Audi conn e ct
& WARNING
- As the driver, do not allow usage of the Wi-
Fi hotspot to distract you from d riving, as
this could increase the risk of an acc ident .
- It is only safe to use tab lets, laptops, mo-
bile devices and other similar devices when
the vehicle is stationary because, like all
loose objects, t hey could be t hrow n a round
t he ins ide of the vehicle in a crash an d cause
serious injur ies. Sto re t hese types of d evices
se curely whi le dr iving.
- Do not use any wireless devi ces on t he front
seats with in range of the airbags wh ile d riv-
ing. Also read the warnings in the chap t er
¢ page 174 .
@ Note
You a re respons ible for all prec autions ta ken
for data protec t ion, a nti-vir us protection and
protection against loss of data on mobile de -
vices t hat are used to access the Internet
throug h the Wi-Fi hotspot .
(D Tips
- A separa t e, paid mobile s ubscription may be
needed to use the Wi-Fi hotspot . You can
obta in mo re information from your cell
phone se rvice provide r.
- Being able to receive the data packet from
the internet via the Wi-Fi hotspot, may re-
su lt in additional costs, especially when op-
e rating in fore ign countr ies, depending on
your cellular phone pla n: the use of a flat
rat e data pla n is high ly recommended! You
ca n obtain more info rm at ion from your cell
phone se rvice provide r.
- Addit ional informat io n can be found unde r
www.audiusa.com/audiconnec t
Configuring the data
connection
Applies to vehicles with Audi connect
To use Audi connect services, a data connection
must be configured.
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Select : I MENU I button > right cont rol button>
Connection manager.
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Select: right control button> Online settings >
Data connection settings.
Usi ng the Data connection settings menu, you
can set when an Int ernet connect ion should be
made . The Internet connection d isconnects auto-
matically once the requested Audi connect serv-
ice no longer requires any data packets.
The following opt ions can be sele cted:
Connect
- On request:
a data connect ion is only establish-
ed when confi rmed.
- Without request: a data connect ion is auto-
matically estab lis hed to use Audi connect se rv-
ices .
- Never: a data connection is not established .
Audi connect services can not be accessed.
When a data connection is established, the sym-
bol for an act ive data connection and the sig nal
strength appea r in the sta t us line in the Infotain-
ment system d isplay @ / @)
¢ page 104,
fig. 105 .
An active data connect ion can be ended manually
by setting the Connection setup to Never.
Data roaming
Data roaming
is switched off at the factory. To
use a data connection outs ide of the country, Da-
ta roaming
must be switched on (~) . The setting
is st ored for the current SIM card or the cell
phone t hat is current ly connected .
Audi connect (MMI)
With this function, you can Allow or Deny the use
of Audi connect services if the connection is set
to
Without request or On request .
Connection settings
The connect ion is configured a utomatica lly based
on the SIM card be ing used. These values can be
changed. You can obtain more info rmation from
your cell phone service prov ider.
- APN: the access point depen d s on the cell
phone service provider and is assigned auto-
matically .