Audi A8 D3 (2002-2009) tips & tricks

Audi MMI force restart (2G, 3G, 3G+)

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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. Continue reading …

Audi MMI 2G aux audio source activation and wiring

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Audi MMI 2G aux audio source can be activated and after doing some wiring you can enjoy sound on your car audio system playing from your iPhone, iPod, notebook, mp3 player or any other source. It’s a cheap alternative for AMI (Audi Music Interface).

Audi MMI welcome screen change (boot logo 2G, 3G)

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Audi Multi Media Interface – Audi MMI welcome screen (2G and 3G) can be customized for version of your car. There are few options of boot logo to choose: standard MMI logo, S-line, S-model (e.g. S4 or S6) and RS-model (e.g. RS4 or RS6).

Enable MMI hidden green menu (2G, 3G, 3G+)

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Audi MMI hidden green menu gives you access to lots of interesting settings, features and diagnostic data. You can customize lots of user interface details and enable some optional features.

Audi navigation systems – MMI RNS BNS RMC differences

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Audi navigation systems look similar but in differences between them are significant. The confusion is even stronger since most system use very similar “Audi Multi Media Interface” splash screen and user interface.

MMI 2G software update to version 5570

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Each MMI 2G software update brought stability and performance fixes for bluetooth, GPS navigation, amplifier, radio & TV tuner. Also some new features were introduced with Audi Multi Media Interface updates, like GPS map 3D view from software version no. 3460.