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Touch displays

Accessing options

Touch displays

For some items, you can access additional op-

tions that are not directly visible.

General touch display

operation

►

Press and hold an item until the associated op-

General information

tions are displayed.

Applies to: touch displays

Pressing and pulling

Applies to: touch displays

The touch display is controlled through the

touchscreen. Operation is very similar to operat-

ing a smartphone.

All touch displays in the vehicle can be operated

with the gestures described in the following in-

formation.

Tips

Certain gestures may not be available on all

touch displays or in every menu.

Fig. 9 Touch display: pressing and pulling

Pressing

Applies to: touch displays

Moving an item

Some items can be placed in any location.

►

Press and hold an item, and then use your fin-

ger to pull it to the desired location.

Creating and deleting folders

►

To create a folder, press and hold an item and

drag it onto another one. The folder will be cre-

ated and a name fitting the category will be as-

signed ðpage 25.

Fig. 7 Touch display: pressing

►

To delete a folder, move all items out of the

folder.

Selecting a function or button

►

Press the desired function or button.

Pinching fingers together and pulling apart

Applies to: touch displays

Pressing and holding

Applies to: touch displays

Fig. 10 Touch display: pinching fingers together and pull-

ing them apart

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Fig. 8 Touch display: pressing and holding

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Touch displays

Zooming in and out on an item

Dragging away from/toward the edge of

the screen

►

To increase the size of an item, touch it with

Applies to: touch displays

two fingers and pull your fingers apart.

►

To decrease the size of an item, touch it with

two fingers and pull your fingers together.

Rotating

Applies to: touch displays

Fig. 13 Touch display: dragging away from the edge of the

screen

Opening hidden menus

The  symbol indicates that there is a hidden

menu.

Fig. 11 Touch display: rotating

►

Use your finger to drag inward from the upper

Rotating the view or perspective

or lower edge of the screen, or

►

Press the  button.

►

Rotate the item using two fingers.

Closing hidden menus

Dragging

Applies to: touch displays

►

Press within the menu and drag it toward the

upper or lower edge of the screen.

Information about menu paths

This guide shows you at a glance the paths for

opening a desired menu and its settings and

functions.

Example of a path

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Applies to: MMI: Select on the home screen:

Fig. 12 Touch display:

dragging with two fingers

1

dragging with one finger,

2

SETTINGS > General > Date & time.

Following the path

Scrolling or browsing through menus/lists

►

First, determine in which display the path

►

To scroll through menus and lists, swipe up-

should be entered. In this example, it is the

MMI display.

ward or downward with one finger.

►

To browse through menus and lists, swipe to

►

Applies to MMI: To open the home screen, press

the right or left with one finger.

.

►

If the SETTINGS button is not displayed, use

Tilting 3D displays

your finger to swipe to the left or right until it

appears.

►

Drag upward or downward with two fingers.

►

Press the SETTINGS button.

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Touch displays

►

If the General button is not displayed, swipe to-

ward the left or right with one finger until it ap-

pears.

Tips

Certain functions are not available while driv-

ing.

►

Press the General button.

If the Date & time button is not displayed,

swipe upward or downward with one finger un-

til it appears.

Turning on or off

Turning the MMI on or off

►

Press the Date & time button.

►

To turn off the MMI, press and hold the MMI

control knob ðpage 33, fig. 20 until the up-

per display and all Infotainment system func-

tions are turned off.

To turn on the MMI, press the MMI control

knob.

Tips

If a menu or symbol is in parentheses in the

path, for example, (General) or (), then it is

an optional menu item that does not need to

be used in every system.

►

Restarting the MMI

Settings

►

Press and hold the MMI control knob for at

least 10 seconds.

►

Applies to MMI: Select on the home screen:

SETTINGS > Display & Brightness > MMI.

Turning displays on or off

►

Possible settings:

To turn off the upper display, press  on the

lower display.

To turn on the upper display, touch the upper

display or press  on the lower display.

– Brightness

►

– Touchscreen feedback

►

To turn both displays on or off, press and hold

Multi Media Interface

 on the lower display.

Information about traffic safety

Introduction

Audi recommends only using certain Infotain-

ment system functions while the vehicle is sta-

tionary, such as entering a destination or pairing

a mobile device. Be prepared to stop operating

the Infotainment system at any time in the inter-

est of your safety and the safety of other road

users.

You can display and operate Infotainment system

and vehicle functions using both of the Multi Me-

dia Interface (MMI) touch displays.

Depending on the vehicle equipment, you may be

able to download other apps in addition to the

ones that are preinstalled ðpage 209.

WARNING

Configuration wizard

– Only use the Infotainment system when

road, traffic, weather, and visibility condi-

tions permit and always in a way that allows

you to maintain complete control over your

vehicle.

After starting for the first time, the configuration

wizard helps you to set up the vehicle, for exam-

ple to set the desired system language and con-

nect a phone.

►

Follow the instructions in the display.

– This also applies to operating your mobile

device via the MMI. Do not allow the visual

or audio signals from a mobile device to dis-

tract you from traffic, because this increases

the risk of an accident.

►

Applies to: MMI: To access the configuration

wizard at a later time, select on the home

screen: HELP > Configuration wizard.

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Touch displays

Tool tips

Online Owner's Manual

Applies to: vehicles with Online Owner's Manual

You can have tool tips displayed if necessary.

They introduce various MMI functions to you.

The Online Owner's Manual can be accessed di-

rectly from the Owner's Manual in the Infotain-

ment system ðpage 6.

►

Applies to: MMI: To open the tool tips, select on

the home screen: HELP > Tool tips > Basic in-

formation or Expert information.

►

Applies to: MMI: Select on the home screen:

HELP > Owner's manual.

►

Follow the instructions in the display.

Menus and symbols

Fig. 14 MMI: upper/lower display

Label

Overview screen

Description

Displays selected information tiles and provides quick access to

certain functions ðpage 25

1

Return to the home screen or the overview page, open menus

quickly ðpage 25

2

3

Quick access bar

Display area

Status bar

Select a menu, apply settings, display content ðpage 25

Displays existing notifications 5 ðpage 26, status display

ðpage 26, time

6

4 –

6

7

8

9

Function bar

Shortcuts

Activate functions or access attached content ðpage 27

Use shortcuts ðpage 27

Climate control settings Adjust the climate control system settings ðpage 93

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Touch displays

Opening the global text search

Description of common symbols

You can operate the standard functions using the

symbols listed. The symbols may be found in any

menu, depending on the context.

Depending on vehicle equipment, you can use the

global text search to search the MMI for key

words.

►

Open the overview screen and swipe your finger

to the right.

Symbol



Description

Go back one level

Close the menu



Quick access area



Search for content

Open explanations for a menu

Using the quick access area, you can return to the

home screen and quickly switch between four

menus that can be configured according to your

preferences.



Open settings for the selected

menu





Open the submenu

Returning to the home screen or opening a

menu quickly

/

Adjust the settings

/

/

/

/



Set as favorite

►

Press  or one of the four buttons.

Turn functions on or off

Open additional actions

Configuring the quick access area

►

Press and hold a button on the home screen

display area or in the quick access bar.

►

To move a button to the quick access bar, pull it

from the display area to the quick access bar.

To adjust the placement of the buttons in the

Open additional information for

the selected menu

>

►

quick access bar, pull them to the desired posi-

tion in the bar.

Overview screen

►

Press Done to complete the configuration.

The overview screen is the first menu page in the

MMI. Information tiles display specific informa-

tion about certain vehicle functions, such as me-

dia. If you are logged in with your myAudi user,

the overview screen may contain personalized in-

formation depending on vehicle equipment, such

as recently used apps. The MMI will display and

arrange personalized information automatically.

Tips

The position of  cannot be adjusted.

Display area

You can change the location of the buttons and

folders on the home screen display area.

Configuring the overview screen

Configuring the display area

►

Press and hold an information tile on the over-

view screen.

►

Press and hold a button on the home screen

►

To change the position of an information tile,

display area.

press and hold it and then slide it to the desired

position. Depending on vehicle equipment, the

layout of the overview screen can be custom-

ized.

►

To adjust the placement of the buttons, pull

them to the desired locations.

To rename a folder, press on the folder name

and then enter the desired name.

►

To replace an information tile, press  and se-

►

Press Done to complete the configuration.

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lect the desired information tile.

►

Press Done to complete the configuration.

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Touch displays

Switching between menu pages

Description

If a menu contains multiple menu pages,  is

displayed in the display area. The white bar

shows the location of the current menu page.

Privacy settings are enabled. The additional

symbol indicates which privacy settings are

currently activated ðpage 322.

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12

The Integrated Toll Module is turned on.

The numbers 1 - 3+ indicate how many pas-

sengers are selected in the MMI.

►

To switch between menu pages, swipe your fin-

ger to the right or left.

Status display

Notification center

Fig. 15 Upper display: common symbols in the status bar

The symbols in the status bar show you informa-

tion at a glance, such as if a mobile device is con-

nected or if there is a data connection. The most

common symbols are listed in the table.

Fig. 16 Upper display: notification center

Notifications from the Audi system and Audi con-

nect apps can be displayed in the upper display.

They will be hidden after a certain period of time

and a symbol for them will appear in the status

bar 5 ðpage 24, fig. 14. In the notification cen-

ter, you can view these notifications 2 ðfig. 16

and apply quick settings 1 .

Description

There is a data connection. The bar indi-

cates the signal strength of the data con-

nection. Data is currently being transmit-

1

ted.

There is a data connection. The bar indi-

cates the signal strength of the data con-

nection. No data is being transmitted now.

Depending on the vehicle equipment, system no-

tifications and connect app notifications will be

grouped and displayed in separate notification

lists 3 / 4 .

2

3

A mobile device is connected. The bar indi-

cates the signal strength of the mobile

phone connection.

Using the notification center

►

To open the notification center, pull the status

bar downward, or

Press the  button on the status bar.

To change the notification list, tap on the de-

sired button in the notification center 3 or 4 .

To apply quick settings, press the respective

symbol 1 .

To obtain additional information about a notifi-

cation, press it.

To delete a notification, pull it toward the right

edge of the screen.

If there are more than four notifications in the

notification center, the older notifications will

4

5

There is no data connection.

An error occurred with the mobile device

connection to the MMI.

►

A user is selected. If a question mark ap-

pears in the symbol , the guest user is ac-

tive.

6

►

7

8

A Bluetooth device is connected.

►

Bluetooth is turned on, but no Bluetooth

device is connected.

►

9

Audio playback was interrupted.

The audio source is muted.

10

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Touch displays

be hidden. To display the older notifications,

drag your finger upward on the screen.

Symbol

Description

Press: turns the upper display on

or off

Selecting which content is displayed



Press and hold: turns both dis-

plays on or off

For some system notifications, you can set if they

should be displayed.

►

To set the displayed content, press , or

Shortcuts

►

Applies to MMI: Select on the home screen:

SETTINGS > Notifications.

Select and confirm which notifications should

be displayed.

By creating shortcuts, you have quick access to

various items, such as radio stations, frequently

used contacts, or vehicle settings.

►

Applying quick settings

Adding shortcuts

Depending on vehicle equipment, the following

quick settings may be available in area 1 :

A  button in the upper display indicates, for ex-

ample, if a selected radio station can be added to

the shortcuts. Depending on the context, you

may also be able to add items from a list to the

shortcuts.

Symbol

Description









Apply sound settings

Open menu settings

Manage connected devices

Manage users

►

Press  or press and hold an item in a list.

►

Press Save as a shortcut. The selected item will

be added to the shortcuts on the lower display

and displayed as a tile.

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4/9/2023

Set date and time

Using shortcuts

Set displayed content in the noti-

fication center



►

Press the  8 ðpage 24, fig. 14 button in

the function bar on the lower screen. The saved

shortcuts will be displayed or hidden.

Function bar

►

To access the stored function, press the respec-

tive tile.

Depending on the vehicle equipment, you can op-

erate various functions in the function bar.

Moving or deleting shortcuts

Symbol

Description

►

Press and hold a shortcut on the lower display.

To adjust the order of the shortcuts, drag a

shortcut to the desired location.

To delete a shortcut, press . If the shortcut is

deleted, the favorite will also be deleted.

Turn the Start/Stop system on or

off



►



Turn hill descent assist on or off

Opens the parking search



Opens the garage door opener

function





Press: shows settings for the

head-up display

Press and hold: turns the head-up

display on or off

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