2017 KIA OPTIMA PLUG-IN HYBRID Owners Manual

WARNING
•Do not stare at the screen whiledriving. Staring at the screen forprolonged periods of time couldlead to traffic accidents.
•Do not disassemble, assemble, ormodify the audio system. Suchacts could result in accidents, fire,or electric shock.
•Using the phone while driving maylead to a lack of attention of traf‐fic conditions and increase thelikelihood of accidents. Use thephone feature after parking thevehicle.
•Heed caution not to spill water orintroduce foreign objects into thedevice. Such acts could lead tosmoke, fire, or product malfunc‐tion.
•Please refrain from use if thescreen is blank or no sound can beheard as these signs may indicateproduct malfunction. Continueduse in such conditions could lead toaccidents (fires, electric shock) orproduct malfunctions.
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•Do not touch the antenna duringthunder or lightening as such actsmay lead to lightning induced elec‐tric shock.
•Do not stop or park in parking-re‐stricted areas to operate the prod‐uct. Such acts could lead to trafficaccidents.
•Use the system with the vehicleignition turned on. Prolonged usewith the ignition turned off couldresult in battery discharge.
WARNING
Driving while distracted can result ina loss of vehicle control that maylead to an accident, severe personalinjury, and death. The driver’s pri‐mary responsibility is in the safe andlegal operation of a vehicle, and useof any handheld devices, otherequipment, or vehicle systems whichtake the driver’s eyes, attention andfocus away from the safe operationof a vehicle or which are not permis‐
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sible by law should never be usedduring operation of the vehicle.
CAUTION
•Operating the device while drivingcould lead to accidents due to alack of attention to external sur‐roundings. First park the vehiclebefore operating the device.
•Adjust the volume to levels that al‐low the driver to hear sounds fromoutside of the vehicle. Driving in astate where external sounds can‐not be heard may lead to acci‐dents.
•Pay attention to the volume set‐ting when turning the device on. Asudden output of extreme volumeupon turning the device on couldlead to hearing impairment. (Ad‐just the volume to a suitable levelsbefore turning off the device.)
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•If you want to change the positionof device installation, please in‐quire with your place of purchaseor service maintenance center.Technical expertise is required toinstall or disassemble the device.
•Turn on the car ignition before us‐ing this device. Do not operate theaudio system for long periods oftime with the ignition turned offas such operations may lead tobattery discharge.
•Do not subject the device to severeshock or impact. Direct pressureonto the front side of the monitormay cause damage to the LCD ortouch screen.
•When cleaning the device, makesure to turn off the device and usea dry and smooth cloth. Never usetough materials, chemical cloths,or solvents (alcohol, benzene, thin‐ners, etc.) as such materials maydamage the device panel or causecolor/quality deterioration.
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•Do not place beverages close tothe audio system. Spilling beverag‐es may lead to system malfunc‐tion.
•In case of product malfunction,please contact your place of pur‐chase or After Service center.
•Placing the audio system within anelectromagnetic environment mayresult in noise interference.
NOTICE
nUsing the UêB device
•To use an external UêB device,
make sure the device is not con‐
nected when starting up the vehi‐
cle. Connect the device after start‐
ing up.
•If you start the engine when the
UêB device is connected, it may
damage the UêB device. (UêB
flashdrives are very sensitive to
electric shock.)
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•If the engine is started up or
turned off while the external UêB
device is connected, the external
UêB device may not work.
•The êystem may not play inau‐
thentic Mç3 or WMA files.
1.It can only play Mç3 files with
the compression rate between
8Kbps ~ 320Kbps.
2.It can only play WMA music files
with the compression rate be‐
tween 8Kbps ~ 320Kbps.
•Take precautions for static elec‐
tricity when connecting or discon‐
necting the external UêB device.
•An encrypted Mç3 çLAYEé is not
recognizable.
•Depending on the condition of the
external UêB device, the connec‐
ted external UêB device can be un‐
recognizable.
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•When the formatted byte/sector
setting of External UêB device is
not either 512BYTE or 2048BYTE,
then the device will not be recog‐
nized.
•Use only a UêB device formatted
to FAT 12/16/32.
•UêB devices without UêB I/F au‐
thentication may not be recogniz‐
able.
•Make sure the UêB connection ter‐
minal does not come in contact
with the human body or other ob‐
jects.
•If you repeatedly connect or dis‐
connect the UêB device in a short
period of time, it may break the
device.
•You may hear a strange noise
when connecting or disconnecting
a UêB device.
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•If you disconnect the external UêB
device during playback in UêB
mode, the external UêB device can
be damaged or may malfunction.
Therefore, disconnect the external
UêB device when the audio is
turned off or in another mode.
(e.g, éadio, CD)
•Depending on the type and capaci‐
ty of the external UêB device or
the type of the files stored in the
device, there is a difference in the
time taken for recognition of the
device.
•Do not use the UêB device for pur‐
poses other than playing music
files.
•çlaying videos through the UêB is
not supported.
•Use of UêB accessories such as re‐
chargers or heaters using UêB I/F
may lower performance or cause
trouble.
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•If you use devices such as a UêB
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•êome non-standard UêB devices
(METAL COVEé TYçE UêB) can be
unrecognizable.
•êome UêB flash memory readers
(such as CF, êD, micro êD, etc.) or
external-HDD type devices can be
unrecognizable.
•Music files protected by DéM (DIG‐
ITAL éIGHTê MANAGEMENT) are
not recognizable.
•The data in the UêB memory may
be lost while using this audio. Al‐
ways back up important data on a
personal storage device.
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çlease avoid using UêB
memory products
which can be used as
key chains or cellular
phone accessories as
they could cause dam‐
age to the UêB jack.
çlease make certain only to use
plug type connector products.
NOTICE
nUsing the içod® device
•êome içod® models may not sup‐
port communication protocol and
files may not properly play.
êupported içod® models:
-içhone® 3Gê/4
-içod touch® 1st~4th generation
-içod nano® 1st~6th generation
-içod classic®
•The order of search or playback of
songs in the içod® can be different
from the order searched in the au‐
dio system.
•If the içod® disabled due to its
own malfunction, reset the içod®.
(éeset: éefer to içod® manual)
•An içod® may not operate normal‐
ly on low battery.
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•êome içod® devices, such as the
içhone®, can be connected
through the Bluetooth® Wireless
Technology interface. The device
must have audio Bluetooth® Wire‐
less Technology capability (such as
for stereo headphone Bluetooth®
Wireless Technology). The device
can play, but it will not be control‐
led by the audio system.
•To use içod® features within the
audio, use the cable provided upon
purchasing an içod® device.
•êkipping or improper operation
may occur depending on the char‐
acteristics of your içod®/içhone®
device.
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•If your içhone® is connected to
both the Bluetooth® Wireless
Technology and UêB, the sound
may not be properly played. In
your içhone®, select the Dock con‐
nector or Bluetooth® Wireless
Technology to change the sound
output (source).
•When connecting içod® with the
içod® çower Cable, insert the con‐
nector to the multimedia socket
completely. If not inserted com‐
pletely, communications between
içod® and audio may be interrup‐
ted.
•When adjusting the sound effects
of the içod® and the audio sys‐
tem, the sound effects of both de‐
vices will overlap and might reduce
or distort the quality of the sound.
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•Deactivate (turn off) the equalizer
function of an içod® when adjust‐
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•The Bluetooth® word mark and
logos are registered trademarks
owned by Bluetooth® êIG, Inc. and
any use of such marks by Kia is
under license. Other trademarks
and trade names are those of
their respective owners. A Blue‐
tooth® enabled cell phone is re‐
quired to use Bluetooth® Wireless
Technology.
•Bluetooth® Wireless Technology
features supported within the ve‐
hicle are as follows. êome features
may not be supported depending
on your Bluetooth® Wireless Tech‐
nology device.
-Answering and placing Blue‐
tooth® Wireless Technology
Handsfree calls
-Menu operation during call
(êwitch to çrivate, êwitch to call
waiting, Outgoing volume)
-Download Call History
-Download Mobile çhone book
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-çhone book/Call History Auto
Download
-Bluetooth® Wireless Technology
device auto connection
-Bluetooth® Wireless Technology
Audio
•Before using Bluetooth® Wireless
Technology related features of the
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•Even if the phone supports Blue‐
tooth® Wireless Technology, the
phone will not be found during de‐
vice searches if the phone has
been set to hidden state or the
Bluetooth® Wireless Technology
power is turned off. Disable the
hidden state or turn on the Blue‐
tooth® Wireless Technology power
prior to searching/connecting with
the car audio system.
•You will not be able to use the
hands-free feature when your
phone (in the car) is outside of the
cellular service area (e.g. in a tun‐
nel, in a underground, in a moun‐
tainous area, etc.).
•If the cellular phone signal is poor
or the vehicles interior noise is too
loud, it may be difficult to hear the
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bile phones. Follow these steps to
try again.
1.Turn the Bluetooth® Wireless
Technology function within the
mobile phone off/on and try
again.
2.Turn the mobile phone power
Off/On and try again.
3.Completely remove the mobile
phone battery, reboot, and then
again.
4.éeboot the audio system and
try again.
5.Delete all paired devices, pair
and try again.
•It is possible to pair up to five
Bluetooth® Wireless Technology
devices to the car system.
•çhone contact names should be
saved in English or they may not
be displayed correctly.
•The Handsfree call volume and
quality may differ depending on
the mobile phone.
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•Only one Bluetooth® Wireless
Technology device can be connec‐
ted at a time.
•In some mobile phones, starting
the ignition while talking through
Bluetooth® Wireless Technology
enabled handsfree call will result in
the call becoming disconnected.
(êwitch the call back to your mo‐
bile phone when starting the igni‐
tion.)
•If the mobile phone is not paired or
connected, it is not possible to en‐
ter çhone mode. Once a phone is
paired or connected, the guidance
screen will be displayed.
CAUTION
•Bluetooth® Wireless TechnologyHandsfree is a feature that ena‐bles drivers to practice safe driv‐ing. Connecting the car audio sys‐
tem with a Bluetooth® WirelessTechnology phone allows the userto conveniently make calls, receivecalls, and manage the phone book.
Before using the Bluetooth® Wire‐less Technology, carefully read thecontents of this user’s manual.
•Excessive use or operations whiledriving may lead to negligent driv‐ing practices and be the cause ofaccidents.
•Do not operate the device exces‐sively while driving.
•Viewing the screen for prolongedperiods of time is dangerous andmay lead to accidents.
•When driving, view the screen onlyfor short periods of time.

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