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Starting Voice
Recognition
Starting Voice Recognition
Shortly press the key on the
steering wheel (under 0.8 seconds) ▶
Say a command.
Once voice recognition starts, the voice
command entry window and the six rep -
resentative commands are displayed.
• If voice recognition is in [Normal
Mode], then the system will say
“Please say a command after the
beep,” followed by a beep tone.
• If voice recognition is in [Expert
Mode], then you will only hear a
beep a “Beep~”.
Skipping Prompt Messages
While prompt message is being stated
▶ Briefly press the
key on the
steering wheel. (under0.8 second)
The prompt message is immediately
ended and the beep tone will sound.
After the “beep”, say the voice command.
Re-starting Voice Recognition
While system waits ▶ Briefly press
the
key on the (under 0.8 seconds)
The command wait state will end and
the beep tone will sound. After the
“beep”, say the voice command.
Voice Recognition and
Phone Contact Tips
The Kia Voice Recognition System may
have difficulty understanding some accents
or uncommon names When using Voice
Recognition to place a call, speak in a
moderate tone, with clear pronunciation.
To maximize the use of Voice Recognition,
con sider t
hese guidelines when storing
contacts:
• Do not store single-name entries (e.g.,
“Bob”, “Mom”, etc.). Instead, always use
full names (including first and last names)
for these contacts
• Do not use special characters (e.g., ‘@’,
‘-’, ‘*’, ‘&’, etc.)
• Do not use abbreviations (i.e., use
“Lieutenant” instead of “Lt.”) or acronyms
(i.e., use “County Finance Department”
instead of “C. F. D.”; Be sure to say the
name exactly as it is entered in the con -
tacts list.
Voice Recognition
