Kia Sportage 2023 Manual page 193

Infotainment system
3. Enter or confirm the passkey to con-
firm the connection.
僅 If the passkey input screen is dis-
played on the Bluetooth device
screen, enter the passkey '0000'
which is displayed on the system
screen.
僅 If the 6-digit passkey is displayed
on the Bluetooth device screen,
ensure that the Bluetooth passkey
displayed on the Bluetooth device
is the same as the passkey on the
system screen and confirm the
connection from the device.
NOTICE
僅 The screen image in this manual is an
example. Check your system screen
for the exact vehicle name and Blue-
tooth device name.
僅 The default passkey is '0000'.
僅 It may take a Whilst for the system to
connect with the device after you per-
mit the system to access the device.
When a connection is made, the Blue-
tooth status icon appears at the top of
the screen.
僅 You can change the permission set-
tings via the mobile phone's Bluetooth
settings menu. For more information,
refer to your mobile phone's user
guide.
僅 To register a new device, repeat steps
1 to 3.
僅 If you use the automatic Bluetooth
connection function, a call may be
switched to the vehicle's Handsfree
Audio (Without Touch Screen)
when you are taking on the phone
near the vehicle Whilst the vehicle's
engine is on. If you do not want the
system to connect with the device
automatically, deactivate Bluetooth on
your device.
僅 When a device is connected to the
system via Bluetooth, the device's
battery may discharge faster.
Connecting a paired device
To use a Bluetooth device on your sys-
tem, connect the paired device to the
system. Your system can connect with
only one device at a time.
1. From the control panel, press the
[PHONE] button, and then select
Phone settings ▶ Paired devices.
僅 If there is no connected device,
press the Call/Answer button on
the steering wheel to start pairing.
2. Turn the [TUNE] knob to select the
device to connect, and then press the
knob.
僅 If another device is already con-
nected to your system, disconnect
it. Select the connected device to
disconnect.
NOTICE
僅 If a connection ends because a device
is out of the connection range or a
device error occurs, the connection
will be restored automatically when
the device enters the connection
range or when the error is cleared.
僅 Depending on auto connection prior-
ity, connection to a device may take
time.
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