Data privacy
services. After turning off the Activate privacy
mode function, check the individual data catego-
ries as described under Adjusting individual pri-
vacy settings.
– If the transmission of data is limited, it will
have the following effects on the exchange
of data for Audi connect services and emer-
gency calls, if equipped:
– The emergency call function will remain
available without restrictions and will con-
tinue to transmit data.
Adjusting individual privacy settings
In the MMI, you can adjust individually which data
should be transmitted from the vehicle. If you
turn on a data category, the data will be trans-
mitted.
– If an online roadside assistance call is initi-
ated, no data will be transmitted, but a
call will be made.
– Online Car Care will remain available with-
out restrictions and continue to transmit
data as long as the vehicle’s embedded
SIM card is connected to the mobile phone
network.
You can also deactivate individual services for
your vehicle at if you are logged into
the vehicle as the key user ðpage 32. These de-
activated services will not be available in the ve-
hicle. For additional information, visit .
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– If the Geofencing Alert, Speed Alert,
and/or Valet Alert services have been acti-
vated by the key user, then they will re-
main available without restrictions and
continue to transmit data.
com.
Note
You are responsible for all precautions taken
for data protection, anti-virus protection, and
protection against loss of data on mobile de-
vices that are used to access the Internet
through the Wi-Fi hotspot.
– Stored destinations (favorites, last desti-
nations) are only stored in the vehicle. If
you allow transmission of data again,
these destinations will be synchronized via
the myAudi account. To prevent synchroni-
zation of destinations, delete the destina-
tions before you allow data to be trans-
mitted again.
Tips
– The following interfaces are not affected by
changes to the privacy settings: Bluetooth,
Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE), Wi-Fi, smart-
phone interface, Near Field Communication
(NFC), charging communication (high-volt-
age system), Electronic Toll Collect (ETC),
On-Board Diagnostic System (OBD) if equip-
ped.
Audi connect
Applies to: vehicles with Audi connect Infotainment
Audi collects, uses, stores and shares your per-
sonal information, such as contact data, vehicle
data, usage data, driving data and precise geolo-
cation, in order to provide you with the products
and services you have purchased or requested,
and for a number of other purposes, for example,
to track quality issues, to performance and safe-
ty, to meet our internal compliance or legal re-
quirements and to market to customers and po-
tential customers. For a more complete list of
the data we collect, how we use it and with
whom we share it, please visit your Audi nation-
– If the maximum privacy settings are turned
on, your vehicle may not receive certificates
and security updates for establishing a se-
cure connection, depending on vehicle
equipment. In order to receive security up-
dates and certificates, turn off the maxi-
mum privacy settings for at least ten mi-
nutes every three months. Make sure that
your vehicle is connected to the Internet. A
symbol in the MMI status bar indicates if the
required data connection is available
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