Kia 2014 Sportage Owner's Manual page 270

Features of your vehicle
Skipping Prompt Messages
While prompt message is being stat-
ed Shortly press the
steering remote controller
The prompt message is immediately
ended and the beep tone will sound.
After the "beep", say the voice com-
mand.
Re-starting Voice Recognition
While system waits for a command
Shortly press the
steering remote controller
The command wait state is immedi-
ately ended and the beep ton will
sound. After the "beep", say the voice
command.
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ENDING VOICE
RECOGNITION
key on the
While Voice Recognition is operating
Press and hold the
steering remote controller
• While using voice command, press-
ing any steering wheel control or a
different key will end voice com-
mand.
• When the system is waiting for a
key on the
voice command, say "cancel" or
"end" to end voice command.
• When the system is waiting for a
voice command, press and hold the
key on the steering wheel to
end voice command.
Voice Recognition and Phone
Contact Tips:
The Kia Voice Recognition System
may have difficulty understanding
key on the some accents or uncommon
names. When
Recognition to place a call, speak in
a moderate tone, with clear pronun-
ciation
To maximize the use of Voice
Recognition, consider these guide-
lines when storing contacts:
• Do not store single-name entries
(e.g., "Bob", "Mom", etc.). Instead,
always use full names (including
first and last names) for these con-
tacts
• Do not use special characters (e.g.,
'@', '-', '*', '&', etc.)
• Do not use abbreviations (i.e., use
"Lieutenant" instead of "Lt.") or
acronyms
Finance Department" instead of
"C. F. D."; Be sure to say the name
exactly as it is entered in the con-
tacts list
using Voice
(i.e., use "County