Kia Forte 2023 User Manual

The 2023 Kia Forte.
Voice Recognition
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and Bluetooth
®2
Using Voice Recognition
ImproveBluetooth
®
VoiceRecognition(VR)performance
bymakingafewsimplechangestoyourphonecontacts:
•Usefullnames(firstandlastnames)vs.shortorsingle-
syllablenames(“JohnSmith”vs.“Dad,”“SmithResidence”
vs.“Home”).
•Avoidusingspecialcharacters,emojis,andhyphenated
names(@,&,#,/,-,*,+,etc.).
•Avoidusingacronyms(“Emergency”vs.“ICE”or“In
CaseofEmergency”)orwordswithallcapitalletters.
•Spellwordscompletely;systemwillnotrecognize
abbreviations(“DoctorSmith”vs.“Dr.Smith”).
•Alwayswaitforthebeepbeforespeakinganycommands.
•WhenusingVRtoplaceacall,speakinanatural,moderate
tone,withclearpronunciation.Thesystemmayhavetrouble
recognizingcommandsifyouspeaktoosoftlyortooloudly.
•Openwindows,sunroof,weather(wind/rain),oranA/Cfan
operatingathigherspeedscaninterferewithVRaccuracy.
•YourVRsystemmayhavedifficultyunderstandingsome
accentsoruncommonnames.
•Pressthetalkbuttonandsay“Help”togetalistofavailable
commands.
Pairing or Connecting Your Phone with Bluetooth
®
•Select“DeviceConnections”intheinfotainmentdisplay
or“Call”buttononthesteeringwheeltobeginthepairing
processifnophonehaspreviouslybeenpaired.
•Duringthepairingprocess,pleasemakesureyouaccept
allrequestsforphonebookdownloadandfutureauto-
connectiononyourphone.
•Topairasecondphoneorsubsequentphones,reference
themanualsandguidessuppliedwithyourForteassteps
varybyinfotainmentsystem.
•Ifyouexperienceanyissueswithauto-connection,
trythefollowing:
•Rebootyourphone(turnthephoneoffandthenon).
•Updatethephoneoperatingsystemtothemostrecently
releasedversion.
•DeletethephonefromthelistofBluetooth
®
devices
ontheinfotainmentsystemdisplay
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anddeleteKia
devicefromthelistofBluetooth
®
devicesonyour
phone,andre-pair.
•EnsurethephonehastheBluetooth
®
featureactivated.
•Ifsomecontactsarenotdownloadingtotheinfotainment
systemdisplay,checktoconfirmthatthecontacthas
beenenteredcorrectlyandthatithasbeenstoredunder
thecategories(HOME,MOBILE,WORK,iPhone
®3
)thatare
supportedbytheinfotainmentsystemdisplay.Somecontact
categories(MAIN,PAGER,OTHER)maynotbesupported.If
thenumberofcontactsexceedsthemaximumnumberallowed
ontheinfotainmentsystemdisplay,contactswillbepartially
downloaded.Ensurethatonlythe“phonecontactlist”is
selectedforcontactdownloadonyourphone(notsocialmedia
oremailcontactlistsasthesecontactsmaynotdownloadto
theinfotainmentsystemdisplay).
• Phoneoperatingsystemschangefrequentlyandsomephones
mayhavevaryingcompatibilitylevelswiththeBluetooth
®

system.Foranyquestionsregardingthefeaturesofyour
vehicle,pleasecontactyourpreferredKiadealerorcontact
KiaConsumerAssistanceat1-800-333-4542.
Other Bluetooth
®
Tips
•Bluetooth
®
receptionisaffectedbycarriercoverageandis
dependentonthephone.
•IfstreamingaudiothroughBluetooth
®
fromadevice,ensure
thelisteningvolumeonthedeviceisturnedup.
Smartphone Connectivity
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Apple CarPlay
®3
YourvehicleoffersyoueffortlesscommandofyourcompatibleiPhone
®
whenyouconnectthroughAppleCarPlay
®

onyourinfotainmentsystemdisplay.Thiswillenableyoutomakecalls,sendhands-freetexts,accessmanyofyour
favoriteappsandmusic,andgetnavigationhelpwithSiri
®
voicecontrol.
ToconnectAppleCarPlay,visithttps://youtu.be/98TNWMOQfdU
Android Auto
TM4
YourvehicleallowsyoutoconnecttoyourcompatibleAndroid
TM
phoneviaAndroidAuto
TM
onyourinfotainment
systemdisplay.Throughthisfeature,youcanaccessmusic,yourphone’sdialer,navigationhelp,andmorewithan
intuitiveinterfaceandvoicecommands.Youcanevenaccessyourphonethroughyoursteeringwheelcontrols.
ToconnectAndroidAuto,visithttps://youtu.be/sTR4KotSOzU
ForselectmodelsequippedwithwirelessAppleCarPlayandAndroidAuto,visithttps://youtu.be/oUXXuAZAOEI
Kia Access App*
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• Yourcellphoneandyourvehiclehavetobeconnectedtoacellularnetworkwithagoodwirelesssignalstrengthin
ordertouseKiaConnect(formerlyUVOlink).Iftheseconditionsarenotmet,remotecommandsmaynotexecute
ormaytakelongertoexecute.
• TouseRemoteStartorRemoteStartwithClimateControlfeature,alldoors,hoodandtrunk/liftgatemustbe
closedandlocked.RemoteStartorRemoteStartwithClimateControlfeaturewilloperateforabout10minutes.
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• Thequickestwaytoobtainanaccuratevehiclestatusisbypressingtherefreshicononyourapporcustomer
webportal.
• ActivateRemoteStartorRemoteStartwithClimateControlfeatureafewminutesbeforeyouplantogetintothe
vehicle.Thiswillallowvehicleinteriortoreachadesiredtemperature.
• Inordertopreservevehiclebattery,KiaConnectwillnotworksevendaysaftertheignitionwaslastturnedon.
Youwillneedtore-startyourvehiclewithakeyfobinordertouseKiaConnectagain.
Vehicle Feature Tips
ManyoftheTipspresentedbelowarecoveredingreaterdetailinthe
Owner’sManual,MultimediaSystemManuals,FeaturesandFunctions
Guide,andQuick-StartGuidehangtagsuppliedwithyournewvehicle.
Feature Videos
Toviewavideoonyourmobiledevice,snapthisQRCodeorvisitthelistedwebsite:
https://www.youtube.com/KiaFeatureVideos

Kia Forte 2023 Specifications

General

Brand	Kia
Model	Forte 2023
Category	Automobile
Language	English