ESP KIA OPTIMA HYBRID 2016 Quick Reference Guide
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Listening to the SIRIUSTM radio
Press the S AT key on the control 
panel. The most recently played 
SIRIUS™ channel will automatically 
begin playing. 
1. Selecting a SIRIUSTM channel
●Selecting through SEEK
Press the     SEEK
  TRACK ∧ or         
SEEK
 ∨  TRACK keys 
on the control panel for under 0.8 
seconds. As SEEK operates, the 
previous or next 
SIRIUS™ channel will 
automatically be searched and played.
●Selecting through manual search
1.  Turn  the TUNE knob on the 
control panel in clockwise or 
counter-clockwise direction. Each 
click will display the corresponding 
channel information.
2.
 When
 you find the desired 
SIRIUS™ channel, press the 
TUNE knob to listen to the 
selected channel.
●Selecting through preset
1. Press the Presets button. 
2. Select the desired preset and  press the button to start listening.
●Selecting through channel search
1. Press  the Search button. The 
channel search screen will be 
displayed.
2.
 Input the desired channel number and  press the 
Done button. To delete 
entries, press the 
Delete button.
●.Selecting through SIRIUSTM category list
1.  Press  the List button.
2.
 Select 
the desired channel to start 
listening or press the 
Category List 
button to display the channels in 
the selected category
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SMS
SMS
1.  Downloading SMS messages 
(from mobile phone)
When an SMS enabled mobile 
phone is paired with the system, 
unread messages will automatically 
be downloaded to the system. While 
you will not be able to check SMS 
messages through the system due 
to legal regulations, the system will 
read back messages for you for 
added convenience. The SMS read 
back is also possible when the 
vehicle is in motion.
2. Checking an SMS message
1.  Press  the  key on the 
steering wheel. 
2.
 Say the command 'Read SMS'. 
3
.
 The
 system will read back the 
new message.
Note
●.To listen to the message again, say 
‘Read again’. To listen to the next 
message, say ‘Next’. To send a 
reply, say ‘Reply’. To call the sender, 
say ‘Call’.
●.When an SMS enabled mobile 
phone is paired, new incoming 
messages will automatically be 
notified through the system. 
●.When the notification window is 
displayed, press the 
Ye s button to 
check the new incoming message.
3. Sending an SMS message  (Custom Messages)
The UVO system allows you to 
respond to incoming messages 
through voice commands.
1.
 After
 listening to a received 
message, say ‘Reply’.
2.
 The
 UVO system will provide 
information pertaining to the 6 
Custom Messages. 
3.
 Select
 the desired message to 
send a response.
Note
●.You can modify custom messages 
through Phone Settings.
●.The SMS function may not be 
supported in some handset devices.
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Operating Voice Command
Using Voice Command
1. Press  the key on the steering 
wheel controller.
A 
 display will 
be shown at the top of the screen 
followed by a “Please say a 
command after the beep” system 
comment.
2.
 
Once  the 
 icon 
becomes displayed, say the 
desired voice command (ex: 
“What’s Playing”) 
Note
●.Press the  key shortly to 
interrupt the system command 
feedback and enter a voice 
command.
●.To terminate the voice control 
system, either say “Exit” or press the 
 key for over 0.8 second.
●.The system voice comment “Please 
say a command after the beep” will 
not be stated when the Command 
Feedback option is turned off. 
●..For more information on the various 
voice commands supported by the 
system, refer to the “Voice 
Command List” section.
Voice Command List
The voice commands for this system 
are divided into Global commands and 
Local commands.
 
● Global commands (●) : Commands 
that operate in all modes. 
● Local commands (○) : Commands 
that operate only in corresponding 
modes or when screens of 
corresponding modes are displayed.    
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Voice Command List
Command List - General Commands
CommandOperation
●Exit / Quit / CancelTerminate the voice control system
○Go backReturns to the previous step.
●RepeatRepeats the system prompt.
●Help Provides instruction on the voice command
necessary for the current situation.
●Voice command feedback 
{on, off}Turns command feedback on/off. 
●TutorialProvides guidance on how to use voice 
recognition and Bluetooth connections
Command List - Audio Commands
1. FM/AM Radio
Command
Operation
●RadioPlays the most recent frequency for the most
recent band
●Radio {FM, AM}Plays the most recent frequency for the
corresponding Band. 
●Radio {87.5 - 107.9} FM Plays the selected FM band frequency. 
●Radio {530 - 1710} AM Plays the selected AM band frequency.
●Radio FM preset {1 - 12} Plays the selected FM preset.
●Radio AM preset {1 - 6} Plays the selected AM preset.
○What's playing?Reads back HD Radio
TM(Optional) station
information.
2. SIRIUSTM
Command Operation
●SIRIUS™Plays the most recent SIRIUS™ channel.
●SIRIUS™ preset {1 - 18} Plays the selected SIRIUS™ preset.
●SIRIUS™ channel {0 - 223} Plays the selected SIRIUS™ channel. 
●SIRIUS™ channel {name}Plays the channel searched through the 
SIRIUS™ channel name.
●SIRIUS™ category {name}Plays the channel searched through the 
SIRIUS™ category name.
○What's playing?
Reads back SIRIUS™ channel information.
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