Kia Sorento XM Owner's Manual.

Bluetooth® Wireless Technology Setup

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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 the property of their respective owners. A compatible cellular phone is required to use Bluetooth® Wireless Technology.

WARNING

Distracted driving may result in loss of vehicle control, which may lead to an accident, severe personal injury and death. The primary responsibility of the driver is the safe and legal operation of the vehicle. Portable devices, other equipment or vehicle systems that take the driver's eyes, attention and focus away from the safe operation of the vehicle, or that are not permitted by law, must never be used while operating the vehicle.

Pairing a New Device

pressSelect [Phone]key
Select [Pair Phone]Select [Phone]
Select [Connect Phone].


Bluetooth® Wireless Technology devices can be paired with the audio system.

Bluetooth® Wireless Technology devices can be paired with the audio system.

Viewing the Paired Phone List

pressSelect [Phone] key
Select [Phone List]Select [Phone]Select [Phone List]
Select [Phone List]


This feature is used to view mobile phones that have been paired with the audio

This function is used to view mobile phones paired with the audio system. After selecting a paired phone, the setup menu is displayed.

1) Connect/Disconnect Phone:

Connects/disconnects the currently selected phone.

2) Change Priority:

Sets the currently selected phone to the highest connection priority.

3) Delete:

Deletes the currently selected phone.

4) Back:

Returns to the previous screen.

  • To find out whether your mobile phone supports contact download, refer to your mobile phone's owner's manual.
  • Only contacts of the connected phone can be downloaded.

Downloading Contacts

pressSelect [Phone] key
Select [Contacts Download]Select [Phone]Select [Contacts Download]
Select [Download Contacts]

As the contacts are downloaded from the mobile phone, a download progress bar

When contacts are being downloaded from the mobile phone, a download progress indicator is displayed.

  • When downloading phone contacts, previous related data is deleted.
  • This function may not be supported on some mobile phones.
  • Voice recognition may not work while contacts are being downloaded.

Auto Download (Contacts)

pressSelect [Phone] key
Select [Auto Download]Select [Phone]Select [Auto Download]
Select [Auto Download]

This feature is used to automatically download mobile contacts entries once a

This function is used to automatically download mobile phone contact records once the phone is connected via Bluetooth® wireless technology.

✽ NOTICE

  • The auto download function will download mobile phone contact records each time the phone is connected. The download time may vary depending on the number of stored contact records and the communication condition.
  • Before downloading contacts, first make sure that your mobile phone supports the contact download function.

Streaming Audio

pressSelect [Phone]key
Select [Audio Streaming]Select [Phone]
Select [Streaming Audio].


When Audio Streaming is turned on, you can play music files saved in your Bluetooth®

If Audio Streaming is enabled, you can play music files stored on your Bluetooth® Wireless Technology device through the audio system.

Outgoing Volume

pressSelect [Phone]key
Select [Outgoing Volume]Select [Phone]
Select [Outgoing Volume].


Use  TUNE knob to adjust the outgoing

Usevolume level.Turn the TUNE knob to adjust the outgoing
volume level.

During a call, the volume can be adjusted using theTurning Bluetooth System Offkey.


Turning Off the Bluetooth System

pressSelect [Phone]key
Select [Bluetooth System Off]Select [Phone]
Once Bluetooth® Wireless Technology is turned off, Bluetooth® Wireless TechnologySelect [Bluetooth System Off].


After Bluetooth® wireless technology is turned off, the related Bluetooth® wireless technology functions will not be supported by the audio system.


To turn Bluetooth® Wireless Technology back on, go to

To turn Bluetooth® Wireless Technology back on, go to[Phone] and select “Yes”.
Voice recognition[Phone] and select "Yes".

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