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Bluetooth® Wireless Technology
For Bluetooth® Wireless Technology FAQs, go to www.kia.com, Owners section or call Consumer
Information for Bluetooth® Technology at (800) 333-4KIA.
Refer to your Owner’s Manual for more speci c Bluetooth® Wireless Technology phone pairing and
operation instructions.
Driving while distracted is dangerous and should be avoided. Drivers should remain attentive to
driving and always exercise caution when using the steering-wheel-mounted controls while driving.
A Volume button: Press up/down to raise/lower speaker volume
B MUTE button: Press to mute the microphone during a call
C Talk button: Press to activate voice recognition/bring up menus/place
calls with minimal voice command prompts from the system
D Receive/Place Call button: Press to receive/place/transfer calls. Press to
place a call using voice command prompts from the system or to answer
an incoming call
E End Call button: Press to end a call or cancel a function
C A N C E LO N
O F FRES +
SET +M O D E
M U T EM O D E
M U T E
REMINDER: Your vehicle’s steering wheel buttons may differ from those in the illustrations. See
your Owner’s Manual for more details.
When using the voice command feature, wait for the system BEEP before speaking
the command. QUICK TIPS
Phone book transfer upload time varies by phone model and with number of phone
book entries
Because of differences in phone quality, service providers and Bluetooth® Wireless
Technology chip programming, functionality may differ from one phone to another
Changing language setting may delete paired phones
QUICK TIPS
A
B
D
E
C
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Voice Recognition and Phone
Contact Tips
The Kia Voice Recognition System may
have difficulty understanding some
accents or uncommon names
W
hen
using Voice Recognition to place a call,
speak in a moderate tone, with clear
pronunciation
H
elp your Bluetooth
® Wireless
Technology Voice Recognition
performance by making a few simple
changes to your phone contacts:
• U
se full names vs
short or single-
syllable names (“John Smith” vs
“Dad," “Smith Residence” vs
“Home”)
• A
void using special characters or
hyphens (@, &, #, /, -, *, +, etc
)
•A
void using acronyms (“In Case of Emergency” vs
“ICE”)
•S
pell words completely, no abbreviations (“Doctor Goodman” vs
“Dr
G
oodman”)
Bluetooth® Wireless Technology
Pairing a Phone
For instructions on how to pair a phone, refer to the audio system’s user’s
guide or your vehicle’s Quick Start Guide
How to Place a Call
When using the voice command feature, wait for the system BEEP before
speaking the command
T
here are two options for placing a call:
Standard Audio System
• O
ption 1: Press the Receive/Place Call button
D (system will prompt you
through call process)
• O
ption 2: Press the Talk button
C (system will BEEP to indicate it is ready
for call placement)
Then say the command “Call {name}” or “Dial {number}”
UVO eServices System
• O
ption 1: Press the Receive/Place Call button
D (displays the phone screen
with number keypad)
• O
ption 2: Press the Talk button
C Then say the command “Call {name}” or
“D
ial {number}”
Navigation System
• O
ption 1: Press the Receive/Place Call button
D (displays the phone screen
with number keypad)
• O
ption 2: Press the Talk button
C Then say the command "Call Name" or
"
Dial Number", followed by phone book name or number
Voice Recognition Tips
Video
To view a video on your
mobile device, snap this
QR Code or visit the listed
website
R
efer to page 2 for more
information
www.KuTechVideos.com/sl13/2015
QR CODE
During the pairing process, be sure to accept the connection requests on the phone
for phone book download and to allow acceptance of all future Bluetooth
® connection
requests
QUICK TIPS
Contacts Sync Tips
•If Contact Sync is set to ON, contacts stored in your phone will download
each time your phone is connected There may be a delay before the
system is available to place a call
•If Contact Sync is set to OFF, your phone contacts will download only at
the initial pairing This allows you to make calls without waiting for your
phone contact list to download
QUICK TIPS
ALWAYS CHECK THE OWNER’S MANUAL FOR COMPLETE OPER ATING INFORMATION AND SAFET Y WARNINGS. *IF EQUIPPED
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