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Park the vehicle when connectingthe head unit with the mobile
phone.
Bluetooth
®connection may
become intermittently disconnect-
ed in some mobile phones. Follow
these steps to try again.
1. Within the mobile phone, turn the Bluetooth
®function off/on
and try again.
2. Turn the mobile phone power Off/On and try again.
3. Reboot the audio system and try again.
4. Delete all paired devices, pair and try again.
Handsfree call quality and volume may differ depending on the model
of your mobile phone.
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iPod®
iPod®is a registered trademark of Apple Inc.
Bluetooth®Wireless Technology
A compatible Bluetooth®Wireless Technology-enabled
cell phone is required to use
Bluetooth®Wireless
Technology.
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.
Bluetooth®Wireless Technology phone compatibility can
be checked by visiting http://www.kia.com.
Pandora®
Pandora, the Pandora logo, and the Pandora trade dress
are trademarks or registered trademarks of Pandora
Media, Inc. Used with permission. Pandora is only avail-
able in certain countries.
Please visit http://www.pandora.com/legal for more infor-
mation.
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Feature of Your Audio
Head unit
❈ The actual image in the vehicle
may differ from the illustration. (1)
LCD screen
Tap the screen to select a button.
(2) RADIO
Start FM, AM and SiriusXM.
(3) MEDIA
Select USB(iPod
®),Bluetooth®
Wireless Technology(BT) Audio,
AUX, My Music or Pandora.
Display the media menu when two or more media are connected or when
the [MEDIA] button is pressed in
media mode.
(4) PHONE
Start
Bluetooth®Wireless Technology
Phone mode. (5)
POWER/VOL knob
Turn to adjust the volume.
Press to turn the device on or off.
(6) SEEK/TRACK
Search for frequencies in radio mode.
Change the current song in media mode.
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Steering wheel remote control
❈ The actual image in the vehicle
may differ from the illustration.
(1) MODE
Press the button to change the mode in the following order: Radio
➟ Media.
(2) VOLUME
Press to adjust the volume.
(3) UP/DOWN
Press the button in radio mode to search Presets.
Press and hold the button in radio mode to search frequencies. Press the button in media mode to
change the current song.
Press and hold the button in media mode to quick search through
songs.
(4) VOICE
Pressing the button - If Siri is not active: Starts Siri.
- If Siri is active: Re-starts Siri.
Pressing and holding the button: Siri is deactivated.
(5) CALL
Pressing the button - If not in
Bluetooth®Wireless
Technology Handsfree mode or
receiving a phone call.
First press: Display Dial Number
screen.
Second press: Automatically dis-
play the most recently Dialed call
number.
Third press: Dial the phone num-
ber entered.
- Press in the Incoming Call notifi- cation screen to accept the
phone call. - Press in
Bluetooth®Wireless
Technology Handsfree mode to
switch to the waiting call.
Pressing and holding the button (over 1.0 seconds)
- If not in
Bluetooth®Wireless
Technology Handsfree mode or
receiving a phone call, the most
recently Dialed Call number is
dialed.
- Press in
Bluetooth®Wireless
Technology Handsfree mode to
transfer the call to your cell
phone.
- Press in cell phone mode to switch to
Bluetooth®Wireless
Technology Handsfree mode.
(6) END
Press in
Bluetooth®Wireless
Technology Handsfree mode to
end the phone call.
Press in the incoming call screen to reject the call.
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Driving while distracted can resultin a loss of vehicle control that may
lead to an accident, severe person-
al 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 vehicle or which
are not permissible by law should
never be used during operation of
the vehicle.WARNING
-
Audio System Safety
Warnings
Do not use a cellular phone while driving. Stop at a safe
location to use a cellular
phone.
Do not stare at the screen while driving. Staring at the
screen for prolonged periods
of time could lead to traffic
accidents.
Do not disassemble, assem- ble, or modify the audio sys-
tem. Such acts could result in
accidents, fire, or electric
shock.
Using the phone while driving may lead to a lack of attention
of traffic conditions and
increase the likelihood of
accidents. Use the phone fea-
ture after parking the vehicle.
(Continued)
(Continued)
Exercise caution not to spillwater or introduce foreign
objects into the device. Such
acts could lead to smoke, fire,
or product malfunction.
Please refrain from use if the screen is blank or no sound
can be heard as these signs
may indicate product mal func-
tion. Continued use in such
conditions could lead to acci-
dents (fires, electric shock) or
product malfunctions.
Do not touch the antenna dur- ing thunder or lightening as
such acts may lead to light-
ning induced electric shock.
Do not stop or park in park- ing-restricted areas to operate
the product. Such acts could
lead to traffic accidents.
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Information on status icons
Icons showing audio status are shown in the upper-right
corner of the screen.
IconDescription
MuteMute engaged
BatteryRemaining battery life of a connected
Bluetooth®device
Handsfree +
Audio streaming connectionBluetooth®Handsfree call and audio stream-
ing available
Handsfree
connectionBluetooth®Handsfree call available
Bluetooth®
audio streamingBluetooth®audio streaming available
Downloading contactsDownloading contacts through Bluetooth®wire-
less communications
Downloading call historyDownloading call history through Bluetooth®
wireless communications
Line busyPhone call in progress
Mute micMic muted during a call
(caller cannot hear your voice)
Phone signal strengthDisplay the phone signal strength for a cell
phone connected by Bluetooth®
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Press the desired channel.
Favorite channels can be saved to
[Presets] by pressing the [+].
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A list of all channels is displayed.
Press the desired channel.
Favorite channels can be saved to
[Presets] by pressing the [+].
Menu
Press the [Menu], and select the
desired function.
Presets: Save up to 40 frequentlyused channels.
To listen to a preset, press the
desired channel.
Press and hold the desired slot
from 1 through 40. This saves the
current channel in the selected
slot.
If the slot is empty, simply pressing
saves the channel to the slot.
Categories: Channels can be searched by category.
Direct Tune: The desired channel can be selected by entering num-
bers.
Sound Settings: Audio sound set- tings can be changed. Tag Song: Tag the current song
information.
When an Apple device (iPhone
®,
iPod®) is connected, tagged song
information is sent automatically to
the connected device.
✽ ✽ NOTICE
Up to 50 songs can be tagged.
Scan: All channels available in the
vehicle's current location are
played for ten seconds each.
Program Schedule: View the pro- gram schedule.
Featured Favorites: The Featured Favorites feature allows SiriusXM™
to broadcast additional presets.
- Example 1: During holidays,“Holiday Music” might include all
SiriusXM™ channels that are
playing holiday music for easy
access by users.
Multiple sets of Featured Favorites
data can be broadcast by
SiriusXM™ and can change from
time to time.
Information: View detailed channel information. Category Lock: Search or scan
channels in the current category
only.
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✽
✽
NOTICE - Using the USB
Devices
• Starting the vehicle while a USB
device is connected can damage
the device. Please disconnect USB
devices before starting the vehicle.
• Starting the vehicle or stopping the engine while an external USB
device is connected can result in
failure of the external USB device
to operate.
• Be cautious of static electricity when connecting/disconnecting
external USB devices.
• An encrypted MP3 player is not recognized when connected as an
external device.
• External USB devices may not be recognized, depending on the state
of the external USB device.
• Only products with byte/sectors formatted at 4 KB or lower are
recognized.
• Only USB devices in FAT12/16/32 format are recognized; NTFS and
ExFAT file systems are not recog-
nized.
• Some USB devices are not recog- nized due to compatibility issues. (Continued)(Continued)
• Do not touch the USB connections.
• Connecting and disconnecting
USB devices rapidly over a short
period of time can cause equip-
ment failure.
• Abnormal sounds may be audible when the USB device is discon-
nected.
• Turn the audio off before connect- ing or disconnecting external USB
devices.
• Recognition may take longer depending on the type, capacity or
file format of the external USB
device. This is not a product mal-
function.
• Use of USB devices for purposes other than playing music files is
prohibited.
• Image display and video playback are not supported.
• Use of USB accessories, including charge and heat though the USB
I/F, can lead to reduced product
performance or malfunctions. Do
not use USB devices or accessories
for these purposes. (Continued)(Continued)
• Use of aftermarket USB hubs and
extension cables can result in the
vehicle’s audio system failing to
recognize your USB device.
Connect the USB device directly to
the multimedia port of your vehi-
cle.
• When using high-capacity USB devices with logical drive divi-
sions, only files saved on the high-
est level logical drive can be
played.
If applications are loaded on a
USB drive, file playback may fail.
• Some MP3 players, cell phones, digital cameras, etc. (USB devices
that are not recognized as mobile
storage) may not operate normally
when connected.
• USB charging may not be sup- ported by some mobile devices.
• Operation is guaranteed only for standard (Metal Cover Type) USB
Memory drives.
• Operation of HDD, CF, SD and memory stick devices is not guar-
anteed. (Continued)