Audi MMI force restart key combination is an easy fix for frozen navigation system. Sometimes when Multi Media Interface have too many POI to display it can stop responding for quite a long time. To fix this without stopping the car you can use reboot key combination.
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Audi MMI force restart procedure – 2G & 3G
Locate button:
SETUP button
big control knob
upper-right soft button
Press and hold those button at the same time.
After two seconds release buttons. Audi MMI screen will go black for few seconds and system will reboot.
Audi MMI force restart procedure – 3G+
Locate button:
big control knob
upper-right soft button
TONE button
Press and hold those button at the same time.
After two seconds release buttons. Audi MMI screen will go black for few seconds and system will reboot.
If your car does not have TONE button, use MENU button instead.
Playing music from SD card and it just stops and screen locks up then goes black and comes back on just to do it again this only happens with the SD cards 2010 q5 3.2 premium plus prestige
Please check with diagnostic interface if Component Protection is not on.
Thanks! Got rid of all the MMI gremlins that starting appearing after the puppy stepped on who knows what combination of buttons.
Happy 2006 A6 owner.
Happy to help!
What do you do next if the re-boot doesn’t work? I have a 2008 Q7 and the MMI went dark abruptly just like a lot of the other vehicles. I checked all the fuses, connections etc etc and everything checks out fine. Tried the re-boot a few times and the system is dead as a door nail.
Ed
On a 2009 Q7 (LHD) the above procedure does not work. The SW version is 5570. Is there any other way to reset MMI? I am trying to do it because the Reversing camera stopped working and the Navigation says “Please enter the DVD” even though the Map DVD is in the changer in the boot…
Please check if you don’t have a leak in your trunk. Check all modules under the floor.
audi a6 2009 mmi not work
My Audi Q3 2016 multimedia stopped working today. It won’t force restart and it only plays the radio, but all the information on the screen is gone. It just shows some lines and colors on each display.
I have a 2017 A4 Allroad and the MMI reset was easy but didn’t solve my problem; Vehicle Drive Select is in Red and won’t let me change the drive mode (into off road or otherwise). Trunk door foot release isn’t working either. What a pain!
Best if you run diagnostic of your car.
2005 A8. I reset the MMI and now it will not turn back on. Tried to connect with VCDS and it says it cannot communicate with the controller. Fuses are all good and I disconnected the battery to try to reset it.
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How do you clear the call logo on Audi a1 screen?
My battery died and when I jumped the car, the screen will not turn on at all. I tried the three button trick with no luck. Any other suggestions?
Check fuses.
Checked fuses. Ordered new radio and installed. Testing now but nothing. Hard reset goes to welcome screen then off. Is there a safe code?
Audi Q7 09plate mmi system won’t boot and no lights on my control panel any help welcome many thanks
Start with checking fuses. Then best if you run full system diagnostics with VCDS or other diagnostic tool.
Hi , I hope you can help I’ve tried resetting my mmi system with the button combination but my system won’t let me select the Bluetooth function . I’ve got a 2011 a1 fsi. Thanks for the help
audi q7 57plate mmi system. Everything is working but ‘time and date’ setup dont (upper-left button), when I try to open ‘time and date’ setup it does appier on the screen but just for a second and returns to a previous setups
Software or hardware problem? I have Audi MMI 2g and sat nav disc which work fine for 5-10 mins then message to say media not recognised, if I reset using 3 buttons it starts to work then goes off again. Also seems laggy and slow now as well. Disc is not scratched.
Thanks
I would try with different disc anyway. The run a full diagnostic scan on the car.
I have an audi 2010 convertible radio works but cd and sd card just doesnt read anything please help
I have a 2013 q7 and don’t know how to navigate to the aas screen. It is not under the car selection is there a hidden menu? Also don’t have a SETUP button.
Buna ziua! La un audi q5, apare pe ecranMMI3G EM APP 21.29.1642
AppFPGA îs valid!
WE WILL DO NOTHING!
Ecranul nu se Închide nuci la scoaterea chei din contact!
Hi I own a audi a6 2012 and the mmi doesn’t open automatically when I start the car I have to do it manually also when i turn off the car the mmi doesn’t close any help ?
My sound just went out in my 2014 Audi Q7. My radio was working while driving my son to school, turned off the car took my son to school and within 5 minutes I’m back in the car and the radio turns on but no sound… please help!
Can I access red engineering menu without having to do anything with vagcom? I tried to push Car + Back buttons for 5 seconds and that doesn’t work. I have a 2015 C7 A6 premium plus. I have 3g+
I have an 2006 A6 3.2
It has a motarolla in car phone
The MMI now comes up with no phone installed
Up until now it has been all ok
can you help
the hand set also appears not to be charging I have replaced the battery
hi
audi q72015 mmi 3g green menu original factory setup
i need how do that
My Audi 2010 S5 MMII the phone Bluetooth hooks up, it receives and makes calls but no should. I’ve rebooted and reconnected my iPhone X and nothing changes. It was working fine until I opted to take the call on my iPhone and had to select audio, iPhone several times before it switched to my phone: thanks!
Sat nav and media will not initialise on 2014 A4, have reset using the three buttons which works but does not help media or satnav get past initialising, many thanks in anticipation.
Where MMI modules (each computing, radio, cd, navigation, phone, gateway, etc.) are located on an Audi Q5 (8R) 2.0 Quattro from 2009
Please help me with a MMI repair manual for an Audi Q5 Quattro 2.0, 2009, no longer running radio, cd, navigation, phone, screen displaying MMI 2G, I’m interested in where the computers of the above components are positioned to replace each module with a fiber optic and see which one is faulty (knowing that if a module is faulty, no one is working within the optical fiber, Va thanks in advance, Sorin, alien2006ms@gmail.com
Audi A4 2011, When i tries to connect my iPhone via bluetooth. When i select ” Tell ” the message says ” Telephone is not available”
And when i go to the setting Telephone setting is in hidden option, not able to select.. can some one please help to connect?
Audi A4 2011, When i tries to connect my iPhone via Bluetooth. When i select ” Tell ” the message says ” Telephone is not available” And when i go to the setting Telephone setting is in hidden option, not able to select.. can some one please help to connect?
Hi my 2015 audi a4 radio and mmi just stopped working have checked all the fuses and they are ok does anyone know what the problem will be
Hi their have an a5 with mmi screen back light lights up but now is no longer displaying an image been coming and going for a few weeks before is this software or the screen itself … its the poor mans mmi as its the concert stereo with the interface buttons on the dash not behind the gear stick
2012 Audi A8 green arrows to raise the suspension are greyed out, wheel change option comes back on after 15 seconds
Hii everyone i have audi a4 1.8t 2008 model . My music interference is not working it charges phone but doesnt get connected to the system and it always show error ur device may not be connected or operating properly what the way by which i could make it work ! Does it need to be reprogrammed or something is missing from the car as its been just 2 month i have bought this machine . Your help and guidance will be much appreciated thanks :)
I have removed battery terminal and when I fix it then music system show the Audi infotainment system and music system does not work
Sorry for hijacking thread. I have a 2010 Q7 and I have to reboot my MMI if the car sits off for more than 45 minutes. why is it doing this?
Hi, my audi 2009 a6, no Work mmi, but vcds show me radio not be reached, can you help?
Is there a button combination for the red (engineering) screen for the rear seat entertainment?
Hi,
I had a liquid spill on my MMI control panel (A6 Avant 2008). Over time all the buttons ceased to work but I could still control it from the steering wheel. Every so often the control panel would light up and some buttons would work but very rarely. I’m guessing that one of these times I accidentally hit the off button and then had no way of turning the system back on.
I managed to take the centre console apart and open the control panel. The circuit board was pretty sticky but I gave it a good clean and everything bar one function works now. Unfortunately the one thing not working is the centre knob/wheel. The press down button on the function of the knob works fine but when I turn it, it doesn’t scroll through the options like it should. When I have the face off I can control the censors on the circuit board with my finger but when I put the face back on and trythe knob for real I get nothing.
Could you please give me some advice or trouble shooting tips.
I thought about resetting the system but didn’t know if that would work also I was worried that I would lose all my programmed stations and have no way of retuning because the knob isn’t working (I’m guessing that a reset clears all tuned stations?).
2012 Q7 with 3G+ now has red screen on when starting after trying to update to 2019 firmware. Any way to fix this or is it bricked!?
Hi, can you help? I have a Audi A5 2013 I can use my phone for calls but not for music, I have tried to access the green screen but it does not let me, any advice would be most appreciated thanks in advance
Thank you for the post. My mmi it’s on black screen. I don’t know to reset total the mmi.
If possible use diagnostic tool to check for faults in MMI and related units (GPS, amplifier, phone).
Playing music from SD card and it just stops and screen locks up then goes black and comes back on just to do it again this only happens with the SD cards 2010 q5 3.2 premium plus prestige
Please check with diagnostic interface if Component Protection is not on.
Thanks! Got rid of all the MMI gremlins that starting appearing after the puppy stepped on who knows what combination of buttons.
Happy 2006 A6 owner.
Happy to help!
What do you do next if the re-boot doesn’t work? I have a 2008 Q7 and the MMI went dark abruptly just like a lot of the other vehicles. I checked all the fuses, connections etc etc and everything checks out fine. Tried the re-boot a few times and the system is dead as a door nail.
Ed
On a 2009 Q7 (LHD) the above procedure does not work. The SW version is 5570. Is there any other way to reset MMI? I am trying to do it because the Reversing camera stopped working and the Navigation says “Please enter the DVD” even though the Map DVD is in the changer in the boot…
Please check if you don’t have a leak in your trunk. Check all modules under the floor.
audi a6 2009 mmi not work
My Audi Q3 2016 multimedia stopped working today. It won’t force restart and it only plays the radio, but all the information on the screen is gone. It just shows some lines and colors on each display.
I have a 2017 A4 Allroad and the MMI reset was easy but didn’t solve my problem; Vehicle Drive Select is in Red and won’t let me change the drive mode (into off road or otherwise). Trunk door foot release isn’t working either. What a pain!
Best if you run diagnostic of your car.
2005 A8. I reset the MMI and now it will not turn back on. Tried to connect with VCDS and it says it cannot communicate with the controller. Fuses are all good and I disconnected the battery to try to reset it.
How do you clear the call logo on Audi a1 screen?
My battery died and when I jumped the car, the screen will not turn on at all. I tried the three button trick with no luck. Any other suggestions?
Check fuses.
Checked fuses. Ordered new radio and installed. Testing now but nothing. Hard reset goes to welcome screen then off. Is there a safe code?
Audi Q7 09plate mmi system won’t boot and no lights on my control panel any help welcome many thanks
Start with checking fuses. Then best if you run full system diagnostics with VCDS or other diagnostic tool.
Hi , I hope you can help I’ve tried resetting my mmi system with the button combination but my system won’t let me select the Bluetooth function . I’ve got a 2011 a1 fsi. Thanks for the help
audi q7 57plate mmi system. Everything is working but ‘time and date’ setup dont (upper-left button), when I try to open ‘time and date’ setup it does appier on the screen but just for a second and returns to a previous setups
Software or hardware problem? I have Audi MMI 2g and sat nav disc which work fine for 5-10 mins then message to say media not recognised, if I reset using 3 buttons it starts to work then goes off again. Also seems laggy and slow now as well. Disc is not scratched.
Thanks
I would try with different disc anyway. The run a full diagnostic scan on the car.
I have an audi 2010 convertible radio works but cd and sd card just doesnt read anything please help
I have a 2013 q7 and don’t know how to navigate to the aas screen. It is not under the car selection is there a hidden menu? Also don’t have a SETUP button.
Buna ziua! La un audi q5, apare pe ecranMMI3G EM APP 21.29.1642
AppFPGA îs valid!
WE WILL DO NOTHING!
Ecranul nu se Închide nuci la scoaterea chei din contact!
Hi I own a audi a6 2012 and the mmi doesn’t open automatically when I start the car I have to do it manually also when i turn off the car the mmi doesn’t close any help ?
My sound just went out in my 2014 Audi Q7. My radio was working while driving my son to school, turned off the car took my son to school and within 5 minutes I’m back in the car and the radio turns on but no sound… please help!
Can I access red engineering menu without having to do anything with vagcom? I tried to push Car + Back buttons for 5 seconds and that doesn’t work. I have a 2015 C7 A6 premium plus. I have 3g+
I have an 2006 A6 3.2
It has a motarolla in car phone
The MMI now comes up with no phone installed
Up until now it has been all ok
can you help
the hand set also appears not to be charging I have replaced the battery
hi
audi q72015 mmi 3g green menu original factory setup
i need how do that
My Audi 2010 S5 MMII the phone Bluetooth hooks up, it receives and makes calls but no should. I’ve rebooted and reconnected my iPhone X and nothing changes. It was working fine until I opted to take the call on my iPhone and had to select audio, iPhone several times before it switched to my phone: thanks!
Sat nav and media will not initialise on 2014 A4, have reset using the three buttons which works but does not help media or satnav get past initialising, many thanks in anticipation.
Where MMI modules (each computing, radio, cd, navigation, phone, gateway, etc.) are located on an Audi Q5 (8R) 2.0 Quattro from 2009
Please help me with a MMI repair manual for an Audi Q5 Quattro 2.0, 2009, no longer running radio, cd, navigation, phone, screen displaying MMI 2G, I’m interested in where the computers of the above components are positioned to replace each module with a fiber optic and see which one is faulty (knowing that if a module is faulty, no one is working within the optical fiber, Va thanks in advance, Sorin, alien2006ms@gmail.com
Audi A4 2011, When i tries to connect my iPhone via bluetooth. When i select ” Tell ” the message says ” Telephone is not available”
And when i go to the setting Telephone setting is in hidden option, not able to select.. can some one please help to connect?
Audi A4 2011, When i tries to connect my iPhone via Bluetooth. When i select ” Tell ” the message says ” Telephone is not available” And when i go to the setting Telephone setting is in hidden option, not able to select.. can some one please help to connect?
Hi my 2015 audi a4 radio and mmi just stopped working have checked all the fuses and they are ok does anyone know what the problem will be
Hi their have an a5 with mmi screen back light lights up but now is no longer displaying an image been coming and going for a few weeks before is this software or the screen itself … its the poor mans mmi as its the concert stereo with the interface buttons on the dash not behind the gear stick
2012 Audi A8 green arrows to raise the suspension are greyed out, wheel change option comes back on after 15 seconds
Hii everyone i have audi a4 1.8t 2008 model . My music interference is not working it charges phone but doesnt get connected to the system and it always show error ur device may not be connected or operating properly what the way by which i could make it work ! Does it need to be reprogrammed or something is missing from the car as its been just 2 month i have bought this machine . Your help and guidance will be much appreciated thanks :)
I have removed battery terminal and when I fix it then music system show the Audi infotainment system and music system does not work
Sorry for hijacking thread. I have a 2010 Q7 and I have to reboot my MMI if the car sits off for more than 45 minutes. why is it doing this?
Hi, my audi 2009 a6, no Work mmi, but vcds show me radio not be reached, can you help?
Is there a button combination for the red (engineering) screen for the rear seat entertainment?
Hi,
I had a liquid spill on my MMI control panel (A6 Avant 2008). Over time all the buttons ceased to work but I could still control it from the steering wheel. Every so often the control panel would light up and some buttons would work but very rarely. I’m guessing that one of these times I accidentally hit the off button and then had no way of turning the system back on.
I managed to take the centre console apart and open the control panel. The circuit board was pretty sticky but I gave it a good clean and everything bar one function works now. Unfortunately the one thing not working is the centre knob/wheel. The press down button on the function of the knob works fine but when I turn it, it doesn’t scroll through the options like it should. When I have the face off I can control the censors on the circuit board with my finger but when I put the face back on and trythe knob for real I get nothing.
Could you please give me some advice or trouble shooting tips.
I thought about resetting the system but didn’t know if that would work also I was worried that I would lose all my programmed stations and have no way of retuning because the knob isn’t working (I’m guessing that a reset clears all tuned stations?).
2012 Q7 with 3G+ now has red screen on when starting after trying to update to 2019 firmware. Any way to fix this or is it bricked!?
Hi, can you help? I have a Audi A5 2013 I can use my phone for calls but not for music, I have tried to access the green screen but it does not let me, any advice would be most appreciated thanks in advance
Thank you for the post. My mmi it’s on black screen. I don’t know to reset total the mmi.
If possible use diagnostic tool to check for faults in MMI and related units (GPS, amplifier, phone).