2025-2026 Audi A5 4 Door Phone -> Using the phone User Manual
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Phone  
also turn the function for wireless charging  
in the Audi phone box on or off. You can still  
charge your mobile device using a cable con-  
nection.  
Using the phone  
Accessing phone functions  
Applies to: vehicles with phone  
Tips  
The maximum charging capacity is 5 W.  
The charging time and temperature will vary  
depending on the mobile device being used.  
Mobile device reminder signal  
Applies to: vehicles with Audi phone box/Audi phone box light  
Fig. 138 Center display: selection menu  
Requirement: a mobile device must be connected  
to the MMI.  
When the device reminder signal is turned on,  
you will be notified that your mobile device is still  
in the Audi phone box when you leave the vehicle.  
Applies to: MMI: Select on the home screen:  
PHONE.  
Requirement: your mobile device must be locat-  
ed in the Audi phone box (if Qi-capable) or con-  
nected to the USB port with charging function us-  
ing a USB adapter, and the smartphone interface  
must be active or your iPhone must be connected  
to the MMI via Bluetooth and charging using a  
USB adapter connected to the USB port with  
charging function.  
Possible phone functions:  
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2
3
4
5
6
7
Search  
Call list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Favorites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Voicemail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Dial phone number . . . . . . . . . . . .  
Switch telephones . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
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Applies to: MMI: Select on the home screen:  
SETTINGS > General > Reminder signal and  
mobile device charging.  
Managing call lists  
Applies to: vehicles with phone  
The following settings may be available, depend-  
ing on vehicle equipment:  
Signal tone  
Off  
Spoken cue  
This setting is turned on at the factory.  
Mobile device notes: reminder, charge level  
Fig. 139 Center display: call list  
When this function is turned on, the charge sta-  
tus of your mobile device is displayed. You will al-  
so be reminded not to forget your mobile device  
when leaving the vehicle.  
Opening call lists using the MMI  
Applies to: MMI: Select on the home screen:  
PHONE > Call list.  
Opening call lists using the multifunction  
steering wheel  
Select in the instrument cluster: Phone tab >  
button > Call list.  
179  
Phone  
Deleting favorites  
Possible call list symbols:  
1
2
3
4
5
6
Missed calls  
Press ðpage 181 in the business card, or  
Select: Favorites > > one or multiple favor-  
ites or Select all > Delete > (Done).  
Dialed numbers  
Accepted calls  
Editing a phone number  
Display business card . . . . . . . . . . .  
Tips  
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The favorites can only be edited via the MMI.  
Number of interactions with a con-  
tact  
Managing the directory  
Applies to: vehicles with phone  
If more than one interaction with a contact or  
number has taken place, the last one is displayed  
in the form of an arrow 1 , 2 , or 3 .  
You can manage up to four directories in the  
MMI.  
Call list options  
Requirement: a mobile device must be connected  
to the MMI.  
Press and hold a contact or a phone number in  
the list until the Options menu appears.  
Opening the directory  
Depending on the vehicle equipment and your  
mobile phone, the following options may be  
available:  
Applies to: MMI: Select on the home screen:  
PHONE > Contacts.  
Store as favorite ðpage 180.  
Send a text ðpage 184.  
Send e-mail ðpage 184.  
The contacts will be displayed. You can change  
the sort order ðpage 183, Sort order.  
Deleting imported contacts  
Edit number  
Requirement: you must have imported at least  
one contact ðpage 183.  
Edit a phone number before dialing it.  
Show history  
Select: Contacts > > one or more text mes-  
sages > Delete > (Done). The imported contacts  
are deleted.  
Requirement: you must have had more than one  
interaction with a contact.  
All interactions with a contact or a number are  
displayed.  
Directory options  
Press and hold a contact in the directory until  
the Options menu appears.  
Managing favorites  
Applies to: vehicles with phone  
Depending on the vehicle equipment and your  
mobile phone, the following options may be  
available:  
You can store contacts for all connected mobile  
devices as shortcuts in the favorites list.  
Store as favorite ðpage 180.  
Send contact: you can select Text message or  
E-mail ðpage 184.  
Accessing favorites  
Applies to: MMI: Select on the home screen:  
PHONE > Favorites.  
Send a text ðpage 184.  
Send e-mail ðpage 184.  
Storing favorites  
Press ðpage 181 in the business card, or  
Tips  
Press Store as favorite in the options  
ðpage 179.  
Pay attention to any synchronization  
prompts on your mobile device when down-  
loading contacts.  
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Phone  
The contacts from the mobile device may  
not be transferred in alphabetical order. If  
there are too many entries, contacts with  
different first letters may be missing in the  
MMI.  
Enter the desired number.  
Press OK.  
Dialing the voicemail number  
Requirement: a voicemail number must be stor-  
ed.  
Only the contacts from the active connected  
mobile device are displayed.  
Press Voicemail. The call begins immediately.  
The contacts in the local MMI memory are  
always visible and can be accessed by other  
persons.  
Tips  
This service must be set up and activated by  
the mobile phone service provider.  
After turning off the ignition and exiting the  
vehicle, the mobile device directory will be  
updated when the MMI is started again if  
the mobile device is within range and the  
Bluetooth function is turned on in the mo-  
bile device and the MMI.  
Dialing a phone number  
Applies to: vehicles with phone  
Depending on the vehicle equipment, you may  
have the following options for dialing a phone  
number:  
Only the contacts in the local MMI memory  
can be deleted.  
Using text input in the MMI ðpage 27.  
Using voice operation ðpage 30.  
Opening business cards  
Applies to: vehicles with phone  
The business card shows you details about a con-  
tact.  
Call options  
Applies to: vehicles with phone  
To open a business card, press on a contact in  
the directory, or  
Press in the call list 5 ðpage 179, fig. 139.  
To accept or end a call, press the button on  
the multifunction steering wheel. Operating  
ðpage 16 and ðpage 32.  
Possible options in the business card:  
Depending on your mobile device, the following  
options may be available in the MMI when there  
is an incoming call:  
Call: press on a phone number.  
Storing a favorite: press .  
Deleting a favorite: press .  
Sending a text message: press .  
Starting navigation: press on an address.  
Sending an e-mail: press on an e-mail address.  
Send contact: you can select Text message or  
Answer  
Decline  
Message  
If you exit the vehicle during a phone call, the  
Bluetooth connection will be disconnected. De-  
pending on your mobile device, phone calls in  
progress may be automatically transferred from  
the MMI to your mobile device.  
E-mail ðpage 184.  
Listening to voicemail  
Applies to: vehicles with phone  
Calling voicemail  
Tips  
Applies to: MMI: Select on the home screen:  
The radio or media playback is muted during a  
phone call.  
PHONE > Voicemail.  
Entering the voicemail number  
Requirement: there must be no voicemail num-  
ber stored.  
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Phone  
Depending on the mobile device being used and  
the type of connection, the following options  
may be available:  
During a phone call  
Applies to: vehicles with phone  
Depending on your mobile device and the type of  
connection, the following options may be availa-  
ble during a call:  
Transfer call to mobile device  
Transfer the current call to your mobile device or  
Bluetooth headset*.  
End call  
Mute  
Switch to hands-free  
Sending a tone sequence  
Transfer the current call from your mobile device  
to the MMI.  
Press Numbers. You can enter tone sequences  
(DTMF) and send them to the other party on the  
call.  
Add call  
You can start a new call. The current call will be  
put on hold.  
Hold  
Requirement: Conference ðpage 183 must be  
turned on.  
Remove conference member  
You can remove conference call members individ-  
ually when a conference call is active.  
Puts the current call on hold. To resume the call,  
press Resume.  
Microph. input  
Answering an incoming call  
You can adjust the input level of the microphone  
using the slider.  
One of these options will be available, depending  
on your mobile phone service provider and the se-  
lected Conference setting ðpage 183:  
Tips  
Answer: the current phone call will be put on  
hold. The incoming call will be answered.  
Replace: the active call will be replaced with  
the incoming call.  
The call waiting function must be activated in  
your mobile device to be alerted about an in-  
coming call during an active call.  
Declining an incoming call  
Making an emergency call  
Applies to: vehicles with phone  
If you select Decline, the incoming call will be de-  
clined.  
Requirement: a mobile device must be connected  
to the MMI.  
Conference  
Applies to: MMI: Select on the home screen:  
PHONE > Dial phone number > the local emer-  
gency call number (for example, 911) > Dial.  
Requirement: Conference ðpage 183 must be  
turned on. Two phone calls must be in progress.  
Depending on your mobile phone service provid-  
er, you can add a call on hold and up to five active  
callers to a conference call.  
WARNING  
Because your phone works with radio sig-  
nals, a connection cannot be guaranteed un-  
der all circumstances. Do not rely on only  
your phone when it comes to essential com-  
munication (such as during a medical emer-  
gency).  
Swapping a call  
Requirement: Conference ðpage 183 must be  
turned on. Two phone calls must be in progress.  
You can alternate between two phone calls.  
Always follow the instructions given by the  
emergency personnel during an emergency  
Additional call options  
Press More.  
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Phone  
Contact settings  
Applies to: vehicles with phone  
call and only end the call when they instruct  
you to do so.  
Applies to: MMI: Select on the home screen:  
Settings  
PHONE > Contacts > .  
Phone settings  
Applies to: vehicles with phone  
Switching between two mobile devices  
Requirement: phone 1 and phone 2 must be con-  
nected to the MMI.  
Applies to: MMI: Select on the home screen:  
PHONE > .  
Switch telephones: the device name of the avail-  
able mobile device is displayed. You can switch  
the phone by pressing the button.  
The following options may be possible, depend-  
ing on your mobile device:  
The directory for the selected phone will be dis-  
played.  
Decline with text message  
Edit voicemail number  
Hide grayed-out contacts  
Switching between two mobile devices  
When this function is turned on, contacts that  
have no phone numbers stored for them will be  
hidden.  
Requirement: phone 1 and phone 2 must be con-  
nected to the MMI.  
Switch telephones: the device name of the avail-  
able mobile device is displayed. You can switch  
the phone by pressing the button.  
Sort order  
You can sort the contacts by Last name or First  
name.  
Conference  
Download contacts  
Depending on your mobile phone service provid-  
er, you can use the following functions when the  
conference function is turned on:  
Requirement: a mobile device must be connected  
to the MMI.  
Accept another call while on a call. The first  
phone call is put on hold.  
To update the contacts in the MMI, you can man-  
ually download your mobile device contacts. De-  
pending on the mobile device, you may need to  
disconnect and reconnect the Bluetooth connec-  
tion to update the contacts.  
Put an existing phone call on hold and start an-  
other call.  
Merge two phone calls into one conference call.  
Ringtone and volume settings  
Importing and exporting contacts  
Ringtone and message volume: you can adjust  
the volume using the slider.  
Requirement: a USB storage device is connected  
to a USB port with charging function ðpage 217.  
Ringtone: select a ringtone from the list.  
Microphone input level: you can adjust the in-  
put level of the microphone using the slider.  
Contacts in vCard format (.vcf) can be imported  
or exported from the MMI.  
Importing contacts from a storage device: Re-  
quirement: the USB storage device must con-  
tain contacts in the vCard format. They must  
not be located in sub-folders. Select: > Search  
for import data > USB device 1/USB device 2 >  
desired contacts or Select all > Start import.  
Exporting contacts to a storage medium: Re-  
quirement: you must have a contact imported.  
Select: Export contacts > Find exporting  
Data module serial number (IMEI)  
Applies to: vehicles with data module  
The serial number (IMEI) will be displayed.  
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