2017 KIA FORTE Owners Manual

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SDVC (Speed Dependent Volume
Control)
The volume level is controlled auto-
matically according to the vehicle
speed. SDVC can be set by selecting
from On/Off.Voice Recognition Volume
Use on screen [-], [+] to adjust the
Voice Recognition volume.Touch Screen Beep
This feature is used to turn the touch
screen beep on/off.

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With the Phone Button
Press the [SETUP]button Select
[Phone].
You can select and control options
related to [Pair Phone], [Paired
Phone List], [Contacts Download],
[Outgoing Volume] and [Bluetooth
System Off].
Pairing a New Device
Bluetooth®Wireless Technology
devices can be paired with the audio
system.
For more information, refer to the
“Pairing through Phone Setup” section
within
Bluetooth®Wireless Technology.Viewing Paired Phone List
This feature is used to view mobile
phones that have been paired with
the audio system. Upon selecting a
paired phone, the setup menu is dis-
played.
For more information, refer to the
“Setting
Bluetooth®Wireless Technology
Connection” section within
Bluetooth®
Wireless Technology.
(1) Moves to the previous screen.
(2) Connect/Disconnect Phone: Connect/
Disconnects currently selected
phone.
(3) Delete: Deletes the currently
selected phone.
(4) Change priority: Sets currently
selected phone to highest con-
nection priority.

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✽NOTICE - Before
Downloading
Contacts
• Only contacts within connected
phones can be downloaded. Also
check to see that your mobile
phone supports the download fea-
ture.
• To learn more about whether your
mobile phone supports contact
downloads, refer to your mobile
phone user’s manual.
• The contacts for only the connect-
ed phone can be downloaded.
Downloading Contacts
As the contacts are downloaded
from the mobile phone, a download
progress bar is displayed.
• Upon downloading phone con-
tacts, the previous corresponding
data is deleted.
• This feature may not be supported
in some mobile phones.
• Voice Recognition may not operate
while contacts are being down-
loaded.Outgoing Volume
Use the [-], [+] to adjust the outgoing
volume level.
While on a call, the volume can be
changed by using the [SEEK/TRACK]
button.

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Turning Bluetooth System Off
Once
Bluetooth®Wireless Technology
is turned off,
Bluetooth®Wireless
Technology related features will not
be supported within the audio sys-
tem.
To t u r n
Bluetooth®Wireless
Technology back on, go to [SETUP]
button[Phone] and press “Yes”.
With the System Button
Press the [SETUP]button Select
[System].
You can select and control options
related to [Memory Information],
[Prompt Feedback] and [Language].
Memory Information
This feature displays information
related to system memory.
• Using: Displays capacity currently
in use
• Capacity: Displays total capacity

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Prompt Feedback
This feature is used to select the
desired prompt feedback option from
ON and OFF.
• ON: When using voice recognition,
provides detailed guidance prompts.
• OFF: When using voice recognition,
omits some guidance prompts.Language
This feature is used to change the
system and voice recognition lan-
guage.
If the language is changed, the sys-
tem will restart and apply the select-
ed language.

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iPod®is a registered trademark of
Apple Inc. iPod®mobile digital
device sold separately. 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. SiriusXM services require
a subscription sold separately, or
as a package, by Sirius XM Radio
Inc. If you decide to continue serv-
ice after your trial, the subscrip-
tion plan you choose will automat-
ically renew thereafter and you
will be charged according to your
chosen payment method at then-
current rates. Fees and taxes
apply. To cancel you must call
SiriusXM at 1-866-635-2349. See
SiriusXM Customer Agreement for
complete terms at www.sir-
iusxm.com. SiriusXM U.S. satellite
and data services are available
only in the 48 contiguous states,
DC and Puerto Rico (with cover-
age limitations). SiriusXM satellite
service is also available in
Canada; see www.siriusxm.ca. All
fees and programming subject to
change.Sirius, XM and all related marks
and logos are trademarks of Sirius
XM Radio Inc. Android™ is a
trademark of Google, Inc.
BlackBerry is a registered trade-
mark of Research In Motion
Limited (RIM). All other marks,
channel names and logos are the
property of their respective own-
ers. All rights reserved.

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Declaration of Conformity
IC
This device complies with Industry Canada’s licence-exempt RSSs.
Operation is subject to the following two conditions:
(1) This device may not cause interference; and
(2) This device must accept any interference, including interference that may cause undesired operation of the device.
Le présent appareil est conforme aux CNR d'Industrie Canada applicables aux appareils radio exempts de licence.
L'exploitation est autorisée aux deux conditions suivantes: (1) l'appareil ne doit pas produire de brouillage, et
(2) l'utilisateur de l'appareil doit accepter tout brouillage radioélectrique subi, même si le brouillage est susceptible
d'en compromettre le fonctionnement.

Driving your vehicle
Before driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4
• Before entering vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4
• Necessary inspections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4
• Before starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4
Key positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6
• Illuminated ignition switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6
• Ignition switch position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6
Engine start/stop button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-8
• Illuminated Engine start/stop button . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-8
• Engine start/stop button position. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-8
Starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-11
• Starting the engine with an ignition key . . . . . . . . . . 5-11
• Starting the engine with a smart key . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-12
Manual transaxle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-14
• Manual transaxle operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-14
• Good driving practices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-16
Automatic transaxle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-17
• Automatic transaxle operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-17
• Paddle shifter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-21
• Good driving practices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-22
Dual Clutch Transmission (DCT) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-23
• Dual clutch transmission operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-23
• Paddle shifter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-29
• Good driving practices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-31
Brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-32
• Power brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-32
• Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-33
• Anti-lock brake system (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-35
• Electronic stability control (ESC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-37
• Hill-start assist control (HAC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-41
• Vehicle stability management (VSM) . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-41
• Good braking practices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-43
Autonomous emergency braking (AEB) /
Forward collision warning (FCW) . . . . . . . . . . . 5-45
• System setting and activation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-45
• AEB warning message and system control . . . . . . . . 5-47
• Brake operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-48
• Sensor to detect the distance from the vehicle in front
(front radar). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-49
• System malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-50
• Limitation of the system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-51
• Recognizing pedestrians . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-54
Cruise Control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-56
• Cruise control switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-56
• To set cruise control speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-57
• To increase cruise control set speed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-58
• To decrease the cruising speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-58
• To temporarily accelerate with the cruise control on . . . 5-58
• To cancel cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-59
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