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Tilt steering A tilt steering wheel allows you to adjust
the steering wheel before you drive. You
can also raise it to the highest level to
give your legs more room when you exit
and enter the vehicle.
The steering wheel should be positioned
so that it is comfortable for you to drive,
while permitting you to see the instru-
ment panel warning lights and gauges.To change the steering wheel angle, pull
up the lock release lever (1), adjust the
steering wheel to the desired angle (2),
then release the lock-release lever to
lock the steering wheel in place. Be sure
to adjust the steering wheel to the
desired position before driving.WARNING
Never adjust the angle of thesteering wheel while driving. You
may lose your steering control
and cause an accident that gives
rise to severe personal injury or
death.
After adjusting, push the steering wheel both up and down to be
certain it is locked in position.
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To sound the horn, press the horn sym-
bol on your steering wheel.
Check the horn regularly to be sure it
operates properly.
The defroster heats the window to
remove frost, fog and thin ice from the
interior and exterior of the rear window,
while engine is running.To activate the rear window defroster,
press the rear window defroster button
located in the center console switch
panel. The indicator on the rear window
defroster button illuminates when the
defroster is ON.
If there is heavy accumulation of snow on
the rear window, brush it off before oper-
ating the rear defroster.
The rear window defroster automatically
turns off after 20 minutes or when the
ignition switch is turned off. To turn off the
defroster, press the rear window
defroster button again.
HORN
CAUTION
To sound the horn, press the area
indicated by the horn symbol onyour steering wheel (see illustra-tion). The horn will operate only when this area is pressed.
Do not strike the horn severely to operate it, or hit it with your fist.Do not press on the horn with asharp-pointed object.
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DEFROSTER
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Type A
Type B
CAUTION
To prevent damage to the con- ductors bonded to the inside sur-face of the rear window, never use sharp instruments or windowcleaners containing abrasives to clean the window.
If you want to defrost and defog on the front windshield, refer to“Windshield Defrosting andDefogging” in this section.
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Face position
Air flow is directed toward theupper body and face.
Additionally, each outlet can
be controlled to direct the air
discharged from the outlet.
(outlet port: B, E)
Face - floor position
Air flow is directed towardsthe face and the floor.
(outlet port: B, C, E, F)
Floor position
Most of the air flow is direct-
ed to the floor, with a small
amount of the air being
directed to the windshield
and side window defroster.
(outlet port: A, C, D, E, F)
Floor - defrost position
Most of the air flow is direct-
ed to the floor and the wind-
shield with a small amount
directed to the side window
defrosters.
(outlet port: A, C, D, E, F)
Defrost position
Most of the air flow is directed
to the windshield with a small
amount of air directed to the
side window defrosters.
(outlet port: A, D, E)
Instrument panel vents
If air flow control is not satisfactory, check
the instrument panel vents. The outlet
port (B, E) can be opened or closed sep-
arately using the horizontal thumbwheel.
To close the vent, rotate it left to the max-
imum position. To open the vent, rotate it
right to the desired position.
Also, you can adjust the direction of air
delivery from these vents using the vent
control lever as shown.
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Instrument panel vents
If air flow control is not satisfactory, check
the instrument panel vents. The outlet
port (B, E) can be opened or closed sep-
arately using the horizontal thumbwheel.
To close the vent, rotate it left to the max-
imum position. To open the vent, rotate it
right to the desired position.
Also, you can adjust the direction of air
delivery from these vents using the vent
control lever as shown.
Air conditioning button
Push the A/C button to turn the air condi-
tioning system on (indicator light will illu-
minate).
Push the button again to turn the air con-
ditioning system off.
OFF button
Push the OFF button to turn off the air cli-
mate control system. However you can
still operate the mode and air intake but-
tons as long as the ignition switch is ON.
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Aux, USB and iPod port
(if equipped)
If your vehicle has an aux and/or
USB(universal serial bus) port or iPod
port, you can use an aux port to connect
audio devices and an USB port to plug in
an USB and also an iPod port to plug in
an iPod.
✽ ✽NOTICE
When using a portable audio device
connected to the power outlet, noise may
occur during playback. If this happens,
use the power source of the portable
audio device.
* iPod®is a trademark of Apple Inc. The steering wheel audio remote control
button is installed to promote safe driv-
ing.
✽ ✽
NOTICE
Do not operate audio remote control
buttons simultaneously.
MODE
Press the button to change audio source.
FM(1~2)
➟AM➟SAT(1~3)➟CD➟USB➟AUX(iPod)➟FM(1~2)...
VOL (▲/▼)
Press the VOL (▲) button to increase
volume.
Press the VOL (▼) button to decease volume.
CALL( )
Places and transfers calls.
END( )
Ends calls or cancels functions.
TALK( )
Activates voice recognition.
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BLUETOOTH PHONE OPERATION
1. button : Press the button to
change audio source.
- FM(1~2)
➟AM➟SAT(1~3)➟CD➟USB➟AUX(iPod)➟FM(1~2)...
2. button : Raises or lowers
speaker volume.
3. button : Places and transfers calls.
4. button : Ends calls or cancels functions.
5. button : Activates voice recognition.
■What is Bluetooth®?
Bluetooth®is a wireless technology that
allows multiple devices to be connected
in a short range, low-powered devices
like hands-free, stereo headset, steering
remote control, etc. For more informa-
tion, visit the Bluetooth
®website at
www.Bluetooth.com
■General Features
®
hands-free and stereo-headset fea-
tures.
- HANDS-FREE feature: Making or receiving calls wirelessly through
voice recognition.
- STEREO-HEADSET feature: Playing music from cellular phones (that sup-
ports A2DP feature) wirelessly.
Bluetooth
®system supports 3 types of
languages:
English
Canadian French
US Spanish
✽ ✽ NOTICE
• The phone must be paired to the sys-
tem before using Bluetooth®features.
• Only one selected (linked) cellular phone can be used with the system at a time.
• Some phones are not fully compatible with this system.
• The Bluetooth
® word mark and logos
are registered trademarks owned by
Bluetooth
®SIG, Inc. and any use of
such marks by Kia is under license.
A Bluetooth enabled cell phone is
required to use Bluetooth
®wireless
technology.
■Receiving a Phone CallWhen receiving a phone call, a ringtone
is audible from speakers and the audio
system changes into telephone mode.
When receiving a phone call, “Incoming
call” message and incoming phone num-
ber (if available) are displayed on the
audio.
- Press button on the steering wheel.
- Press button on the steering wheel.
- Use VOLUME buttons on the steering
wheel.
Call):
- Press and hold button on the steering wheel until the audio system
transfers a call to the phone.
VOLUME
MODE
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■Talking on the Phone
When talking on the phone, “Active Call”
message and the other party’s phone
number (if available) are displayed on the
audio.
- Press button on the steering wheel.
✽ ✽NOTICE
In the following situations, you or the
other party may have difficulty hearing
each other:
1. Speaking at the same time, your voice
may not reach each other parties. (This
is not a malfunction.) Speak alternate-
ly with the other party on the phone.
2. Keep the Bluetooth
®volume to a low
level. High-level volume may result in
distortion and echo.
3. When driving on a rough road.
4. When driving at high speeds.
5. When the window is open.
6. When the air conditioning vents are facing the microphone.
7. When the sound of the air condition- ing fan is loud.
■Bluetooth®Audio Music Streaming
The audio system supports Bluetooth®
A2DP (Audio Advanced Distribution
Profile) and AVRCP (Audio Video
Remote Control Profile) technologies.
Both profiles provide steaming of music
via compatible “PAIRED” Bluetooth
®
Cellular phone.
To stream music from the Bluetooth® cel-
lular phone, play your music files on your
cellular phone according to your cellular
phone user’s manual and press the button on the audio system until
“MP3 play” is displayed on the LCD.
The audio system head unit displays
‘MP3 MODE’.
NOTE:
all music and sound files your cellu-
lar phone supports can be played
by the audio system.
®compatible cellular
phones must include A2DP and
AVRCP capabilities.
AVRCP compatible Bluetooth
®cellular phones may not
play music through the audio sys-
tem initially. These cellular phones
may need to have the Bluetooth
®
streaming enabled, for example;
i.e : Menu
➟Filemanager➟Music➟Option➟Play via Bluetooth
cellular phone for more information.
To cancel Bluetooth
®cellular phone
music streaming, stop music play-
back on the cellular phone or
change the audio mode to AM/FM,
SIRIUS, CD, iPod, ect.
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■Making a Phone Call
➀Press button.
➁Say the following command.- Call : Connects the call to John.
- Call on : Connects the call to John’s mobile phone number.
- Call at : Connects the call to john’s home number.
- Call in : Connects the call to John’s office number.
Note:
Calls can be immediately connected
to contacts who name or voice tag are
saved in the phonebook(or contacts).
A phone call can be made by speaking
names registered in the audio system.
➀Press button.
➁Say “Call”.
\bSay “By name” when prompted.
➃Say desired name (in Phonebook or
voice tag).
➄Say desired location (phone number
type). Only stored locations can be
selected.
➅ Say “Yes” to confirm and make a call.
✽ ✽ Tip
A shortcut to each of the following func-
tions is available:
1. Say “Call Name”
✽
✽Tip
■Voice Operation
To get the best performance out of the
Voice Recognition System, observe the
followings:
- Keep the interior of the vehicle as quiet as possible. Close the window
to eliminate surrounding noise
(traffic noise, vibration sounds,
etc), which may disturb recogniz-
ing the voice command correctly.
- Speak a command after a beep sound within 5 seconds. Otherwise
the command will not be received
properly.
- Speak in a natural voice without pausing between words.
- While receiving voice commands, press the button on the steer-
ing wheel remote controller to ter-
minate guidance. Voice command
will convert back to waiting mode
to allow the user to say a new voice
command.