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• Some iPod®products may not
sync with the System depending
on the version. If the Media is
removed before the Media is rec-
ognized, then the system may not
properly restore the previously
operated mode. (iPad
®charging is
not supported.)
• Use an iPod
®cable shorter than 1
meter in length such as the one
originally supplied with a new
iPod
®, longer cables may lead to
the audio system not recognizing
the iPod
®.
✽ ✽ NOTICE - Using the
Bluetooth®Wireless Technology
Audio Mode
• Bluetooth®Wireless Technology
Audio Mode can be used only
when a Bluetooth
®Wireless
Technology phone has been con-
nected.
• Bluetooth
®Wireless Technology
Audio Mode will not be available
when connecting mobile phones
that do not support this feature.
• If a Bluetooth
®Wireless
Technology Phone is being used to
play music and receives an incom-
ing or outgoing phone call, then
the music will stop.
• Moving the Track up/down while playing  Bluetooth
®Wireless
Technology audio mode may
result in pop noises with some
mobile phones.
• Bluetooth
®Wireless Technology
streaming audio may not be sup-
ported in some mobile phones. (Continued)(Continued)
• When returning to Bluetooth
®
Wireless Technology Audio mode
after ending a call, the mode may
not automatically restart in some
mobile phones.
• Receiving an incoming call or making an outgoing call while
playing  Bluetooth
®Wireless
Technology Audio may result in
audio interference. 

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✽ ✽NOTICE -Using the
Bluetooth®Wireless Technology
Cellular Phone
• Bluetooth®Wireless Technology
Handsfree refers to a device which
allows the user to conveniently
make phone calls with Bluetooth
®
Wireless Technology mobile
phones through the audio system.
• Bluetooth
®Wireless Technology
allows devices to be connected in a
short distance, including hands-
free devices, stereo headsets, wire-
less remote controllers, etc. For
more information, visit the
Bluetooth
®Wireless Technology
website at www
.Bluetooth.com.
Before using Bluetooth®Wireless
Technology audio features.
• 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 trade-
marks and trade names are those
of their respective owners. A
Bluetooth
®enabled cell phone is
required to use  Bluetooth®Wireless
Technology. (Continued)(Continued)
•
Bluetooth
®Wireless Technology
features supported within the
vehicle are as follows. Some fea-
tures may not be supported
depending on your Bluetooth
®
Wireless Technology device.
- Answering and placing
Bluetooth
®Wireless Technology
Handsfree calls
- Menu operation during call (Switch to Private, Switch to call
waiting, Outgoing volume)
- Download Call History
- Download Mobile Phone book
- Phone book/Call History Auto Download
- Bluetooth
®Wireless Technology
device auto connection
- Bluetooth
®Wireless Technology
Audio
• Before using Bluetooth
®Wireless
Technology related features of the
audio system, refer your phone’s
User’s Manual for phone-side
Bluetooth
®Wireless Technology
operations. (Continued)(Continued)
• The phone must be paired to the
audio system to use Bluetooth
®
Wireless Technology related fea-
tures.
• Pairing and connecting a Bluetooth
®Wireless Technology
enabled mobile phone will work
only when the Bluetooth
®Wireless
Technology option within your
mobile phone has been turned on.
(Methods of turning on the
Bluetooth
®Wireless Technology
enabled feature may differ
depending on the mobile phone.)
• Do not use a cellular phone or per- form  Bluetooth
®Wireless
Technology settings (e.g. pairing a
phone) while driving.
• Even if the phone supports Bluetooth
®Wireless Technology,
the phone will not be found during
device searches if the phone has
been set to hidden state or the
Bluetooth
®Wireless Technology
has been deactivated. Disable the
hidden state or activate the
Bluetooth
®Wireless Technology
prior to searching/connecting with
the car audio system. (Continued) 

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• 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 an underground area, in a
mountainous area, etc.)
• If the cellular phone signal is poor or the vehicles interior noise is too
loud, it may be difficult to hear the
other person’s voice during a call.
• Do not place the phone near or inside metallic objects, otherwise
communications with Bluetooth
®
Wireless Technology system or cel-
lular service stations can be dis-
turbed.
• Placing the audio system within an electromagnetic environment may
result in noise interference.
• Some cellular phones or other devices may cause interference
noise or malfunction to the audio
system. In this case, storing the
device in a different location may
resolve the condition. (Continued)(Continued)
• While a phone is connected
through  Bluetooth
®Wireless
Technology your phone may dis-
charge quicker than usual for
additional  Bluetooth
®Wireless
Technology-related operations.
• If Priority is set upon vehicle igni- tion (IGN/ACC ON), the
Bluetooth
®Wireless Technology
phone will be automatically con-
nected. Even if you are outside, the
Bluetooth
®Wireless Technology
phone will be automatically con-
nected once you are in the vicinity
of the vehicle. If you do not want
to automatically connect your
Bluetooth
®Wireless Technology
phone, try the following.
1) Turn off the Bluetooth
®Wireless
Technology feature in your
mobile phone.
2) Turn off the Bluetooth
®Wireless
Technology feature in your car
audio system. (Continued)(Continued)
- To turn off the Bluetooth
®
Wireless Technology feature in
your car audio system, go to
[SETUP] > [Phone] and [turn
off] the Bluetooth
®Wireless
Technology feature.
• Bluetooth
®Wireless Technology
connection may become intermit-
tently disconnected in some
mobile 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
try again.
4) Reboot 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. (Continued) 

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• Phone contact names should besaved in English or they may not
be displayed correctly.
• The Handsfree call volume and quality may differ depending on
the mobile phone.
• Only one Bluetooth
®Wireless
Technology device can be connect-
ed 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.
(Switch the call back to your
mobile phone when starting the
ignition.)
• If the mobile phone is not paired or connected, it is not possible to
enter Phone mode. Once a phone
is paired or connected, the guid-
ance screen will be displayed.
• Bluetooth
®Handsfree may not be
supported in some mobile phones.
To learn more about mobile device
compatibility, visit http://www.
kia.com/us/en/content/owners/blu
etooth.
✽ ✽ NOTICE
•Bluetooth®Wireless Technology
Handsfree is a feature that enables
drivers to practice safe driving.
Connecting the car audio system
with a Bluetooth
®Wireless
Technology phone allows the user
to conveniently make calls, receive
calls, and manage the phone book.
Before using the Bluetooth
®
Wireless Technology, carefully
read the contents of this user’s
manual.
WARNING
 Excessive use or operations
while driving may lead to neg-
ligent driving practices and be
the cause of accidents.
 Do not operate the device excessively while driving.
 Viewing the screen for pro- longed periods of time while
driving is dangerous and may
lead to accidents. 

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✽ ✽
NOTICE - Using Voice
Recognition
• When using the voice recognition
feature, only commands listed
within the user’s manual are sup-
ported.
• Be aware that during the opera- tion of the voice recognition sys-
tem, pressing any button other
than the button will terminate
voice recognition mode.
• For optimal voice recognition per- formance, position your head
below the microphone above the
driver’s seat and maintain proper
position when speaking voice com-
mands.
• Within the following situations, voice recognition may not function
properly due to external sound.
- When the windows and sunroofare open
- When the blower AC/heater is set to high
- When entering and passing through tunnels
- When driving on rugged and uneven roads
- During severe rain (heavy rains, windstorms) (Continued)(Continued)
• Phone related voice commands can
be used only when a Bluetooth®
Wireless Technology device is con-
nected.
• When making calls by stating a name, the corresponding contact
must be downloaded and stored
within the audio system.
• After downloading the Bluetooth
®
Wireless Technology phone book,
it takes some time to convert the
phone book data into voice infor-
mation. During this time, voice
recognition may not properly
operate.
• Pronounce the voice commands naturally and clearly as if in a nor-
mal conversation. 

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MENU :Bluetooth®Wireless
Technology Audio
Using Bluetooth®Wireless Technology
Audio Mode
Playing/Pausing  Bluetooth®Wireless
Technology Audio
Once a 
Bluetooth®Wireless Technology
device is connected, the mode will
automatically start.
While playing, press the [ II] button
to pause and press [ II] button to
play.
The play/pause feature may operate
differently depending on the mobile
phone. Changing Files
Press the [SEEK TRACK]
button to
move to the previous or next file.
Setting Connection
If a 
Bluetooth®Wireless Technology
device has not been connected, press
the  [SETUP] button[Phone] 
button
to display the 
Bluetooth®Wireless
Technology connection screen.
It is possible to use the pair phone,
connect/disconnect and delete fea-
tures from your 
Bluetooth®Wireless
Technology phone.
If music is not yet playing from your
mobile device after converting to
Bluetooth®Wireless Technology
Audio mode, pressing the play button
once may start playing the mode.
Check to see that music is playing
from the 
Bluetooth®Wireless
Technology device after converting
to 
Bluetooth®Wireless Technology
Audio Mode. If streaming audio through Bluetooth
from a device, ensure the listening
volume on the device is turned up. 

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Phone Mode
Making a call using the Steeringwheel controls
❈ The actual features in the vehicle
may differ from the illustration.
(1) When pressed shortly - Starts voice recognition
- When selecting during a voiceprompt, stops the prompt and
converts to voice command wait-
ing state
When pressed and held - Ends voice recognition (2) Each time this button is 
pressed,
the mode is changed in order of
FM1  ➟ FM2  ➟ AM  ➟ SAT1  ➟ SAT2
➟  SAT3  ➟ CD  ➟ USB(iPod
®)➟
AUX  ➟ My Music ➟  BT Audio
If the media is not connected or a
disc is not inserted, correspon-
ding modes will be disabled.
(3) Used to control volume.
(4) Mutes audio volume.
(5) When pressed shortly - Radio mode : searches broad-cast frequencies saved to pre-
sets.
- Media(CD/USB/iPod
®/My Music/
BT Audio) modes : changes the
track, file or chapter.
When pressed and held  - Radio mode, automaticallysearches broadcast frequencies
and channels
- Media(CD/USB/iPod
®/My Music) 
modes, rewinds or fast forwards
the track or song(file)
- BT Audio mode may not be sup- ported in some mobile phones. (6) When pressed shortly
- When pressed in the phonescreen, displays call history
screen
- When pressed in the dial screen, makes a call
- When pressed in the incoming call screen, answers the call
- When pressed during call wait- ing, switches to waiting call (Call
Waiting)
When pressed and held  - When pressed in the 
Bluetooth®
Wireless Technology Handsfree
wait mode, redials the last call
- When pressed during a 
Bluetooth®
Wireless Technology Handsfree
call, switches call back to mobile
phone (Private)
- When pressed while calling on the mobile phone, switches call
back to 
Bluetooth®Wireless
Technology Handsfree (Operates
only when 
Bluetooth®Wireless
Technology Handsfree is con-
nected)
(7) Ends phone call 
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Bluetooth®Wireless Technology
When No Devices have been
Paired
➀ Press the [PHONE] button or the
[CALL]  button on the steering
wheel controls. The following
screen is displayed.
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When No Devices have been
Paired
➀ Press the [PHONE] button or the
[CALL]  button on the steering
wheel controls. The following
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Bluetooth®Wireless Technology
When No Devices have been
Paired
➀ Press the [PHONE] button or the
[CALL]  button on the steering
wheel controls. The following
screen is displayed.
➁ Press the [OK] button to enter the
Pair Phone screen.  Vehicle Name : Name of device as
shown when searching from your
Bluetooth®Wireless Technology
device
 Passkey : Passkey used to pair the device
➂ From your 
Bluetooth®Wireless
Technology device (i.e. Mobile
Phone), search and select your
car audio system.
❈ SSP: Secure Simple Pairing
Non SSP supported device :
\b After a few moments, a screen is
displayed where the passkey is
entered.
Enter the passkey “0000” to pair your
Bluetooth®Wireless Technology
device with the car audio system. SSP supported device :
\b
After a few moments, a screen is
displayed 6 digits passkey.
Check the passkey on your
Bluetooth®Wireless Technology
device and confirm.
➄ Once pairing is complete, the fol-
lowing screen is displayed.