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- Destination setup in your MMI using your
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view
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- Traffic information (Sirius): receive informa-
tion about accidents, road construction and
other incidents
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Audi connect services on the phone
Applies to: vehicles with Audi connect
The following Audi connect services are currently
available:
- Storing contacts on your computer using your
myAudi Account and loading the contacts into
the MMI directory
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Wi-Fi hotspot
Applies to: vehicles with Audi connect
You can use the MMI as a Wi-Fi hotspot to con-
nect up to eight wireless devices to the Internet.
While driving, restricted use of non-secured,
light, small wireless devices is only possible from
the rear of the vehicle.
.,. Select : the ITEL! button > Settings control but-
ton
> Wi-Fi settings .
The following settings can be modified in the Wi-
Fi settings
menu:
Wi-Fi active
The MMI Wi-Fi hotspot is deactivated at the fac-
tory. Your Wi-Fi hotspot must be activated and
visible to establish a connection between your ve-
hicle and your wireless device.
- Off : the MMI Wi-Fi hotspot is deactivated. An
Internet connection is not poss ible.
- Visible : t he MMI Wi-Fi hotspot is active and can
be used to connect to the Internet.
- Invisible : the MMI Wi-Fi hotspot is active but
not visible to other devices. A connection can-
not be established with a new wireless device.
The Wi-Fi connection between your vehicle and
your wireless device (laptop, cell phone) is en-
crypted. To establish a connection, you must en-
ter the following settings when setting up your
wireless device. You can change them if necessa-
ry.
Audi connect
- Network ID (SSID) :
name of the Wi-Fi net-
work.
- Encryption type : WEP, WPA or WPA2
- Password: depending on the encryption type, a
passwo rd may be gene rat ed in the MMI that is
used to encrypt the wireless connection. The
password can be changed. Be sure to se lect a
secure password. For t he WEP encryption type,
the password must be exactly 13 characters.
For the WPA or the WPA2 encrypt ion types, the
password must be at least
8 (maximum of 63)
characters.
- Apply settings : the modified settings are ap-
plied to the MMI. You must then update the
changes in your mobile wireless device.
A WARNING
-
- As the driver, do not allow usage of the Wi-
Fi hotspot to distract you from driving, as
this could increase the risk of an accident.
- It is only safe to use laptops and similar mo-
bile devices when the vehicle is stationary
because, like all loose objects, they could be
thrown around the inside of the vehicle in a
cras h and cause serious injuries . Store these
types of devices securely while driving.
- Do not use any wireless devices on the front
seats within range of the airbags while driv-
ing. Also read the warnings in the chapter
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@ Note
- Under some conditions, certain mobile devi-
ces and operating systems may automati -
cally switch from your vehicle's Wi-Fi hot-
spot to the device's mobile data connection.
In that event, standard text and data usage
rates would apply while the device's mobile
data connect ion is in use. Please refer to
documentation provided by your mobile de-
vice's manufacture and your data carrier for
details, related terms and privacy state-
ment .
- You are respons ible for all precautions tak-
en for data protection, anti-virus protection
and protection against loss of data on mo-
bile devices t hat are used to access the In-
ternet through the Wi-Fi hotspot.
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