Is that a change for the 2013 MMI? In my 2012, you can randomize through the MMI, but you have to do it every time you start the car. You cannot get it to default to randomizing the music. Hence, I have one folder for all my music and play the songs in alphabetical order (pseudorandomization).

Oh hmm. I didn't check whether the setting would stick, although it looked like one that would. I'll try that next time I'm out. If it does, I guess it's a 2013 change.

I have a 2012 and at least with my iPod, I have to reset random each time I start the car. I wish there was a way to make it stick.

My 2013 does indeed retain the "random" setting.

I've downloaded music to the Jukebox, including some soundtracks. Is there a way to get the Jukebox to play the songs in the correct order? When selecting the album all of the songs are shown in alphabetical order, which isn't what I want for a movie or broadway album. I have a 2011 A4.

It's not a real elegant solution, but try renaming the tracks and putting numbers in front of the original track name. If you have 10 or more tracks you'll need to start with 01, 02, etc.

This may not be new information but I discovered that random playback does stick as long as the playlist files are at the very top level along with the artist folders on the SD card. If you put the playlists in a folder, random will not stick. I've tried it both ways and that's how it works for me on my 2014.

I don't have my SQ5 to try it yet, but in my GTI it understands playlists on my USB and SD cards.

I never use them because I like to listen to whole albums but it is an option.

Just to clarify, An SD card will only randomize a single folder. If you organize your music by placing all songs from a single album in one folder (Artist folder>Album folder), it will just randomize that album folder and after all songs in that album are played, it will move on to the next album folder. The Jukebox, as with an iPod/iPhone via AMI, can differentiate by ignoring folders and randomizing all songs on the hard drive (it also includes the album browser feature). Note that the 40GB Jukebox can hold approx. 20GB of media files with the other 20GB used for the MMI and Nav data. Audi specs SDHC cards at up to 32GB but reports indicate 64GB SDHC cards are being used successfully.

And playlist, of course, which is treated in the same fashion. Comes down to needing to select the first song to play and the system queueing the rest of the songs shown on that screen (which is just a basic file browser).