Applies to: vehicles with Audi connect (infotainment) and Audi phone box
- Fig. 221 Is your mobile phone rSAP enabled? This QR code takes you directly to the mobile device database (data connection costs vary according to your mobile phone contract).
Important1)
Your mobile phone must support the Bluetooth remote SIM Access Profile (Bluetooth rSAP).
For information regarding which Bluetooth connections and functions your mobile phone supports, contact your mobile network service provider or consult the mobile device database at www.audi.com/bluetooth Fig. 221►.
The vehicle must be stationary, and the ignition must be switched on.
The Bluetooth function and the discoverability option of the MMI system link► and the mobile phone must be activated.
The mobile phone you would like to connect must not be connected actively to any other Bluetooth device. The MMI must not be connected to a mobile phone.
Access to your SIM card (SIM Access) must be activated on your mobile phone.
Connecting a mobile phone
Select: MENU button > Audi connect.
Select and confirm Activate data connection.
Select and confirm Connect mobile phone > Continue.
Select and confirm the desired mobile phone from the list of Bluetooth devices shown. Or: Search for the MMI system via the Bluetooth device search function on your mobile phone.
Enter the PIN to establish a connection on your mobile phone. If the PIN is already being displayed on your mobile phone, confirm it on the phone and the MMI. You have about 30 seconds to enter the PIN.
Please note any additional system queries on your mobile phone, e.g. whether the phone should connect automatically in the future. On some mobile phones, you may also need to download the directory separately.
You can now enter the PIN code for your SIM card on the MMI.
To allow the MMI to connect automatically in the future, select and confirm Yes.
After connecting successfully
After the connection has been established successfully, you will be shown a short message containing information on the profiles used to establish the connection. You can make changes to the profiles via MENU > Settings > left control button > MMI settings > Connection manager link►. This can also be done at a later time.
The signal strength symbol -10-, connection type symbol -11- and Bluetooth symbol -16- will appear in the status line of the infotainment display when the mobile phone has been connected successfully link►.
Confirm the system query of whether an Internet connection should be established with Yes, always connect if necessary.
You can now use Audi connect infotainment services.
CAUTION
- The connection via the eSIM card link► is disconnected when you use your own SIM card. All data connections for all Audi connect infotainment services will use your SIM card. Depending on your network provider, you may be charged for this service, especially if you are using the system abroad. We therefore strongly recommend that you use an unlimited data plan. For more information, contact your service provider.
- In order to use Audi connect infotainment services via the remote SIM Access Profile, you will need a SIM card with a data option; to use LTE*, the SIM card will also need to have an LTE data option.
Note
- It is only possible to connect a mobile phone via the remote SIM Access Profile on vehicles with the Audi phone box.
- Bluetooth devices only have to be bonded once. Depending on the mobile phone you are using, any devices that have already been bonded to the MMI system are connected automatically when they are within range and the ignition is on. You can bond several mobile phones to the MMI system; however only one connection is active at a time.
- You receive the SIM PIN and the PUK from your mobile network service provider together with the SIM card. If you enter the SIM PIN code incorrectly three times2) in a row, the SIM card will be be blocked. A PUK (personal unblocking key) must be entered in order to reactivate the SIM card.
- The Bluetooth connection between the system and the mobile phone is automatically terminated when you leave the car.
- For further information regarding your mobile phone, contact your mobile network service provider or refer to the operating instructions for your mobile phone. For information on using a phone in your car, please go online www.audi.com/bluetooth or ask an Audi dealer.