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Auto Download 
When connecting a mobile phone, it 
is possible to automatically download
new phone book and Call Histories. 
Select [Auto Download] Set  /through TUNE knob
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Auto Download 
When connecting a mobile phone, it 
is possible to automatically download
new phone book and Call Histories. 
Select [Auto Download] Set  /through TUNE knob
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Auto Download 
When connecting a mobile phone, it 
is possible to automatically download
new phone book and Call Histories. 
Select [Auto Download] Set  /through TUNE knob
Audio Streaming 
Songs (files) saved in your
Bluetooth®Wireless Technology
enabled mobile phone can be played through the audio system. 
Select [Audio Streaming] Set  / through TUNE knob Outgoing Volume 
This is used to set the volume of your 
voice as heard by the other partywhilst on a 
Bluetooth®Wireless
Technology enabled handsfree call. 
Select [Outgoing Volume] Set vol- 
ume through  TUNE knob ❈  Even whilst on a call, the volume 
can be changed by using the
key.
Bluetooth®Wireless Technology
System Off 
This feature is used when you do not wish to use the 
Bluetooth®Wireless
Technology system. 
Select [Bluetooth System Off] Set 
through TUNE knob ❈  If a phone is already connected, disconnect the currently connect-
ed phone and turn the 
Bluetooth®
Wireless Technology system off.
SEEK
TRACK
OFF
ON
OFF
ON
CAUTION
The Bluetooth ®
Wireless
Technology audio streaming feature may not be supported insome mobile phones. 
         
        
        
     
        
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Using the Bluetooth®Wireless
Technology System 
To use 
Bluetooth®Wireless
Technology when the system is cur- 
rently off, follow these next steps. 
 On 
Bluetooth®Wireless
Technology through the  Key
Press the  key Screen Guidance ❈  Moves to the screen where
Bluetooth®Wireless Technology
functions can be used and dis- 
plays guidance.  On 
Bluetooth®Wireless
Technology through the 
Key
Press the  key Select [Phone] ➀  A screen asking whether to turn on
Bluetooth®Wireless Technology
will be displayed.
➁  On the screen, select  to turn on 
Bluetooth®Wireless Technology
and display guidance.
❈  If the 
Bluetooth®Wireless
Technology system is turned on,
the system will automatically try toconnect the most recently connect-ed 
Bluetooth®Wireless Technology
mobile phone. YES
SETUP
SETUP
PHONE
PHONE
CAUTION
 Bluetooth
®
Wireless Technology
connection may become inter- mittently disconnected in somemobile phones. Follow thesenext steps to try again.
1) Turn the Bluetooth ®
Wireless
Technology function within the mobile phone ON/OFF and try to connect again.
2) Turn the mobile phone power ON/OFF and try to connectagain.
3) Completely  remove  the mobile phone battery, reboot,and then try to connect again.
4) Reboot the audio system and try to connect again
5) Delete all paired devices in your mobile phone and theaudio system and pair againfor use. 
         
        
        
     
        
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Phone Setup 
(for 
Bluetooth®Wireless
Technology equipped model) 
Press the  key Select [Phone] Pair Phone 
Select [Pair Phone] Set through  TUNE knob ➀ 
Search for device names as dis- 
played on your mobile phone andconnect.
➁  Input the passkey displayed on the
screen. (Passkey : 0000)
❈  The device name and passkey will
be displayed on the screen for up
to 3 minutes. If pairing is not com-
pleted within the 3 minutes, the
mobile phone pairing process willautomatically be canceled. ➂ 
Pairing completion is displayed.
❈  In some mobile phones, pairing
will automatically be followed byconnection.
❈  It is possible to pair up to five
Bluetooth®Wireless Technology
enabled mobile phones.SETUP
CAUTION
To pair a Bluetooth ®
Wireless
Technology enabled mobile phone, authentication and con-nection processes are firstrequired. As a result, you can- not pair your mobile phonewhilst driving the vehicle. Firstpark your vehicle before use.    
         
        
        
     
        
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(Priority)
This is used to change the order (pri- 
ority) of automatic connection for the
paired mobile phones. 
Select [Phone List] Select [Priority] 
through  TUNE knob Select No. 1 KIA CARENS RHD 2018  Owners Manual 535
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(Priority)
This is used to change the order (pri- 
ority) of automatic connection for the
paired mobile phones. 
Select [Phone List] Select [Priority] 
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(Priority)
This is used to change the order (pri- 
ority) of automatic connection for the
paired mobile phones. 
Select [Phone List] Select [Priority] 
through  TUNE knob Select No. 1
Priority mobile phone ➀  Select [Priority].
➁  From the paired phones, select 
the phone desired for No.1 priority.
➂  The changed priority sequence is
displayed.
❈  Once the connection sequence
(priority) is changed, the new no. 1
priority mobile phone will be con-nected.
- when the no. 1 priority cannot be connected: Automatically attemptsto connect the most recently con-
nected phone.
- Cases when the most recently connected phone cannot be con-
nected: Attempts to connect in theorder in which paired phones arelisted. - The connected phone will auto-
matically be changed to No. 1 pri-
ority.
 
Select [Phone List] Select mobile 
phone through  TUNE knobSelect [Delete] ➀  Select the desired mobile phone.
➁  Delete the selected mobile phone.
➂  Deletion completion is displayed.
❈  When attempting to delete a cur- 
rently connected phone, thephone is first disconnected. Contacts Download 
This feature is used to download 
contacts and call histories into theaudio system. 
Select [Contacts Download] Select 
through TUNE knob
CAUTION
 The download feature may not
be supported in some mobilephones.
 If a different operation is per- formed whilst Contacts arebeing downloaded, download-ing will be discontinued.Contacts already downloaded will be saved.
 When downloading new Contacts, delete all previouslysaved Contacts before start-ing download.
CAUTION
 When you delete a mobile phone, the mobile phone con-tacts will also be erased.
 For stable Bluetooth ®
Wireless
Technology communication, delete the mobile phone fromthe audio and also delete theaudio from your mobile phone. 
         
        
        
     
        
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CAUTION
The Bluetooth ®
Wireless
Technology audio streaming feature may not be supported in some mobile phones.
Auto Download 
When connecting a mobile phone, it 
is possible to automatically download
new Contacts and Call Histories. 
Select [Auto Download] Set  /
through TUNE knob
Audio Streaming 
Songs (files) saved in your
Bluetooth®Wireless Technology
enabled mobile phone can be played through the audio system. 
Select [Audio Streaming] Set  / through TUNE knob Outgoing Volume 
This is used to set the volume of your 
voice as heard by the other partywhilst on a 
Bluetooth®Wireless
Technology enabled handsfree call. 
Select [Outgoing Volume] Set vol- 
ume through  TUNE knob ❈  Even whilst on a call, the volume 
can be changed by using the
key.
SEEK
TRACK
OFF
ON
OFF
ON 
         
        
        
     
        
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CAUTION
 Bluetooth®Wireless Technology
connection may become inter- mittently disconnected in somemobile phones. Follow these next steps to try again.
1) Turn the Bluetooth ®
Wireless
Technology function within the mobile phone ON/OFF and tryto connect again.
2) Turn the mobile phone power ON/OFF and try to connectagain.
3) Completely remove the mobile phone battery, reboot, and thentry to connect again.
4) Reboot the audio system and try to connect again
5) Delete all paired devices in your mobile phone and theaudio system and pair again for use.
Bluetooth®Wireless
Technology System Off 
This feature is used when you do not wish to use the 
Bluetooth®Wireless
Technology system. 
Select [Bluetooth System Off] Set 
through TUNE knob ❈  If a phone is already connected, disconnect the currently connect-
ed phone and turn the 
Bluetooth®
Wireless Technology system off.
Using the 
Bluetooth®Wireless
Technology System 
To use 
Bluetooth®Wireless
Technology when the system is cur- 
rently off, follow these next steps. 
®Wireless
Technology through the  Key
Press the  key Screen Guidance ❈ Moves to the screen where Bluetooth
®Wireless Technology
functions can be used and dis-
plays guidance.  On 
Bluetooth®Wireless
Technology through the  Key
Press the  key Select [Phone] ➀  A screen asking whether to turn on
Bluetooth®Wireless Technology will
be displayed.
➁  On the screen, select  to turn on 
Bluetooth®Wireless Technology
and display guidance.
❈  If the 
Bluetooth®Wireless
Technology system is turned on, the
system will automatically try to con-nect the most recently connected
Bluetooth®Wireless Technology
mobile phone. YES
SETUP
SETUP
PHONE
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Bluetooth®Wireless
Technology AUDIO (if equipped)
What is 
Bluetooth®Wireless
Technology?
Bluetooth®Wireless Technology is a
wireless technology that allows mul-
tiple devices to be connected in a
short range, low-powered devices
like hands-free, stereo headset, wire-
less remote controller, etc. For more
information, visit the 
Bluetooth®
Wireless Technology website at
www.Bluetooth.com
Before using Bluetooth®Wireless
Technology audio features 
Bluetooth®Wireless Technology
audio may not be supported depending on the compatibility of
your 
Bluetooth®Wireless Technology
mobile phone.
Bluetooth®Wireless
Technology audio, you must firstpair and connect the 
Bluetooth®
Wireless Technology mobile phone.
Bluetooth®Wireless Technology
audio can be used only when the
[Audio Streaming] of Phone is
turned On.
❈  Setting 
Bluetooth®Wireless
Technology Audio Streaming :
Press the  key Select[Phone] through the tune knob 
Select [Audio Streaming] through
the TUNE knob Set  / Starting 
Bluetooth®Wireless
Technology Audio  Press the  key to change the mode in order of CD  ➟ USB  ➟ AUX
➟  My Music  ➟ BT Audio.
Bluetooth®
Wireless Technology audio will start
playing.
❈  Audio may not automatically start
playing in some mobile phones.
Using the 
Bluetooth®Wireless
Technology audio features
 
Press the  TUNE knob to play and pause the current song. ❈  The previous song / next song / 
play / pause functions may not be
supported in some mobile phones.
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OFFON
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PHONE (if equipped) 
Before using the 
Bluetooth®Wireless
Technology
phone features
Bluetooth®Wireless
Technology
phone, you must first
pair and connect the 
Bluetooth®
Wireless Technologymobile phone.
 connected, it is not possible to 
enter Phone mode. Once a phoneis paired or connected, the guid-
ance screen will be displayed.
 tion (IGN/ACC ON), the 
Bluetooth®
Wireless Technologyphone will be
automatically connected. Even if
you are outside, the 
Bluetooth®
Wireless Technologyphone will be
automatically connected once you
are in the vicinity of the vehicle. If you
do not want automatic 
Bluetooth®
Wireless Technologyphone connec-
tion, set the 
Bluetooth®Wireless
Technology
power to OFF. Making a call using the
Steering remote controller 
(1) VOLUME button : Raises or low-
ers speaker volume.
(2) MUTE button : Mute the micro- phone during a call.
(3)  button : Activates voice recog- nition.
(4)  button : Places and transfers calls.
(5)  button : Ends calls or cancels functions.  ➀ 
Shortly press (under 0.8 seconds) 
the  key on the steering
remote controller.
➁  The call history list will be dis-
played on the screen.
➂  Press the  key again to con-
nect a call to the selected number.
 number
➀  Press and hold (over 0.8 seconds)
the  key on the steering
remote controller.
➁  The most recently called numberis redialed.