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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 can be 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. If you select the [Call History] but-
ton but there is no call history data,
a prompt is displayed which asks
to download call history data.
If you select the [Contacts] button
but there is no contacts data
stored, a prompt is displayed which
asks to download contacts data.
This feature may not be supported
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 can 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.
Call history may not be saved in the call
history list in some mobile phones.
Calls received with hidden caller ID will
not be saved in the call history list.
Calling through the call history is not
possible 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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Contacts
Press the key Select
[Contacts]
The list of saved phone book entries
is displayed.
NOTE:
Find a contact in alphabetical
order, press the key. Up to 1,000 conta KIA Sorento 2017 3.G Owners Manual 4215
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Contacts
Press the key Select
[Contacts]
The list of saved phone book entries
is displayed.
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Features of your vehicle
Contacts
Press the key Select
[Contacts]
The list of saved phone book entries
is displayed.
NOTE:
Find a contact in alphabetical
order, press the key. Up to 1,000 contacts saved in your
Bluetooth®Wireless Technology
phone can be downloaded into the
car contacts. Contacts that have
been downloaded to the car cannot
be edited or deleted on the phone.
Mobile phone contacts are man-
aged separately for each paired
Bluetooth®Wireless Technology
device (max 5 devices x 1,000 con-
tacts each). Previously down-
loaded data is maintained even if
the
Bluetooth®Wireless
Technology device has been dis-
connected. (However, the contacts
and call history saved to the phone
will be deleted if a paired phone is
deleted.)
It is possible to download contacts
during Bluetooth
®streaming audio.
When downloading contacts, the
icon will be displayed within the
status bar. It is not possible to begin down-
loading a contact list when the con-
tact download feature has been
turned off within the
Bluetooth®
Wireless Technology device. In
addition, some devices may
require device authorization upon
attempting to download contacts. If
downloading does not normally
occur, check the
Bluetooth®
Wireless Technology device set-
tings or the screen state.
The contacts download feature
may not be supported in some
mobile phones. For more informa-
tion of supported Bluetooth
®
devices and function support, refer
to your phone’s user manual.
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Bluetooth®Wireless Technology
Setting
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
Pairing a New Device
Press the key Select
[Phone] Select [Pair Phone]
Bluetooth®Wireless Technology
devices can be paired with the audio
system.
For more information, refer to the
“Pairing through Phone Setup” sec-
tion within
Bluetooth®Wireless
Technology.
Viewing Paired Phone List
Press the key Select
[Phone] Select [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.
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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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1) Connect/Disconnect Phone :
Connect/ disconnects currently
selected phone
2) Change Priority : Sets currently
selected phone to highest connec-
tion priority
3) Delete : Deletes the currently
selected phone
4) Return : Moves to the previous
screen
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
Press the key Select
[Phone] Select [Contacts Download]
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
Press the key Select
[Phone] Select [Outgoing Volume]
Use TUNE knob to adjust the out-
going volume level.
changed by using the
,
key.
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Turning Bluetooth System Off
Press the key Select
[Phone] Select [Bluetooth System
Off]
Once
Bluetooth®Wireless
Technology is turned off,
Bluetooth®
Wireless Technology related features
will not be supported within the audio
system.
To turn
Bluetooth®Wireless
Technology back on, go to
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VOICE RECOGNITION
Using Voice Recognition
Starting Voice Recognition
Shortly press the key on the
steering wheel. Say a commandIf prompt feedback is in [ON], then
the system will say “Please say a
command after the beep (BEEP)”
If prompt feedback is in [OFF]
mode, then the system will only
say “(BEEP)”
To change Prompt Feedback
[On]/[Off], go to [System]
[Prompt Feedback]
For proper recognition, say the
command after the voice instruc-
tion and beep tone.
Contact List Best Practices
1) Use full names vs. short or single
syllable names (“John Smith” vs.
“Dad”, “Smith Residence” vs.
“Home”)
2) Avoid using special characters or
hyphens (@, &, #, /, -, *, +, etc.)
3) Avoid using acronyms (“In Case
Emergency” vs. “ICE”)
4) Spell words completely, no abbre-
viations (“Doctor Goodman” vs.
“Dr. Goodman”)
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Skipping Prompt Messages
While prompt message is being stat-
ed Shortly press the key on the
steering remote controller
The prompt message is immediately
ended and the beep tone will sound.
After the “beep”, say the voice com-
mand.
Re-starting Voice Recognition
While system waits for a command
Shortly press the key on the
steering remote controller
The command wait state is immedi-
ately ended and the beep tone will
sound. After the “beep”, say the voice
command.
ENDING VOICE
RECOGNITION
While Voice Recognition is operating
Press and hold the key on the
steering remote controller
While using voice command,
pressing any steering wheel con-
trol or a different key will end voice
command.
When the system is waiting for a
voice command, say “cancel” or
“end” to end voice command.
When the system is waiting for a
voice command, press and hold
the key on the steering wheel
to end 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,
consider these guidelines when storing
contacts:
Use full names vs. short or single
syllable names (“John Smith” vs.
“Dad”, “Smith Residence” vs.
“Home”)
Avoid using special characters or
hyphens (@, &, #, /, -, *, +, etc.)
Emergency” vs. “ICE”)
Spell words completely, no abbre-
viations (“Doctor Goodman” vs.
“Dr. Goodman”)