Get Navigation -> Traffic information Guide for Audi A5 4 Door Third Generation (2025-2026)

Navigation

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The MMI determines regions based on the vehicle

position. Based on this, update data for these re-

gions are available for your MMI.

Press Next. The status of the installation is

shown in the display.

Traffic information

Starting the update

Introduction

Requirement: the MMI must be connected to the

Applies to: vehicles with navigation system and traffic infor-

mation online

Internet ðpage 187, Audi connect.

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Applies to: MMI: To allow automatic online 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

ðpage 26.

Fig. 149 Traffic information overview

Open traffic information

Note

Requirement: the map must be displayed

ðpage 202.

Read the information about Audi connect, es-

pecially regarding connectivity costs ð in

General information on page 187.

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Press on the traffic jam symbol in the side

menu on the map ðpage 201, fig. 145.

Tips

Display traffic report details

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Because of the high volume of data, Audi rec-

ommends performing the map update using

the USB connection ðpage 206.

Press on the traffic report 2 .

To display the previous or next traffic report,

press  or .

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The following information can be displayed:

Map update using the USB connection

Applies to: vehicle with map updates using the USB connec-

tion

A message 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 in a list 1 and select the

better route. More information can be found

under ðpage 204.

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.

A traffic message is displayed. The distance

to the hazardous area is calculated from the

current vehicle position.

Downloading updates

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Download the map update at my.audi.com and

The traffic messages are only shown when

route guidance is active. Press on a line to

display details about it.

store it on a USB flash drive. For additional in-

formation, visit my.audi.com.

Installing updates

Tips

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Connect the USB flash drive to the USB port

– Particularly critical traffic information, such

as warnings about wrong-way drivers, is au-

tomatically displayed as a notification.

with charging function ðpage 218.

Open the notification in the notification center

on ðpage 26 and press on the notification.

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Navigation

– Traffic information is not available in some

countries.

Tips

– Having the traffic information online func-

tion turned on provides the most accurate

reports of traffic situations and traffic fore-

casting. Your vehicle transmits and process-

es its anonymous, encrypted position infor-

mation at regular intervals to the traffic da-

ta provider. You can turn off data transfer at

any time ðpage 302.

Traffic rerouting

Applies to: vehicles with navigation system

By receiving traffic information, your MMI calcu-

lates a better route if available and the possible

time saved compared to the current route.

Traffic rerouting

– The traffic information online network is

not available in all countries, and the cover-

age is not nationwide.

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Start route guidance.

The MMI uses a notification or a note in the traf-

fic information 1 ðpage 206, fig. 149 to indi-

cate a better route. You can decide which route

you would like to use.

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.

To select a better route, you have the following

options:

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Notification: press . The better route will be

used for route guidance, or press on the notifi-

cation. Press on the information window for the

better route (for example 2 ðpage 204,

fig. 148).

Accessing settings

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Applies to: MMI: Select on the home screen:

NAVIGATION > .

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Note in the traffic information: press on the

list entry 1 ðpage 206, fig. 149. Press on the

information window for the better route (for

example 2 ðpage 204, fig. 148).

Accessing settings using the multifunction

steering wheel

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Select in the instrument cluster: Navigation tab

>  button.

Traffic information online

Applies to: vehicles with navigation system and traffic infor-

mation online

A setting made using the multifunction steering

wheel only applies to the instrument cluster

map.

The MMI can receive real-time online traffic infor-

mation about congestion, accidents, road con-

struction, and other incidents.

Map settings

Satellite map: see ðpage 205.

Requirement: the MMI must be connected to the

Internet ðpage 187, Audi connect. Traffic infor-

mation must be turned on in the MMI

ðpage 207.

Traffic info: you can display current traffic infor-

mation on the map.

– Free flowing traffic

– Traffic obstructions

– Traffic information

Traffic information will be displayed on the

standard map ðpage 201, fig. 145.

Map colors

Depending on vehicle equipment, online traffic

information may also be displayed on the satel-

lite map ðpage 205.

– 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

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Navigation -> Traffic information for Your Audi A5 4 Door Third Generation (2025-2026)

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