Unlocking the MMI 3G hidden menu

Just like in the MMI 2G, there’s a hidden menu in the MMI 3G too. I don’t encourage anyone to enable the hidden developer menu as it’s hidden for a good reason. So, if you’re the kind of person who likes to press buttons without knowing what they do, the hidden menu may not be for you! Don’t say you haven’t been warned.

Instructions:

  1. Select control module 5F in VAG-COM/VCDS
  2. Select “Adaptation – 10″
  3. Select channel 6
  4. Set the value to 1
  5. Press test
  6. Press save
  7. Press “Done, Go Back”, close the controller and quit the software
  8. There’s no need to restart the MMI, just press CAR + SETUP for 6 seconds to enter the hidden menu

Is there anything useful you can do with this menu? Well… that depends if you count things like enabling the battery capacity status bar, increasing the microphone sensitivity or changing the splash screen image useful or not.

Thanks go out to Flibbi (again) for providing the adaptation channel settings!

Some hidden menu screenshots:

splashscreen

onofftimer

network

navsettings

instrumentcluster

diagnose

37 Responses to “Unlocking the MMI 3G hidden menu”

  • swcamu says:

    can someone tel or help me how to unluck the tv speed on a audi A1 mmi system, the mmi 3g is no problem and that works but if y thry to do the same on de audi a1 its tels me thad y need a 5number unluck and y cad one of 4.
    this is whit the tool from te site.

  • Alexander Staudenmaier says:

    Even though I did like told above with VCDS, it’s not possible to access the hidden menue with car+setup- Nothing happens even if I press for 10s ;-)

    Could you please help me, maybe what went wrong?

    Thanks in Advance
    Alex.

  • Leo says:

    Can’t find a way to unlock the gps :(
    nor the maps for the gps :(

    Is there anyone who know how to activate the gps and who have the maps for western europe too ?

    Thanks U !

  • Anonymous says:

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  • Alby says:

    Is it possible to add/change POI’s within the navigation data?
    hello, it is possible to activate the automatic closing of the porter.
    Thanks for the help

  • sw Camu says:

    Poi cant Be set.
    porter you can whit vag- com

  • Archie Holder says:

    We have a A1 and would like to have a after market handsfree kit fitted but am told that there is none available (due to cam-bus protocolls) nhowever have also been told that the system we have in is already capable of blue tooth must only get microphoe cable from Audi and system must be activated on computor (MMI system)?? can anybody help me confirming this? thanks

  • Alex says:

    Hey,how can I enter to the 1st instruction ?what buttons I should press?i have an A6 10/2009..help me pls

  • Anders says:

    Hello

    Hello

    Can anyone help activate AC info in the MMI display?
    My watch is not over into the MMI display.

    I think this must be done in the hidden menu?

    Car A5 2009
    5F SW: 8R1 035 666 A HW: 8R1 035 666

  • Looking for the solution to unlock the GPS but unable unlock it yet, If anyone here has a solution please help me out will be very thankful to you.

    ~Kayla

  • Lesterbry says:

    Who have the complete list of manipulations with the MMI (3G) hidden menu???
    Thx a lot!

  • Tonis says:

    Hi,
    I have activated hidden menu on may car to activate this battery level menu point on MMI.
    After I have done it I lost clock from MMI screen there –:– just shown instead of time and in MMI menu “Time” I can only adjust date and time formats. Options to change time and source of it have lost.

    Can someone help?
    Car is A6 C6 from 2009

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