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Starting Voice Recognition
Shortly press the  key on the 
steering wheel (under 0.8 seconds) 
▶  Say a command.
Once voice recognition starts, the voice 
command entry window and the six rep -
resentative commands are displayed. 
•	If voice recognition is in [Normal 
Mode], then the system will say 
“Please say a command after the 
beep,” followed by a beep tone. 
•	If voice recognition is in [Expert 
Mode], then you will only hear a 
beep a “Beep~”.
Skipping Prompt \bessages
While prompt message is being stated 
▶  Briefly press the 
 key on the 
steering wheel. (under0.8 second)
The prompt message is immediately 
ended and the beep tone will sound.  
After the “beep”, say the voice command.
Re-starting Voice Recognition
While system waits ▶  Briefly press 
the
  key on the 
(under 0.8 seconds)
The command wait state will end and  
the beep tone will sound. After the  
“beep”, say the voice command.
Voice  Recognition  and 
Phone Contact Tips
The Kia Voice Recognition System may 
have difficulty understanding some accents 
or uncommon names When using Voice 
Recognition to place a call, speak in a 
moderate tone, with clear pronunciation.   
To maximize the use of Voice Recognition, 
con sider t
 hese guidelines 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 contacts
•	Do not use special characters (e.g., ‘@’, 
‘-’, ‘*’, ‘&’, etc.)
•	Do not use abbreviations (i.e., use 
“Lieutenant” instead of “Lt.”) or acronyms 
(i.e., use “County Finance Department” 
instead of “C. F. D.”; Be sure to say the 
name exactly as it is entered in the con -
tacts list. 
Voice Recognition