Andy Wu

Hi all, I am interested in purchasing an Audi A6, but wanted to confirm a couple of things before taking the plunge, so hopefully someone here can help me answer a few questions I may have:

1. Is there a big difference between front wheel drive and all-wheel drive?
2. Can the MMI system display other languages like Chinese or Korean when I connect my iphone to it via Bluetooth? I don’t need the menus to be in Chinese or Korean, I just want to know if they can display the song names and stuff in Chinese or Korean.

Much appreciated!
Thank you!

ZCD2.7T

1) You won't find too many FWD A6s out there, and Audi is all about quattro AWD, so that's what most would suggest that you purchase. Also, some of the FWD A6s came with a CVT that proved quite unreliable, so stay FAR away from those...
2) No idea, sorry...

Andy Wu

Thanks for the response man! Guess quattro AWD is what to go for then...

As for question #2... again, I just need to know if the system can display Chinese or Korean.. I don't need the entire system menu changed to a Chinese or Korean...
Thanks!

hwj

I can't speak for newer hardware versions of the C7 MMI, but I went out and did the experiment in my 2013 S6 which has been updated to the latest MMI firmware (0925).

At least on my US-spec car, Chinese & Korean character sets don't appear to be supported. Bummer!

Andy Wu

Oh wow, thanks for the reply and the images! But man, that's a huge bummer for me, because that's something that really bothered me with the cars I've been driving...... This is actually big enough for me to start re-evaluating getting an A6 altogether..... /___\

ZCD2.7T

Read this for another option that might give you what you're looking for...

Help: wires and adapters to mimic iPhone to screen

Glisse

You should also post in the A6 (C7 Platform forum) as there are more users who will have the latest MMI version (I don't in my A7), in case this version can accommodate your needs.

You could also ask Audi/dealer/ take an SD card down to a dealership and try it in the car.

The new A4 (B9 platform) does what you want:
https://www.audiworld.com/forums/a4-...ystem-2905584/

As will the Q7.

Andy Wu

Wow, I didn't even realized that I posted this in the WRONG message board.. thanks for the heads up! I will post again in A6 forum! ^^"
Thanks for the info!

Tinbad

Alternatively, if you're planning to buy a brand new 2017, it should have Carplay/Android Auto so that way you can have it show just like it does on your phone. I know it's not exactly what you want, but a workaround possibly.

Andy Wu

Thanks for the info ZCD2, but this seems like such a hassle....
It’s year 2016 and going into 2017, why hasn’t Audi implemented multi-language display into their system yet?? This is quite mind-boggling….