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be muted since they can no longer be re-

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ceived.

General information

Selecting the radio

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Radio ID

Your radio ID and contact data for your satel-

lite radio provider are displayed.

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7

Channel number

 No reception

The station cannot be received.

In addition to the symbols for the usual frequen-

cy bands, the following information may also be

available depending on vehicle equipment:

Fig. 150 Center display: FM station list

Symbol Description

The station provides information in

the background for an online station



alternative. Online station tracking

must be turned on for this

ðpage 215.

The station is received through the In-

ternet.



Fig. 151 Center display: SiriusXM station list

The system attempts to receive the

station/podcast through the Internet.



Depending on the vehicle equipment, the radio

may support the FM, AM, and SiriusXM (satellite

radio) frequency bands. Using the HD Radio re-

ceiver* also allows you to receive radio stations

on the FM and AM bands in digital format.

Tips

– Contact the SiriusXM* provider if you would

like to receive satellite programming.

– Buildings, tunnels, bridges, open areas, oth-

er vehicles, or objects on the vehicle roof

can affect reception.

Depending on the vehicle equipment and the se-

lected station list, the following information will

be displayed:

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2

3

Station list

– Satellite radio* is not available in all re-

gions.

Shows the stations that are currently availa-

ble. The station list updates automatically.

Stations

Adjusting the radio using the MMI

For example, the station name may be dis-

played depending on availability.

►

Applies to: MMI: To set a frequency band, select

on the home screen: RADIO > Source a catego-

ry.

Applies to: MMI: To set a station, select on the

home screen: RADIO > Source > a category > a

station/podcast*.

HD Radio technology

FM/AM stations that can be received by digi-

tal radio are marked with the HD Radio tech-

nology symbol .

►

If reception quality declines, the radio auto-

matically switches to the analog FM/AM sta-

tion depending on availability.

To select a frequency, follow the instructions

under ðpage 211, Free text search.

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Additional audio programs

Adjusting the radio using the multifunction

steering wheel

Digital HD Radio stations may contain multi-

ple additional audio programs. If you lose re-

ception, the additional audio programs will

Requirement: radio mode must be on.

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Radio

►

Select the radio/media tab in the instrument

Tips

cluster.

Applies to: multifunction steering wheel: De-

pending on the selected function, operation

through the MMI may be required.

►

Press the  button to toggle between the ra-

dio and media or to select a different source.

To select a station or a source, turn and press

►

the left thumbwheel.

Radio functions

Overview

Fig. 152 Center display: left side: playback view of radio functions, right side: sources

Operating

The following functions may be available depend-

ing on the selected radio station/podcast* and

the vehicle equipment:

►

Applies to: MMI: To open the playback view 1 ,

select on the home screen: RADIO > Source > a

category > a station/podcast*.

►

Applies to: MMI: To open the sources 2 , select

on the home screen: RADIO > Source.

Symbol/Description



Description

3

4

5

Displaying categories in a frequency band.

Displays sources in the Radio menu.

Source

Frequency band

Shows the current station frequency band.

Indicates that on demand content is playing. The MMI must be con-

nected to the Internet for this.

6



7

8

/

Presets ðpage 212.

Settings ðpage 214.



Depending on availability, you can switch between the image views:

press on the station logo. Use one finger to swipe to the right or left

to switch between the Station logo and Cover art (album cover). Al-

so see ðpage 215, Online additional data.

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Station logo

10

11

12



Go back one level.

See ðpage 211.

Search

Last stations



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Symbol/Description

Description

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14

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Presets

FM

See ðpage 212.

Displays stations from the FM frequency band.

See ðpage 213.

Online

Displays stations from the SiriusXM frequency band.

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SiriusXM

Combines SiriusXM Live channels and on demand content, depend-

ing on vehicle equipment.

AM

Displays stations from the AM frequency band.

Start over

Go to the beginning of the broadcast.

Channels, artists, and shows related to the content that is currently

playing.

Subscribe

Switch to WEB

Switch to SAT

More

Log in to be able to play the content.

Switch manually to Internet reception.

Switch manually to satellite reception.

Access options for the current station ðpage 214.

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Selecting the previous or next track: press  or .

Going to the beginning of the recording: press and hold .

Going to the live program: press and hold . The  symbol will

be displayed.

/

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22

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/

/

Select the previous/next station.

Start or stop playback

/

List

Unmutes or mutes playback.

The station list is displayed ðpage 209.

Depending on availability, the station name as well as program in-

formation, for example, may be displayed. Also see ðpage 215,

Online additional data.

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Info section

Entering search terms

Note

You can enter multiple search terms at once in

any order.

Read the information about Audi connect, es-

pecially regarding connectivity costs ð in

General information on page 187.

The following information may be available:

Symbol Description

Tips





Results from the list: Last stations

Results from the list: Presets

Results from a Station list

Not all functions are available in every source

and on every touch display.



Free text search

For ex-

ample, Station frequency band



Using intelligent search, you can search for sta-

tion names, frequencies, program types (such as

News), podcasts*, or online radio stations*.

Last stations

Opening free text search

You can listen to the last stations that were

played in all frequency bands.

►

Applies to: MMI: Select on the home screen:

RADIO > Source > Search.



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Accessing last stations

Live Sports

Applies to: vehicles with SiriusXM

►

Applies to: MMI: Select on the home screen:

RADIO > Source > Last stations.

Using the Live Sports category, you can find live

commentary about your favorite teams during a

live sports broadcast. Depending on vehicle

equipment, you may be able to turn commentary

that favors a certain side on or off.

Listening to last stations

►

Press on a station.

Deleting last stations

Accessing live games

►

Select:  > select one or more stations or Se-

lect all > Delete > (Done).

►

Applies to: MMI: Select on the home screen:

RADIO > Source > SiriusXM >  > Sports > Live

Sports > a game.

Presets

The score, the status of the game, and, if availa-

ble, the current possession of the ball are dis-

played.

You can store your favorite stations from every

frequency band in the presets list.

Applies to: SiriusXM: Channels, shows, and

sports teams will be stored in the presets as

Smart Favorites. After turning on the ignition and

the MMI, the Smart Favorites store radio pro-

grams at a specific time.

Saving/deleting a favorite team

►

Press /.

Turning commentary on or off

Requirement: the MMI must be connected to the

Internet.

Selecting presets using the MMI

►

Applies to: MMI: Select on the home screen:

►

Press /.

RADIO > Source > Presets > a preset.

Storing presets

Radio text

►

Press on  7 in the playback view

Program information (such as general text infor-

mation, artist, composer, song) is displayed in

the radio text.

ðpage 210, fig. 152.

Requirement: a list with radio stations must be

displayed ðpage 209, fig. 150.

Press and hold an entry in the list until the Op-

tions menu appears.

Requirement: the selected radio station must

support the radio text function.

►

Press Store as preset.

Opening radio text

Editing presets

►

Applies to: MMI: Select on the home screen:

RADIO > select a frequency band (such as FM) >

select a station > More > Radio text.

►

Deleting presets: press  in the playback view,

or

►

In the presets list, select:  > one or more sta-

tions or Select all > Delete > (Done).

Depending on vehicle equipment, the following

functions may be available:

Requirement: the presets list must be displayed.

Displaying previous radio text entries

►

Moving a preset: press .

►

Swipe downward with one finger. The last radio

►

Touch the  symbol and move the entry to the

text entries are displayed if they are available.

desired position.

►

Press Done.

Scrolling through radio text entries

►

Swipe upward or downward with one finger.



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Showing Radio Text Plus information

Note

If a radio text entry is displayed with a color, a

phone number or a navigation destination for the

station is available as radio text plus information.

Read the information about Audi connect, es-

pecially regarding connectivity costs ð in

General information on page 187.

You have the following options:

Tips

Selecting the destination

– Depending on the Internet connection and

network traffic, the connection may be lost

when online radio is playing.

►

Select: a navigation destination marked in col-

or > Set as destination.

– Online radio reception may not be possible

if Internet service is throttled.

Call

►

Select: a phone number marked in color > Call.

– Online radio usage depends on the availabil-

ity of the service from the third party pro-

vider.

Tips

– The range and screen display of online radio

services from third party providers in the ve-

hicle may vary.

A call to a phone number stored in the radio

text will start immediately.

– Please note that it may not be possible to

play some online radio stations in certain

countries.

Online radio

General information

Applies to: vehicles with Audi connect Infotainment and on-

line radio

– Audi only provides access to online radio

and does not assume any responsibility for

the content of these services.

You can listen to various radio stations or pod-

casts on the Internet using online radio.

Podcasts

Requirement: the MMI must be connected to the

Internet ðpage 187, Audi connect. Depending

on the country, a data package may also be re-

quired ðpage 192.

Applies to: vehicles with Audi connect Infotainment and on-

line radio

Opening podcasts using the MMI

►

Applies to: MMI: Select on the home screen:

RADIO > Source > Online > Podcasts.

Accessing online radio through the MMI

►

Applies to: MMI: Select on the home screen:

The following functions are available:

RADIO > Source > Online.

Listening to a podcast

The following functions are available:

►

Select: a podcast > a podcast episode.

Previous selection

Search

The station/podcast list for the last station or

podcast that was playing will be displayed.

►

Press .

Top stations

The following functions are available in the pod-

cast playback view:

The favorite online radio stations are displayed.

Displaying podcast episodes

Filter list

►

Press List.

►

Select:  > (a category) > a station/podcast.

Starting/stopping podcast playback

►

Press  / .

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►

Previous/next podcast

In the podcast favorites list, select: All >  >

one or more podcasts, or Select All > Delete >

(Done).

►

Press  / .

Changing the playback position

Requirement: the podcast favorites list must be

displayed.

►

Move the slider into the desired position.

►

Moving podcast favorites: Select: All > .

Displaying the online radio menu

►

Touch the  symbol and move the entry to the

desired position.

►

Press .

►

Press Done.

Switching to radio

►

Press Source. The sources in the Radio menu

are displayed.

Options and settings

Options

Podcast favorites

Requirement: the playback view 1 ðpage 210,

fig. 152 must be displayed.

You can store podcasts in the podcast favorites.

Requirement: the playback view for a podcast

must be displayed.

►

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Press More , or

Requirement: a list with radio stations or pod-

casts* must be displayed ðpage 209, fig. 150.

►

Press  7 ðpage 210, fig. 152.

Requirement: a list with podcasts must be dis-

played.

►

Press and hold an entry in the list until the Op-

tions menu appears.

►

Press and hold an entry in the list until the Op-

Depending on the selected source and vehicle

equipment, the following functions may be avail-

able.

tions menu appears.

Press Save podcast.

►

Listening to podcast favorites

– Store as favorite ðpage 212.

– Radio text ðpage 212.

Requirement: the podcast favorites list must be

displayed. At least one podcast favorite must be

stored.

– Save podcast ðpage 214, Podcast favorites.

Related content

►

Select: a podcast > a podcast episode.

Channels, artists, and shows related to the con-

tent that is currently playing.

Browsing through podcast favorites

Requirement: the podcast favorites list must be

displayed. At least one podcast favorite must be

stored.

Settings

►

Applies to: MMI: Select on the home screen:

►

Press  or .

RADIO > .

Displaying all podcast favorites

Depending on the vehicle equipment, the follow-

ing settings may be available:

Requirement: the podcast favorites list must be

displayed. At least one podcast favorite must be

stored.

HD Radio FM/HD Radio AM

You can turn HD Radio reception on or off.

►

Press All.

SiriusXM Tune Start

Editing podcast favorites

If you play a Smart Favorite or Internet radio sta-

tion when this function is turned on, the song

►

Deleting podcast favorites: press  in the

playback view, or

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currently playing on the channel will play from

the beginning.

and switch to an online station alternative, if it is

available. If available, you can receive your local

radio stations in every region of your country on-

line. This may result in additional costs ð . The

 symbol indicates a station that is currently be-

ing received online.

SiriusXM subscription status

The status of your license is displayed.

Call SiriusXM: the phone number and radio ID of

your satellite radio provider are displayed. To call

your satellite radio provider using the MMI, press

Call SiriusXM.

– Automatic/Off: activates or deactivates auto-

matic switching to online station alternatives.

– With request: switching to online station alter-

natives must be confirmed manually.

Online additional data

Preferred online radio data rate

Requirement: the MMI must be connected to the

Internet ðpage 187, Audi connect. Depending

on the country, a data package may also be re-

quired ðpage 192.

Depending on the selected radio station, you may

be able to adjust the data rate for online radio

ðpage 213 and for the Online station tracking.

For optimal sound playback, press High. To re-

duce data usage, press Low.

When the function is turned on, additional infor-

mation (such as album cover, artist, track) will be

loaded depending on the availability.

Note

Online station tracking

Read the information about Audi connect, es-

pecially regarding connectivity costs ð in

General information on page 187.

Requirement: the MMI must be connected to the

Internet ðpage 187, Audi connect. Depending

on the country, a data package may also be re-

quired ðpage 192. A station provides informa-

tion in the background for its online station alter-

native and is identified with the  symbol.

Tips

Delays may occur when switching automati-

cally between normal frequency bands and

online radio.

During reception loss in the FM frequency band,

the radio tuner can establish a data connection

Troubleshooting

The information that follows lists some trouble-

shooting options. They depend on vehicle equip-

ment.

Problem

A station is no longer displayed in the sta- Store the station as a preset in advance. Access the pre-

tion list. sets using the presets list ðpage 212.

Online radio: no playback from online ra- Check if a data plan has been purchased for the applicable

dio. country and if it is available ðpage 192.

Solution

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