Audi connect feature overview
MMI® 3G +

MIB

Google Earth

X

X

Google Street View

X

X

Google Voice Local Search

X

X

Google Local Search

X

X

Wi-Fi Hotspot

X

X

myAudi Destinations

X

X

Weather

X

X

Travel Information

X

X

Fuel Prices

X

X

News

X

Parking Information

X

X

City Events

X

X

Picture Navigation

X

Flight Information

X

Facebook

X

Twitter

X

Personalized News

X

SiriusXM Traffic
Audi connect Mobile Application

X

X

(not available at launch)

3G Data Connection Capability

X

X

LTE Data Connection Capability

X

MapCare-SD Card Navigation Map Updates

X

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myAudi
myAudi is the personal area of the Audi website where a
wide range of services is available. The website is the central
point of contact for using and configuring the services supported by Audi connect. For example, myAudi can be used as
a platform for transferring navigation destinations from the
home PC to the car.
Many of the services supported by Audi connect can be
personalized further through my Audi. With the 2015 Audi
A3, these services include access to Facebook and Twitter,
individual news online and much more.
Various services supported by Audi connect can be adapted
by every myAudi user to meet their individual requirements.
This is even possible if two or more people use a vehicle. In
this scenario, each driver with a myAudi account can personalize the Audi connect services and then use them in the
vehicle. For example, the top priority for one driver may be
to access Facebook and Twitter in the vehicle, while another
driver may want individual news online with personalized
RSS* feeds.

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Audi connect app (2015 Audi A3)
The Audi MMI® connect app completes the range of Audi
connect services and makes a selection of theses services
available outside the vehicle. The app is available for a wide
range of smartphones and supports both Android (from 4.0)
and iOS (from iOS6) systems. Its use requires an existing
myAudi user account in which the corresponding vehicle is
registered. After installing the app on a smartphone it will
support the following services:

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Online destinations: for the point of interest (POI*)
search via Google maps. This allows transferring points of
interest from myAudi or Google maps so they can be used as
destination points.
Picture book navigation: for managing and synchronizing the photo box. This provides the option of saving photos
with geo-positioning data and sending them to the vehicle.
Audi music stream: allows searching for and listening to
online radio stations as well as access to the smartphone media
library. To use this service, an active Wi-Fi connection between
the customer’s smartphone and the MMI® navigation plus is
needed.

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Navigation and mobility

Destination entry via myAudi or Google Maps
The internet platform of myAudi in conjunction with Google Maps allows you to send individual navigation destinations to the
vehicle. These are loaded into the MMI® navigation plus at the start of a trip.
Note: mobile route planning is also possible when away from the vehicle through the Audi connect app. The customer can
transfer navigation destinations to their Audi directly from the app.

Navigation with Google Earth and Google Street View
Google Earth images, with high-resolution aerial and satellite pictures, photos, terrain information, roads and business entries
can be used to determine driver destination routes. With Google Street View, the destination can already be explored virtually
before and during the journey in the MMI® display, with a genuine 360° view.
In the A3, Google Street View is linked to the picturebook navigation Audi connect service. Current Google Street View images
can then be saved and used for picturebook navigation.

myAudi special destinations
The special destinations feature of myAudi allows the navigation system to be used as a personal road atlas. POI lists such as
preferred shops, ATMs, pharmacies, danger spots, filling stations, and Audi dealers or ones downloaded from the internet can
be managed via myAudi. In addition, each destination list can be allocated a separate symbol so they are easily recognized.

Picturebook navigation
Customers will be able to save photos with GPS data from their camera, mobile phone and PC on the hard drive of the MMI®
navigation plus (with MMI® touch) and use them as navigation destinations. Using the Audi MMI® connect app, the pictures
are transferred directly from the smartphone, via myAudi, from an SD card or USB stick. Google Street ViewTM* images can
also be transferred directly to the vehicle. Once saved in the photo box, all the destinations can be simply browsed using Cover
Flow. Then the desired photo can be chosen for navigation and the journey can begin.

Map update service
For the 2015 Audi A3, five free navigation updates will be provided. Updates are released twice a year and they will be downloaded from the myAudi platform at www.audi.com/myAudi to a personal computer and then transferred to the vehicle via
SD card.

Flight information
On vehicles equipped with the MIB platform (2015 A3) the flight information service supported by Audi connect supplies all
relevant data such as departure and arrival times, reported delays and the gate number directly to the MMI® display.

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Fuel prices
The fuel prices function supported by Audi connect uses an online database to list the cheapest gas stations at the destination
or at the current location. The results can be sorted by price or distance if desired. In the Audi A3 (MIB), the results can also be
read out at the push of a button or adopted as a destination. The latest Audi A3 family even takes into account the correct fuel
type before starting a search.

Parking information
The Audi connect service parking information allows the driver to look for vacant parking spaces and multi-story car parks at
the current location, destination or any other location. The results are shown together with detailed, up-to-the-minute information in the display of the MMI® or can also be listened to in vehicles with the MIB platform. In addition to showing the
address and price details, the system shows information on how many parking spaces there are and how many are currently
free.

Traffic information - Sirius
Current traffic data for main roads, secondary roads and expressways is updated by the minute through the Sirius radio service.
Color-coding (red, orange or green depending on traffic volume) of sections of the route simplifies navigation by alerting the
driver of traffic jams or slowdowns.

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Communication

Wi-Fi hotspot
The WiFi hotspot gives your vehicle occupants internet access inside the vehicle. They can then use the internet to Skype,
chat, play online games or check emails on their tablet or laptop. Depending on the service area, they can connect at the
transmission rates of UMTS or LTE.

Access to Facebook and Twitter
Audi connect supports the popular social media services Facebook and Twitter on vehicles with the MIB structure. Posts
received can now be read out while driving, and drivers can compose their own posts using prepared text modules.

City events
The city events service from Audi connect simplifies planning leisure activities. Users can search for concerts, theatre events,
cinemas, tours and activities, museums and galleries, sports events, trade shows, clubs and night life, as well as places of
interest. Not just at the destination or current location, but at any chosen location. The search results include the venue’s
address, the linear distance from the current location, the event’s start time, plus, where available, the telephone number for
the venue.

News online (individual)
The service displays news in picture and text form in the MMI® display. In the vehicles with the MIB structure (2015 Audi A3)
it is possible to adapt news sources to personal preferences (using web-based RSS feeds). The users sees only news items of
personal interest on the MMI® display, or optionally has them read aloud provided the news content provider supports this
function. The user can choose from leading international news content providers for this function.

Travel information
Travel information from Audi connect provides content about places of interest at the destination or any other place. A search
engine draws on the content of an online database to supply background information, photos and the addresses for the most
popular places at the destination. A list of alternative places of interest, arranged in order of distance, is also shown.

Weather
Audi connect supplies precise information on the weather at the current location or destination – and also shows what weather
to expect over the next few days. With detailed temperature and cloud levels information, along with precipitation radar
images.

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Glossary
Here are the explanations of all the terms written in italics and marked with an asterisk in this eSelf-Study Program.
It also lists other abbreviations used in the field of information and entertainment systems.
(ID3) tag
Additional information (for example , title, artist) in an MP3 file.
A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile)
Bluetooth profile for transmission (streaming) of hi-fi audio signals
via a Bluetooth channel.
AAC (Advanced Audio Codec)
Compression standard for audio files used by online music stores
(for example, iTunes) or internet radios.
ASF (Advanced Streaming Format)
A digital audio and video format developed by Microsoft and
designed specially for streaming.
ASX (Advanced Stream Redirecting)
Enables playback and combination of WMV or WMA files in Windows
Media Player.
Aux-In
Signal input on audio amplifiers to which any device with line output
can be connected.
AV input (audio/video input)
Signal input on video players.
AVI (Audio Video Interleave)
A video format defined by Microsoft that stores audio and video files
in interleaved format.
AVRCP (Audio Video Remote Control Profile)
Bluetooth profile for controlling audio and video devices.
CD (Compact Disc)
Optical storage medium consisting of a metal-coated plastic disc
onto which data is written using a laser.
CD-R (Compact Disc Recordable)
CD onto which data can be written once only.

DMB (Digital Multimedia Broadcasting)
Digital transmission standard for terrestrial reception of video and
audio transmissions.
DRM (Digital Rights Management)
Means of protecting or charging for media (for example, Napster on
the internet).
DVBT (Digital Video Broadcasting – Terrestrial)
Digital transmission standard for terrestrial TV signals (i.e. signals
transmitted on the ground).
DVD (Digital Versatile Disc)
Advanced version of the CD with a capacity of 4.7 GB in the case of
DVDs single-coated on one side.
DVD±R
DVD-R and DVD+R are once-only recordable versions of the DVD.
DVD±RW
DVD-R and DVD+R are rewritable versions of the DVD.
EDGE (Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution)Extended GSM
standard for data transmission. Data rate of up to 220 kbit/s.
exFAT (Extended File Allocation Table)
File system developed especially for SSD solid state drives.
FAT (File Allocation Table)
File system developed by Microsoft. FAT16 is used for most types of
portable data media up to a capacity of 2 GB.
FAT32 (File Allocation Table)
File system developed by Microsoft. FAT32 is used for portable data
media with a capacity of between 2 GB and 32 GB.
FBAS (Farb-Bild-Austast-Synchron-Signal)
Video transmission format in which all signals are transmitted via a
single cable.

CD-RW (Compact Disc ReWritable)
Rewritable CD.

FLAC (Free Lossless Audio Codec)

DAB (Digital Audio Broadcasting)
Digital transmission standard for terrestrial reception of radio
stations.

FM (Frequency Modulation)
Modulation method in which the carrier frequency is modulated by
the signal to be transmitted. The frequency is in the range of 30 kHz
to 300 kHz.

DAB+
Advanced version of DAB which enables more radio stations per
frequency.
DivX
A form of video compression that is used primarily to highly
compress large files without loss of quality.
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Refers to a codec for lossless compression of data.

GIF (Graphics Interchange Format)
Special graphics format for compressing images with low color
depth.

Gracenote
Database owned by the company Gracenote. It contains details of
the audio CDs currently on the market (for example, title, artist,
genre, playback time).
GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications)
International standard for digital mobile phone networks that is
used mainly for telephony but also for data transmission and text
messages.
HFP (Hands Free Profile)
Bluetooth profile that allows a mobile phone to be associated with
the vehicle's hands-free system.
HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access)
Extended UMTS standard with data transmission rates of up to 7.2
Mbit/s.
HSP (Headset Profile)
Bluetooth profile that enables communication with a headset.
JPEG (Joint Photographic Expert Group)
Special image data format used for compressing image files.
LTE (Long Term Evolution)
A standard for wireless communication of high-speed data for
mobile phones and data terminals.
LVDS (Low Voltage Differential Signaling)
File transmission format in which the signals are transmitted via two
low-voltage cables.
M3U
Open-source playlist file format used for saving playlists.

MPEG-2/-4
MPEG-2/-4 formats are used for video and audio compression for
applications such as DVDs (MPEG-2) and mobile phones (MPEG-4).
MPEG-4 H.264 (AVC)
Standard for highly efficient video compression that can be used for
numerous applications such as HDTV, digicams or portable video (for
example, mobile phones, iPod).
MW (medium wave)
Electromagnetic waves in which the signal to be transmitted produces amplitude modulation (AM). The frequency is in the range of
300 kHz to 3000 kHz.
NTFS (New Technology File System)
File system developed by Microsoft.
OGG
(Also known as OGG Vorbis) File format for multimedia files.
OPP (Object Push Profile)
Bluetooth profile for sending individual files (for example, address
cards or images).
PAL (Phase Alternation Line)
Method of analogue transmission for color TVs. For every second
screen line the red color difference signal is transmitted with a 180°
phase shift from the previous line. This makes transmission errors
less noticeable to the viewer.
PBAP (Phone Book Access Profile)
Bluetooth profile that enables transmission of phone book/contact
entries.

m4a (MPEG-4 audio)
MPEG-4 file for audio content

PIN (Personal Identification Number)
The numerical code used, for example, , on mobile phones as a
password for enabling association and access to the phone data.

m4b (MPEG-4 audio book)
MPEG-4 file format for audio books

POI (Point of Interest)
A specific point location that someone may find useful or interesting.

m4v (MPEG-4 video)
MPEG-4 file for video content

Podcast (made-up word from "iPod" and "broadcast")
A podcast is a downloadable internet media file (audio or video)
which users can also subscribe to.

MIB (Modular Infotainment System)
Name of a cross-platform modular system for information and
entertainment system components.
MMC (Multi Media Card)
Digital memory card
MPEG (Moving Pictures Expert Group)
Expert group concerned with the standardization of video compression methods.
MPEG-1/-2 Layer 3
File format for compression of audio files with minimal impairment
of sound quality. The commonly used file extension is ".mp3".

PR. No. (primary feature number)
Number used to identify the individual equipment features of a
vehicle.
IMEI (International Mobile Station Equipment Identity)
The IMEI is a unique 15-digit serial number by which every GSM or
UMTS terminal device can be uniquely identified.
PLS (playlist)
File format used for saving playlists.
PNG (Portable Network Graphics)
Special graphics format developed for lossless compression.

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RDS (Radio Data System)
Radio data system

TMC (Traffic Message Channel)
Channel for reception of radio traffic data for dynamic navigation.

RSS (Rich Site Summary or Really Simple Syndication)
Format for broadcasting information and changes to it on the
internet.

UDF (Universal Disk Format)
File system for disks.

RSS feed
Refers to RSS pages on the internet.

SAP (SIM Access Profile)
Bluetooth profile that directly accesses the data on the mobile
phone's SIM card. Also known as rSAP (remote SIM Access Profile).

SD (Secure Digital Memory Card)
Secure digital memory card, for example, used for MP3 players,
digital cameras

SDARS (Satellite Digital Audio Radio Services)
Digital radio standard for commercial satellite radio in North
America.

SDHC (SD High Capacity)
Special SD cards with capacities up to 32 GB based on an extension
of the standard. The performance class stated on the card provides
an indication of the storage speed.

SDXC (SD eXtended Capacity)
Special SD cards with capacities up to 2 TB (2,048 GB) based on an
extension of the standard and a storage rate of up to 104 MB/s.

Secam (Séquentiel couleur à mémoire)
(English: Sequential Color with Memory) Television standard for
analogue transmissions used mainly in France an eastern Europe.

SIM card (Subscriber Identity Module card)
Chip card for mobile phones. Identifies the user on the network.

Multi-SIM
Refers to SIM cards that use the same telephone number and phone
contract. In Germany, for example, this allows up to three devices to
be used on one phone number (for example, mobile phone, Audi
connect and laptop).

SMS (Short Message Service)
Service for sending and receiving text messages.

SSD (Solid State Drive)
Digital memory module which supersedes the hard disks so far used.
SSID (Service Set Identifier)
User-definable name for a wireless network.

TFT (Thin Film Transistor)
Technology used for TFT screens, on which three transistors are used
to represent each pixel.

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Universal mobile phone preparation (UHV)
On the MIB also called the Audi Phone Box, has the PR number 9ZE.

UMTS (Universal Mobile Telecommunications System)
Third-generation mobile telecommunications standard (3G) which
enables data transmission rates of up to 384 kbit/s.

UPnP (Universal Plug and Play)
The UPnP data protocol is used for controlling devices in a network.

USB (Universal Serial Bus)
Universal serial interface for data communication between a computer and another device.

vCard (electronic address card)
File format used for address cards so that they can be copied directly
to an e-mail program. The usual file extension is ".vcf".

WAVE
Compression standard for digital storage of audio files.

WLAN (Wireless Local Area Network)
Wireless local computer network.

wma (Windows Media Audio)

Special audio format for Microsoft Windows.
wmv (Windows Media Video)
Method of video file compression developed by Microsoft. Usual file
extensions are ".asf" and ".wmv".

WPL (Windows Media Player Playlist)
Audio file playlist for Windows Media Player.

XviD
A freeware video file compression method based on the MPEG-4
format.

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