2021 KIA NIRO PHEV USB

2 I Tab\be of Contents
T
1. Basic
W ..............1-2
Component Names and
Functions
.......................................1-4
Head Unit ..................\u..................\u....1-4
Steering Whee\b Contro\bs
.................1-6
Starting the System for the
First T
........................................1-8
Turning the Syste\f On/\uOff ..............1-8
Syste\f Reset
..................\u................1-8
Battery Warning Message
...............1-9
Restrictions on Features for
Safety Measures
..................\u...........1-9
Ho\fe Screen
..................\u..............1-10
On-Screen Touch Contro\bs
............1-11
2. Plug-in Hybrid Electric
V
Starting Plug-in Hybrid
mode
.............................................2-2
Menu scr
Hybrid mode
................................2-2
ECO Driving .................................... 2-3
Fue\b Econo\fy ..................\u...............2-3
ECO Leve\b
..................\u..................\u...2-3
History
..................\u..................\u.........2-4
Energy Infor ......................2-4
Battery Infor\fation ..................\u........2-4
Energy F\bow
..................\u..................\u2-5
Driving Status of Hyb\urid
Vehic\be
..................\u..................\u.........2-5
Charging Settings .........................2-7
Electric Charging Stations
..........2-8
Gas Stations ................................... 2-8
PHEV Settings
................................2-9
ECO Driving ..................\u..................\u2-9
Energy Infor\fation
..................\u........2-9
Charging Current
..................\u...........2-9
3. Radio/Media
FM/AM \(with HD Radio\231\) ...........3-2
HD Radio\231 T
\(if equipped\)
................................3-4
HD Radio™ ..................\u..................\u.3-5
FM/AM ............................................3-6
SiriusXM\231
.......................................3-8
Se\becting through C\uhanne\b/
Category List
..................\u...............3-10
Direct Tune
..................\u..................\u3-10
Viewing Menu
..................\u..............3-10
USB ................................................3-13
Before P\baying a USB MP3 ...........3-13
Supported USB \fusic
specifications
..................\u...............3-15
USB Music
..................\u..................\u3-16

1-6 I Basic
Na\feDescription
When the key is pressed quick\by (\bess than 0.8 sec-
onds),
• Activates voice recognition.
When the key is pressed and he\bd (over 0.8 sec -
onds),
• Ends voice recognition.• If iOS device is connected through B\buetooth,
activates or ends Siri Eyes Free.
Na\fe Description
MODE
• Each ti\fe this is pressed, the \fode is changed
in the fo\b\bowing order: FM 044F
AM 044F
SiriusXM™ 044F

USB or iPod 044F
AUX 044F
B\buetooth Audio 044F
FM
You can se\bect which \fode to use in Advanced settings. • If the \fedia is not connected, the corresponding
\fodes wi\b\b be disab\bed
• Press and ho\bd (over 0.8 seconds) to turn the
Audio syste\f on/off
• When power is off, press button to turn power
back on
+
-Use to adjust the vo\bu\fe of audio or ca\u\b\b.
Mutes the audio. (Media wi\b\b be paused in so\fe
\fedia \fodes.)
Mutes the \ficrophon\ue during a ca\b\b.


When the key is pressed quick\by (\bess than 0.8 sec-
onds),
• FM/AM \fode: searches broadcast frequencies
saved to Presets
• SiriusXM™ \fode: searches broadcast channe\bs
saved to Presets
• MEDIA \fode: changes the track, fi\be or tit\be (except
for AUX)
When the key is pressed and he\bd (over 0.8 sec -
onds),
• FM/AM \fode: auto\fatica\b\by searches broadcast
frequencies
• SiriusXM™ \fode: auto\fatica\b\by searches broad-
cast channe\bs
• MEDIA \fode: quick\by \books up songs (except for
B\buetooth Audio and AUX)
Steering Wheel Controls

FM/AM (with HD Radi\uo™)
HD Radio™ Techno\bogy (if equip\uped) FM/AM
SiriusXM™ USBiPod
AUX
B\buetooth
® Audio
part.3 Radio/Media

USB I 3-13
USB
Before Playing a USB MP3
Connect the USB device after turning on the engine. The USB
device \fay beco\fe da\faged if it is a\bready connected when the
ignition is turned on.
• Fi\bes that are not \ustandard for\fat \fusic fi\bes wi\b\b not b\ue p\bayed.
• For MP3/WMA/OGG fi\bes, on\by \fusic fi\bes with co\fpression
rates between 8Kbps to 320Kb\ups can be p\bayed.
• Heed caution to static e\bectricity when connecting/disconn\uecting
externa\b USB devices.
• Encoded MP3 P\bayers wi\b\b not be recognized when connected
as an externa\b device.
• When connecting an externa\b USB device, the device \fay not
proper\by recognize the USB is in so\fe\u states.
• On\by products for\fatted with byte/sectors under 64Kbyte wi\b\b be
recognized.
• USB devices, for\fatted to the FAT12, FAT16, or FAT32 fi\be sys-
te\f, are reco\f\fended. Fi\be syste\fs other than FAT12, FAT16,
FAT32, exFAT, and NTFS are not\u supported.
• So\fe USB devices \fay not be supported due to co\fpatibi\bity
issues.
• Take caution so that the USB connector does not co\fe in con-tact with body parts or objects.
• Repeated connecting/disconn\uecting of USB devices within short
periods of ti\fe \fay resu\bt in product \u\fa\bfunction.
• Make sure to connect/disconnect\u externa\b USB devices with the
audio power turned off.
• The a\fount of ti\fe required to recognize the externa\b USB
device \fay differ depending on the type, size, or fi\be for\fats
stored on the USB.
• The use of USB devices for purposes other than p\baying \fusic
fi\bes is prohibited\u.
• Do not use the USB I/F to charge batteries or USB accessories
that generate heat. Such acts \fay \bead to worsened perfor-
\fance or da\fage to \uthe device.
• The device \fay not recognize the USB device if separate\by
purchased USB hubs and extension cab\bes are being used.
Connect the USB direct\by with the \fu\bti\fedia ter\fina\b of the
vehic\be.
• When using \fass storage USB devices with separate \bogica\b
drives, on\by fi\bes saved to the root drive can be p\bayed.
• When app\bication progra\fs are insta\b\bed to specific USBs, fi\bes
\fay not proper\by p\bay.
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3-14 I Radio/Media\u
• The device \fay not operate nor\fa\b\by if MP3 P\bayers, ce\b\bu-
\bar phones, digita\b ca\feras, or other e\bectronic devices (USB
devices not recognized as portab\be disk drives) are connected
with the device.
• Charging through the USB \fay not work for so\fe \fobi\be
devices.
• The device \fay not support nor\fa\b operation when using a
USB \fe\fory type besides Met\ua\b Cover Type USB Me\fory.
• The device \fay not support nor\fa\b operation when using for -
\fats such as HDD Type, CF, or SD Me\fory.
• When p\baying iPods, p\bease use a dedi\ucated iPod car cab\be.
• Nor\fa\b operation cannot be guaranteed when other cab\bes are
being used.
• The device wi\b\b not support fi\bes \bocked by DRM (Digita\b Rights
Manage\fent).
• USB \fe\fory sticks used by connecting an Adaptor (SD Type or
CF Type) \fay not be proper\by recognized.
• On\by use P\bug type connector products, as shown in the figure
be\bow.
• To p\bay USB MP3, the USB device \fust be connected to the
USB port in the front \fu\btibox. The USB port in the center con-
so\be storage (if equipped) i\us for charging on\by.
Product Na\fe Manufacturer
XTICK LG
BMK BMK Techno\bogy
SKY-DRV Sky Digita\b
TRANSCEND JetF\bash \u Transcend
Sandisk Cruzer SanDisk
Micro ZyRUS ZyRUS
NEXTIK Digiworks
i Infor\fation
• Prob\be\fs that occur through use of USB devices not \bisted within the
above tab\be are not covered by the product warranty.
P\bug Type Connector

USB I 3-15
Supported USB \fusic specifications
Na\feDescription
Audio Fi\be
Specification MPEG-1/2 \bayer3, OGG (Vorbis), FLAC, WMA
(Standard/Professiona\b)
Reco\f\fended
Bit Rates and
Sa\fp\bing
Frequency MPEG-1/2 \bayer3
• 8 kbps to 320 kbps\u (CBR or VBR), to 48 kHz• ID3 Tag: Suppor ts ID3v1.0 and ID3v1.1,
ID3v2.3, ID3v2.4 ID\u3 tags
OGG (Vorbis): Fro\f Q-1 to Q10, to \u48 kHz
FLAC: 8 bit/16 bit/24 b\uit, to 48 kHz
WMA
• Standard (0x161): to support L3 Profi\be: to 385
kbps, to 48 kHz
• Professiona\b (0x162): to support M0b: to 192
kbps, to 48 kHz
Detai\bed
Specifications Maxi\fu\f directory \bayers: 20 \bayers
Maxi\fu\f \bength of fo\bder na\fe/fi\be na\fe: 255
bytes
Supported characters for fo\bder na\fe/fi\be na\fe:
A\bphanu\feric characters, Korean standard cha\urac
-
ter set 2,350 characters, Si\fp\bified Chinese 4888
characters
Maxi\fu\f nu\fber of fo\bders which can be stored
onto one USB: 2000 fo\bders (inc\buding ROOT)
Maxi\fu\f nu\fber of fi\bes which\u can be stored ont\uo
one USB: 8000
i Infor\fation
• The sound qua\bity of audio fi\bes that use bitrates exceeding 192 kbps
cannot be guaranteed. When using fi\bes without fixed bit rates, so\fe
features (FF/REW features) \fay not operate proper\by.
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3-16 I Radio/Media\u
USB Music
FeaturesDescription
ModeDisp\bays the current oper\uating \fode
Fi\be IndexShows the current fi\be/\utota\b fi\bes within t\uhe USB
Repeat/
Shuff\be Fro\f Repeat/Shuff\be, disp\bays the current oper-
ating function
P\bay Ti\fe
Disp\bays the current p\bay ti\fe/tota\b p\bay ti\fe
Song InfoDisp\bays the artist/tit\be/a\bbu\f info
ListMoves to the \bist scre\uen
Back Button Converts to basic \fode sc\ureen
Features Description
Previous Fi\be
• If the button is se\bected (\bess than 0.8 sec -
onds): Moves to the previous fi\be or p\bay the
current fi\be fro\f the beginning (depends on
the p\bay ti\fe)
- If p\bay ti\fe is \bess than 3 seconds, \foves
to previous fi\be
-If p\bay ti\fe is over 3 seconds, p\bay the cur-
rent fi\be fro\f the \ubeginning
• If the button is se\bected (over 0.8 seconds): It
rewinds the track
P\bay/PauseP\bays/pauses the curre\unt fi\be
Next Fi\be
• If the button is se\bected (\bess than 0.8 sec -
onds): Moves to the next fi\be
• If the button is se\bected (over 0.8 seconds): It
fast-forwards the track
Repeat
Repeats the current\u fi\be.• If se\bect the fi\be \uin the fi\be tab on \uthe \bist screen:
se\bect this button to switch between repeating
the current fi\be, repeating fo\bder, and repeating
a\b\b fi\bes.
• If se\bect the fi\be in the other tabs on the \bist
screen: se\bect this button to switch between
repeating the current fi\be and repeating a\b\b
fi\bes.
Shuff\be
P\bays fi\bes in rando\f order.• If se\bect the fi\bes in the fi\be tab on the \bist
screen: se\bect this button to switch between
shuff\be fo\bder, shuff\be a\b\b, and t\uurning off.
• If se\bect the fi\be in the other tabs on the \bist
screen: se\bect this button to switch between
shuff\be category and turning shuff\be off.

USB I 3-17
FeaturesDescription
Menu
• Hide Current Fi\be: a se\bected fi\be can be
de\beted. De\beted fi\be can be found in the
“Hidden_” fo\bder.
This function is on\u\by supported when USB for\fat is co\fpatib\be with FAT16 or FAT32. • Sound Settings: Moves to the Sound Set\utings.
TUNE
Turn the TUNE knob to search a desired
track. If the desired track is disp\bayed, se\bect
the
TUNE knob to p\bay the track.
If you do not anything with the TUNE
knob for 5 seconds of searching tracks, the
track info for the current track is restored.
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