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Bluetooth®Wireless Technology
Pairing a
Bluetooth®Wireless
Technology Device
What is Bluetooth®Wireless
Technology Pairing?
Pairing refers to the process of syn-
chronizing your
Bluetooth®Wireless
Technology phone or device with the
car audio system for connection.
Pairing is necessary to connect and
use the
Bluetooth®Wireless
Technology feature.
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.
Other trademarks and trade names
are those of their respective owners.
A
Bluetooth®enabled cell phone is
required to use
Bluetooth®Wireless
Technology.
WARNING
Driving while distracted can
result in a loss of vehicle control
that may lead to an accident,
severe personal injury, and
death. The driver’s primary
responsibility is in the safe and
legal operation of a vehicle, and
use of any handheld devices,
other equipment, or vehicle sys-
tems which take the driver’s
eyes, attention and focus away
from the safe operation of a vehi-
cle or which are not permissible
by law should never be used dur-
ing operation of the vehicle.
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Pairing key / key on
the Steering Remote Controller
When No Devices have been Paired
1. Press the key or the key on the steering remote controller.
The following screen is displayed. 2. Select [OK] button to enter the
Pair Phone screen.
1) Vehicle Name : Name of device as shown when searching from your
Bluetooth®Wireless Technology
device.
2) Passkey : Passkey used to pair the device.
3. From your
Bluetooth®Wireless
Technology device (i.e. Mobile
Phone), search and select your
car audio system. [Non SSP supported device]
(SSP: Secure Simple Pairing)
4. After a few moments, a screen is
displayed where the passkey is
entered. Hear, enter the passkey
“0000” to pair your
Bluetooth®
Wireless Technology device with
the car audio system.
[SSP supported device]
4. After a few moments, a screen is displayed 6 digits passkey. Hear,
check the passkey on your
Bluetooth®Wireless Technology
device and confirm.
5. Once pairing is complete, the fol- lowing screen is displayed.
PHONE
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Some phones (i.e., iPhone®, Android
and Blackberry phones) may offer an
option to allow acceptance of all
future Bluetooth connection requests
by default." and "Visit
http://www
.kia.com/us/en/content/ow
ners/bluetooth for additional informa-
tion on pairing your Bluetooth-
enabled mobile phone, and to view a
phone compatibility list.
If
Bluetooth®Wireless Technology
devices are paired but none are
currently connected, pressing the key or the key on the
steering wheel displays the follow-
ing screen. Select [Pair] button to
pair a new device or select
[Connect] to connect a previously
paired device.
PHONE
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Pairing through [PHONE]
Setup
Press the key Select
[Phone] Select [Pair Phone]
Select TUNE knob
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Pairing through [PHONE]
Setup
Press the key Select
[Phone] Select [Pair Phone]
Select TUNE knob
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Pairing through [PHONE]
Setup
Press the key Select
[Phone] Select [Pair Phone]
Select TUNE knob
1. The following steps are the sameas those described in the section
"When No Devices have been
Paired" on the previous page.
Bluetooth®Wireless Technology
features supported within the vehi-
cle are as follows. Some features
may not be supported depending
on your
Bluetooth®Wireless
Technology device.
- Outgoing/Incoming Handsfree calls
- Operations during a call (Switch to Private, Switch to call waiting,
MIC on/off)
- Downloading Call History
- Downloading Mobile Contacts
-
Bluetooth®Wireless Technology
device auto connection
- Bluetooth Audio Streaming
Up to five
Bluetooth®Wireless
Technology devices can be paired
to the Car Handsfree system.
Only one
Bluetooth®Wireless
Technology device can be con-
nected at a time.
Other devices cannot be paired while a
Bluetooth®Wireless
Technology device is connected. Only
Bluetooth®Wireless
Technology Handsfree and
Bluetooth audio related features
are supported.
Bluetooth related operations are possible only within devices that
support Handsfree or audio fea-
tures, such as a
Bluetooth®
Wireless Technology mobile phone
or a Bluetooth audio device.
If a connected
Bluetooth®Wireless
Technology device becomes dis-
connected due to being out of
communication range, turning the
device OFF, or a
Bluetooth®
Wireless Technology communica-
tion error, corresponding
Bluetooth®Wireless Technology
devices are automatically
searched and reconnected.
If the system becomes unstable due to communication errors between
the car Handsfree and the
Bluetooth®Wireless Technology
device, reset the device by turning
off and back on again. Upon reset-
ting
Bluetooth®Wireless Technology
device, the system will be restored.
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Changing Priority
What is Priority?
It is possible to pair up to five
Bluetooth®Wireless Technology
devices with the car audio system.
The "Change Priority" feature is used
to set the connection priority of
paired phones.
Press the key Select
[Phone] Select [Phone List] From the paired phone list, select
the phone you want to switch to the
highest priority
, then select [Change
Priority] button from the Menu. The
selected device will be changed to
the highest priority. Priority icon will be displayed when
the selected phone is set as a pri-
ority phone.
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Disconnecting a Device
Press the key Select
[Phone] Select [Phone List]
From the paired phone list, select the
currently connected device and
select [Disconnect] button.
Deleting a Device
Press the key Select
[Phone] Select [Phone List]
From the paired phone list, select the
device you want to delete and select
[Delete] button. When deleting the currently con-
nected device, the device will auto-
matically be disconnected to pro-
ceed with the deleting process.
If a paired
Bluetooth®Wireless
Technology device is deleted, the
device’s call history and contacts
data will also be deleted.
To re-use a deleted device, you must pair the device again.
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USING Bluetooth®Wireless
Technology
Phone Menu Screen
Phone Menus
With a Bluetooth®Wireless
Technology device connected, press
the key to display the Phone
menu screen.
1) Favorite : Up to 20 frequently used
contacts saved for easy access.
2) Call History : Displays the call his- tory list screen.
3) Contacts : Displays the Contacts list screen.
4) Setup : Displays Phone related settings.
ton but there is no call history data,
a prompt is displayed which asks to
download call history data.
but there is no contacts data
stored, a prompt is displayed which
asks to download contacts data.
in some mobile phones. For more
information on download support,
refer to your mobile phone user’s
manual.
Answering Calls
Answering a Call
Answering a call with a Bluetooth®
Wireless Technology device connect-
ed will display the following screen.
To accept the call, press key on
the steering wheel while the call is
incoming.
1) Caller : Displays the other party’s name when the incoming caller is
saved within your contacts.
2) Incoming Number : Displays the incoming number.
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NOTICE
• When an incoming call pop-up is
displayed, most Audio and SETUP
mode features are disabled. Only
the call volume will operate.
• The telephone number may not be properly displayed in some mobile
phones.
Favorites
Press the key Select
[Favorites]
1) Saved favorite contact : Connects
call upon selection.
2) To add favorite : Downloaded con- tacts be saved as favorite.
To save Favorite, contacts should be downloaded.
Contact saved in Favorites will not be automatically updated if the
contact has been updated in the
phone. To update Favorites, delete
the Favorite and create a new
Favorite.
Call History
Press the key Select [Call
History]
A list of incoming, outgoing and
missed calls is displayed.
history list in some mobile phones.
not be saved in the call history list.
Calling through the call history is not pos- sible when there is no call history stored
or a
Bluetooth®Wireless Technology
phone is not connected.
Up to 50 received, dialed and missed calls are stored in Call History.
Time of received/dialed calls and call time information are not stored in Call
History.
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