Kia Sportage 2018 Owner's Manual page 278

Audio system
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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.
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• While a phone is connected
through Bluetooth
Technology your phone may dis-
charge quicker than usual for
additional Bluetooth
Technology-related operations.
• If Priority is set upon vehicle igni-
tion (IGN/ACC
®
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
Technology feature
mobile phone.
2) Turn off the Bluetooth
Technology feature in your car
audio system.
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- To turn off the Bluetooth
®
Wireless Wireless Technology feature in
your car audio system, go to
[SETUP]
®
Wireless off] the Bluetooth
Technology feature.
• Bluetooth
ON), the connection may become intermit-
tently
mobile phones. Follow these steps
to try again.
1) Turn the Bluetooth
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
®
Wireless phone battery, reboot, and then
in your try again.
4) Reboot the audio system and try
®
Wireless again.
5) Delete all paired devices, pair and
try again.
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Bluetooth
devices to the car system.
®
> [Phone] and [turn
®
Wireless
®
Wireless Technology
disconnected in some
®
Wireless
®
Wireless Technology
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