MMI using the MMI control pan-
el, the multifunction steering wheel or the voice
recognition system* .
Fig. 153
MMI control panel with MMI touch control pad
MMI control panel overview
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MMI touch control pad . . . . . . . . . 137
@ Buttons for open ing menus
directly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
® On/Off knob . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
@
Arrow buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
®
Contro l buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
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Control knob . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
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Multi Media Inte rface
Switching the MMI on
and off
The MMI switches on and off automatically with
the ignition. It can also be switched on or off
manually .
- Switching on manually: press the On/Off knob
® briefly
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page 135, fig. 153 .
Or :
press the
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button or one of the buttons to directly
open the menus @ ,:::;, page 136, fig . 154 .
When the system is switched on, the last menu
that was selected is displayed and the last audio
source that was selected begins playing .
- Switching off manually: press and hold the
On/Off knob ®
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page 135, fig. 153 until the
MMI switches off. If the MMI has been switch-
ed off manually, it does not switch on again au-
tomatically the next time the ignition is sw itch-
ed on .
The MMI can still be operated for approximately
ten minutes after switching the ignition off . If
you do not press any buttons or the control knob
on the MMI control panel with in this time, the
MMI switches off automatically.
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Tips
- The MMI switches off automatically if the
engine is not running and the veh icle bat-
tery is low.
- There may be delays when extending or re-
tracting the display.
Adjusting the volume
The volume of an audio source or a system mes-
sage (for example, from the voice recognition
system) con be adjusted directly while the sound
is playing using the On/Off knob.
- Increasing or decreasing the volume: turn the
On/Off knob ®
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page 135, fig. 153 to the
right or left.
- Muting or pausing : press the On/Off knob @
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briefly .
Or:
turn the On/
Off knob to the left . ..,.
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